"One Of The Best Puzzles I Ever Solved": WARNING: VERY Hard!

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @davidenas
    @davidenas 7 месяцев назад +926

    Purple water? Grey islands? Relevant comment from Mark on a video a while ago: "I'm not going to make the water cells orange, I'm not Simon."

    • @Vanziethel
      @Vanziethel 7 месяцев назад +34

      That sounds hilarious, do you remember the video? I remember the time (or at least one of the times) Simon coloured the water orange, but not that Mark comment.

    • @dontmindme2844
      @dontmindme2844 7 месяцев назад +30

      All I know is I wouldn't want to drink the water from Simon's tap!

    • @DekarNL
      @DekarNL 7 месяцев назад +12

      That was some emotion inducing colouring by simon to be fair😂

    • @77kaczka77
      @77kaczka77 7 месяцев назад +7

      Les Rivières pourpres (2000) after Purple Rain (1984).

    • @davidenas
      @davidenas 7 месяцев назад +6

      @@Vanziethel The video title is "Become a Harbor Master with Sudoku Skills!"

  • @hom-sha-bom
    @hom-sha-bom 7 месяцев назад +422

    Purple and grey are the most unhinged color choices for water and land.

  • @brobzoid
    @brobzoid 7 месяцев назад +486

    "grey is the right colour for an island, not green" an extremely english statement 😅

    • @sonalita_
      @sonalita_ 7 месяцев назад +12

      "And did those feet in ancient time
      Walk upon England's mountains GREEN?"
      Green is indeed the correct colour Simon!!!!

    • @stevesebzda570
      @stevesebzda570 7 месяцев назад +5

      😂
      He's not so bad with the grey actually.
      Every island popping up thru the sea, is firstly bedrock (including the volcanic islands).
      "Bedrock" I'm tellin' ya.
      Now to deal with the purple or magenta sea all around.
      Lighter than that blue, actually.
      Probably better.
      Funny though 😂

    • @benspringer6880
      @benspringer6880 4 месяца назад +1

      Simon will Simon.

  • @Vivisions
    @Vivisions 7 месяцев назад +207

    I’m sitting here under a gray palm tree on my little gray island, enjoying the wonderful view of the azure-pink sea and looking forward to a new episode of Cracking the Cryptic.

  • @puritan7473
    @puritan7473 7 месяцев назад +199

    I just took an epic 2 1/2 hour journey on a ship. I thought I was promised a relaxing cruise visiting some islands but instead I was in constant awe of the mad genius captain that managed to navigate the toxic waterways using a nearly useless map with most of the information missing. Instead of visiting the islands, he crashed into the rocks 21 times, hitting every possible island and blaming the map each time but at least he only hit each one once!

    • @andy-kg5fb
      @andy-kg5fb 7 месяцев назад +5

      Underrated comment

    • @stevesebzda570
      @stevesebzda570 7 месяцев назад +3

      Puritan, and your name is "puritan" like the "pilgrims" who landed at Plymouth rock.
      Cool

  • @abcde_5949
    @abcde_5949 7 месяцев назад +223

    29:00 Simon is going for this huge deduction why this can't work, while missing the first line of the rules: Water cells must be orthogonally connected. :D

    • @toms7114
      @toms7114 7 месяцев назад +9

      This is only true if the loop must be an orthogonal loop and can not transit diagonally, which is not prohibited by the rules. The puzzle breaks if the loop is allowed diagonal traversal though, and as such the rules should be updated for clarity.

    • @crwall05
      @crwall05 7 месяцев назад +26

      @@toms7114 The rule says "All water cells must be orthogonally connected". So what Simon was trying (9 as an island) would not work at all since it forces the 1 water cell to be isolated and keeps it from connecting to any other water orthogonally (regardless of whether the loop can move diagonally or not, which as you mention is not specified.)

    • @blahfasel2000
      @blahfasel2000 7 месяцев назад +5

      @@crwall05 Yes, but without the "loop only moves orthogonally" restriction the loop could go diagonally from R8C9 to R7C10 (the "1" clue), which means R8C10 wouldn't have to be island and could serve as a way out for the water.

    • @359Aides
      @359Aides 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@toms7114 while this is true, I'm pretty sure Simon went in with the assumption that the loop was orthogonal (at least in that line of deduction) and probably it was an oversight on the rules. With that in mind it was really a convoluted way of proving it when he could have seen the single isolated water cell he's drawn up in his coloring.

    • @acantilado
      @acantilado 7 месяцев назад +12

      @@toms7114not sure what you are talking about. In Simon’s deduction around 29:00 he is ignoring the fact that there is an isolated water cell with no possible orthogonal connection. It has nothing to do with the loop

  • @drlabos
    @drlabos 7 месяцев назад +136

    As an update to the anniversary shoutout, Kelly has agreed to marry me. ❤ Tobi and Kiki are very pleased. Thank you Simon and Mark for highlighting these major milestones in all our lives. Your little sudoku channel means so much to so many.

  • @benterra4029
    @benterra4029 2 месяца назад +9

    29:47 "But Simon!" I scream, tears streaming down my face "All water cells have to be originally connected!"

  • @wooferzfg
    @wooferzfg 7 месяцев назад +152

    thank you for solving this one - a wonderful belated birthday present!
    also lovely to see a non-sudoku pencil puzzle on the channel. it would be cool to see more pencil puzzles (ideally far easier than this one!), even if the audience is initially a bit smaller :)

    • @johncox7169
      @johncox7169 7 месяцев назад +4

      Happy Birthday! :D

    • @davidrattner9
      @davidrattner9 7 месяцев назад +6

      Just loss for words!! Phenomenal from you!!!

    • @ttto_ok
      @ttto_ok 7 месяцев назад +3

      thank you for the ww rando tools :) wild but great to see you also on this channel

    • @McMedicful
      @McMedicful 7 месяцев назад +1

      Very cool puzzle! Thank you!

    • @njihnjihnjih
      @njihnjihnjih 7 месяцев назад +1

      Really enjoyed the puzzle \FrankerZ/

  • @neilkightley3451
    @neilkightley3451 7 месяцев назад +288

    21:48 Simon: "Grey is the right colour for an island, not green". Proof that Simon is not from planet Earth!

    • @Hetpust
      @Hetpust 7 месяцев назад +3

      love that 💯💯💯

    • @martinbull-gundersen8878
      @martinbull-gundersen8878 7 месяцев назад +9

      Proves he's not Irish at the very least 😀

    • @WimmekeVL
      @WimmekeVL 7 месяцев назад

      ruclips.net/video/ZlNh3lXzgvE/видео.htmlsi=i4Di0mm6Xy1Ut006&t=33

    • @rishinz
      @rishinz 7 месяцев назад +3

      Grey Britain.

    • @RealNovgorod
      @RealNovgorod 7 месяцев назад +2

      Britain recently left the Earth Alliance, so that's correct.

  • @maximilianosalvador9559
    @maximilianosalvador9559 7 месяцев назад +423

    In what universe is gray the right colour for an island over green?! 😂😂 and purple for water? This is a madman

    •  7 месяцев назад +13

      Clearly a madman. Purple water and grey land...

    • @sonalita_
      @sonalita_ 7 месяцев назад +15

      @ He's obviously played "No Man's Sky" where it is indeed possible to find planets with purple water and grey land!

    • @inplfw
      @inplfw 7 месяцев назад +14

      He explains it very clearly in no uncertain terms at 21:28

    • @Hetpust
      @Hetpust 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@inplfw naaah..... nah!

    • @maxt7449
      @maxt7449 7 месяцев назад +7

      Came to the comments after 20 minutes to find this comment haha! Very entertaining this is Simon's opinion 😅

  • @suspicious_door
    @suspicious_door 7 месяцев назад +121

    I think I’ve decided that solving this is a great way of avoiding my final exams coming up, wish me luck

    • @longwaytotipperary
      @longwaytotipperary 7 месяцев назад +7

      Good luck!🍀

    • @srwapo
      @srwapo 7 месяцев назад +2

      Good luck!

    • @adipy8912
      @adipy8912 7 месяцев назад +2

      When I saw your name, I didn't recognize the profile picture, so I went to Defender1031's video about Emoletional Trollercoaster to see if it were the same person and saw that you've changed the picture. It's so cool to see yet another Super Mario Maker 2 creator appearing in CTC's comment section.

  • @dty999
    @dty999 7 месяцев назад +73

    21:42 "Blue and green. No, that doesn't feel right to me." Madness. Utter madness. In all seriousness, they have much better contrast than purple and grey for us colourblindies. Also... islands are green, and water is blue. smh

    • @phueal
      @phueal 7 месяцев назад +4

      Out of curiosity how would yellow and blue be? It did occur to me that this could be a desert island…

    • @dty999
      @dty999 7 месяцев назад +7

      @@phueal They would be fine too. The yellow and the light green are practically impossible to tell apart. This is for me, of course. Others will differ. But my colour blindness is the most common type.

    • @Tof0986
      @Tof0986 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@phueal Exactly my choice ^^

  • @enchanter1520
    @enchanter1520 7 месяцев назад +66

    Simon always makes jokes about don't talking to him in parties because of what he finds interesting. In that case, I shouldn't even be invited to parties, since I'm sitting here and watching a man solve a puzzle for 3 hours because I find it interesting.

  • @sacredsock8031
    @sacredsock8031 7 месяцев назад +89

    Anyone remember the days when Simon used to apologize for a long vid when he was hitting the 45minute mark?

    • @Hetpust
      @Hetpust 7 месяцев назад

      time just flown by...nah

    • @gredangeo
      @gredangeo 7 месяцев назад +2

      We're lucky to see videos shorter than that now.

  • @馬善萄
    @馬善萄 7 месяцев назад +25

    I do dare have a go with this one, and I'm glad that I managed to solve it in 138:42 ! But every single second spending on this is worthy and I can see that every clue is carefully put together and formed a masterpiece! And the most lovely clue imo is the "?" clue in the middle of the top row, which is amazing!

    • @tempota7792
      @tempota7792 3 месяца назад

      Yep, that lonesome ¿sland standing sentinel in that canal lock was also what allowed me to crack this thing wide open as well. But seeing that the 2 loose ends extend out of the core in opposite directions, it became obvious that we needed at least 1 loop back somewhere, and the only way we can double-weave something is to have at least ONE lonely island inside the canal lock! That honestly put the lynchpin in place.

  • @AndrewMooreMar
    @AndrewMooreMar 7 месяцев назад +31

    At 2:17:00, Simon decides tthe 4 can't be water, because in that case, the two lose ends of the loop would join having two distinct clues. However, I don't see at this point why the lower end couldn't turn left (to a cell that would be island, to avoid a 2x2) and not break. I'm sure there's something that later disproves that path, but I don't see Simon going through that logic at that moment. Is there anything obvious that I'm missing?

    • @DoongXiouHua
      @DoongXiouHua 7 месяцев назад +4

      Same here. I think Simon got a bit lucky there.

    • @tottle321
      @tottle321 7 месяцев назад +3

      Darn, noticed this too and was hoping there was something I missed. But it seems like it was indeed a logical misstep and luck that it was the wrong path for other reasons

    • @yapayzeka3183
      @yapayzeka3183 7 месяцев назад +1

      yes i did not get that as well, probably the only step simon overlooks something

    • @QonQuest0
      @QonQuest0 7 месяцев назад

      I'm very new to this kind of stuff and i'm not 100% sure i'm making sense, but the top end of the line has to touch the 6 cell island after which it has to touch the question mark below it, which makes the 4 have to be an island, because you can't go from island to island.

    • @madeking4
      @madeking4 7 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah. There are 2 or 3 reasons I can see at a glance why that breaks, I don't think he saw them and simply didn't consider he could go through the new island.

  • @glum_hippo
    @glum_hippo 7 месяцев назад +11

    Stonking! Love the long puzzles with unorthodox rule sets. Never be shy to post more of these

  • @davidrattner9
    @davidrattner9 7 месяцев назад +25

    Wow...jaw dropping when saw the length. Lets settle in for popcorn and movie night!! Cant wait. 😁

  • @RoderickEtheria
    @RoderickEtheria 7 месяцев назад +77

    Green is a perfectly reasonable color for an island. If you look at the globe, it is not appearing as purple touching gray, but as blue touching green.

    • @Hetpust
      @Hetpust 7 месяцев назад +6

      no it is gray....definitely grey... listen to Simon, he knows.... and purple. for now on.... 😂

    • @michaellautermilch9185
      @michaellautermilch9185 7 месяцев назад +2

      Simon could sell his own globes.

    • @Andrewcompton22
      @Andrewcompton22 7 месяцев назад +2

      unless you're color blind. then your point lands a bit flat. Simon is very color blind friendly

    • @RoderickEtheria
      @RoderickEtheria 7 месяцев назад +1

      @Andrewcompton22 So a dark green and a light blue, or a light green and a dark blue would still be possible. Even colorblind people can see the difference between lighter and darker.

  • @blackjackfitz
    @blackjackfitz 7 месяцев назад +38

    What madness is this? Oh I love the long ones, better settle in for this one!

  • @MrWaffles1030
    @MrWaffles1030 7 месяцев назад +16

    The fact that THAT square of all squares was the final one to be colored is a thing of true beauty. A perfect way for a loop puzzle to go full circle.

  • @Wampoe
    @Wampoe 7 месяцев назад +3

    What an extraordinary puzzle! 2h20m of absolute joy to solve this. Without any help of Simon. Thank you for showcasing these to us and a deep bow to the makers!

  • @originalelijah9541
    @originalelijah9541 7 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you so much for solving. One of the most enjoyable (if not the most enjoyable) solves I’ve watched on the channel!

  • @alienrenders
    @alienrenders 6 месяцев назад +4

    Just under 2h for me. This puzzle is a masterclass in game design implementation. The center section teaches you a bunch of simple and basic techniques on how the puzzle works. Water streams needing a clue before it can go on land. The implications of no 2x2 water blocks. How all cells with digits around an island must be water. And then you get stuck and you have to think about the overall path of the loop in each section. The puzzle just builds on each technique as you make progress. It's really incredible how it was able to accomplish this.

  • @emilywilliams3237
    @emilywilliams3237 7 месяцев назад +13

    I was intrigued by the shape of the grid, then saw the video length - and even though I don't have time to watch the whole video today, I definitely tuned in for the birthdays and other greetings. I almost never know a soul you're wishing a happy birthday to, but I am always so glad to hear them. I may (or may not) finish watching this video ... in the next day or two!

    • @davidrattner9
      @davidrattner9 7 месяцев назад

      Able to finish the video today. Hope you are to. Simon's bdays and announcements always special for me.

  • @celestia7411
    @celestia7411 7 месяцев назад +6

    Thank you for the birthday shoutout! And a puzzle from my favorite pair of constructors is a nice treat. Though devastated that Simon forgot about me after my puzzle that he featured on the channel in March 2023 !

    • @stevesebzda570
      @stevesebzda570 7 месяцев назад

      Don't feel bad.
      My bday is this week, and I've been here a long time, and I've never asked for a shout out.
      Happy Birthday.

  • @Gonzalo_Garcia_
    @Gonzalo_Garcia_ 7 месяцев назад +58

    2h45mins LMAO. And here I was, thinking 'I'll solve today's puzzle quickly and go to bed early'. Yeah I don't think so.

    • @Cpchurch87
      @Cpchurch87 7 месяцев назад +3

      Knowing some of your exceptional times, I was half expecting to see you’d done this in about 17 minutes 😂 what a tough puzzle. This is a grab some popcorn and watch kind of video

    • @hubertnnn
      @hubertnnn 7 месяцев назад +1

      I decided to use this video as my go to sleep video (I fell asleep easier when watching something), but its so interesting that it just kept me awake.

    • @mikew6644
      @mikew6644 7 месяцев назад

      Exaaaaaactly my thought

  • @JohnDBlue
    @JohnDBlue 7 месяцев назад +11

    I think the rules should specify that the loop moves orthogonally between cells - although the example puzzle does seemingly clarify that is the case

  • @futurefox128
    @futurefox128 7 месяцев назад +34

    Of course there is no solution. You didn't even find a single digit Simon. :P

  • @trancemission5799
    @trancemission5799 7 месяцев назад +46

    Blue and Green felt right to me - I will go and sit in the corner. and ask mysef what I was thinking.....

    • @kamalidimock8726
      @kamalidimock8726 7 месяцев назад

      Lol!!!!!!!!

    • @NinjarioPicmin
      @NinjarioPicmin 7 месяцев назад +7

      that's trancemission5799 in the corner, losing their religion

    • @kpopthinker3268
      @kpopthinker3268 7 месяцев назад +1

      simons complete dismissal of the idea too... like of course, simon, of course that doesnt make any sense...

    • @RichSmith77
      @RichSmith77 7 месяцев назад

      Just Google "Earth Maps" and I'm sure you will be inundated with pink and grey maps...oh, hang on...perhaps if just Google "island maps" and ... no, wait, that's not it. One second...

    • @arlothe_ariel
      @arlothe_ariel 7 месяцев назад

      blue and green would be great, but even if Simon didn't like that, there still was the option of blue and orange!

  • @enfysz1695
    @enfysz1695 7 месяцев назад +3

    honestly, ive never really known puzzles like these exist until very recently and i have fallen in love! these videos have really taught me a lot. thank you cracking the cryptic!

  • @SirJefferE
    @SirJefferE 7 месяцев назад +11

    45:46 "how are we ever going to know whether that's an island?"
    If you're Simon, you're going to spend the next two hours solving the puzzle before you can figure it out. If you're a dirty cheater like I am you'll go "If this puzzle has a unique answer, you have to be able to disambiguate that cell. The only possible way to disambiguate that cell is if the island to the left has a numbered size. The only number it can reach is 13, so that island definitely connects to 13, which is also an island."
    I know puzzle creators don't usually intend for uniqueness to be part of the solution, but I just have too much fun using it whenever I can.

    • @stevesebzda570
      @stevesebzda570 7 месяцев назад

      Yes, that "?" clue is not going to determine that cell, so it has to turn.
      That cell could never be determined by an unnumbered clue.
      I think that was used nicely.

  • @brenthooton3412
    @brenthooton3412 7 месяцев назад +49

    Simon characterizes this as being not only just "hard," but "VERY hard" (in all caps) and takes two and a half hours to solve it.
    For an average solver like me, that means: "Abandon hope all ye who enter"!
    Or, more likely, "Don't even bother... just sit back and enjoy the show."

    • @lavarel
      @lavarel 7 месяцев назад +2

      Probably will be the week's project for me.
      Slowly finishing alongside the video,

    • @danielbriggs991
      @danielbriggs991 7 месяцев назад +1

      Only took me 4:20:09, and some of the sudoku-based puzzles on here take me four times as long they take our associates here in the comments, or I end up unable to finish altogether.

    • @MrBlbll
      @MrBlbll 7 месяцев назад +1

      And what a show it was! Wonderful performance, both from solver and puzzlers.

    • @Tof0986
      @Tof0986 7 месяцев назад

      In fact, it is long, not so hard. I would say I solve 60% of the puzzles of the channel without help, and this one belongs to the 60%.

    • @MattYDdraig
      @MattYDdraig 7 месяцев назад

      Exactly. There's probably one quite difficult deduction to be made, the rest is stamina. Well worth trying.

  • @crashtextdummie
    @crashtextdummie 7 месяцев назад +8

    It's neat how this puzzle evokes a feeling of going on a journey or an adventure whenever the loop leaves an island to venture into an unmapped strip of water.

  • @Mithical9
    @Mithical9 7 месяцев назад +3

    Usually I'm happy to just watch the omega videos but the high rating enticed me to give it a try. It was a very involved 4 hour endeavor but I did it! The realization of the four 2x2 regions on the perimeter is a big breakthrough moment but it still fights you every step of the way. And then the opening ambiguity being the last thing to resolve is just perfect.

  • @Gonzalo_Garcia_
    @Gonzalo_Garcia_ 7 месяцев назад +1

    Around 2 hours for me. What a brutal puzzle, I can't believe I managed to solve it. I love how you need some different type of logic to break into each corner of the puzzle. Fantastic one!!

  • @iuriikononenko9238
    @iuriikononenko9238 7 месяцев назад +6

    why there is no statement in the rules regarding the diagonal potency of the loop?

  • @berryl_04
    @berryl_04 7 месяцев назад +11

    I am so overjoyed that the one cell in the center that got left uncolored at the start was the final cell to eventually be colored in at the end!

  • @sh4dowchas3r
    @sh4dowchas3r 7 месяцев назад +15

    25 mins I'm already yelling at Simon for ignoring the rules. there's a much easier reason for that 1 to not be water, it won't be orthogonally connected to the rest of the water.

  • @sjm6280
    @sjm6280 7 месяцев назад +2

    At 2:16:55, why does he say those loop segments must join? That situation can be proven wrong because there wouldn't be enough clues for islands or water segments, but Simon discards that alternative without those considerations

  • @skosichm
    @skosichm 7 месяцев назад

    Just got to watch this yesterday and today. I was enthralled. Kudos to Simon for sticking to such discipline with logic no matter how tired he was getting. And for such great positivity the whole of the nearly 3 hours. I felt committed to stay with you the whole way.
    Shame you couldn’t hear me at the end of the video (for several obvious reasons 😂), but I was feverishly pointing at the 10 island that had 11 grey cells. Just one switch to purple and you were done! And to be clear I would have made a mess of this on my own, and I have learned a TON from you about constructing logic around puzzling. Thank you!

  • @sh4dowchas3r
    @sh4dowchas3r 7 месяцев назад +10

    ah now we know where Simon went on holiday with the colour scheme, it was the Rift Valley where the Flamingoes hang out.

  • @valkopuhelin2581
    @valkopuhelin2581 7 месяцев назад

    What a great puzzle! The rules just play so well together with the loop and colors pushing forward together and independently. Wow.

  • @jimi02468
    @jimi02468 7 месяцев назад +4

    It's like a puzzle marathon. It took Simon similar amount of time to solve it as it takes many people to run a marathon.

  • @six_5000
    @six_5000 7 месяцев назад +5

    At one point, I fell asleep. When I woke up 20 minutes later, Simon was still working on the same loop section 😂

  • @ianoz1
    @ianoz1 7 месяцев назад +1

    Can't pat myself on the back for this one... made progress, then hit a logic wall... watched Simon up to where I got & moved forward. 17 walls later, I got there, then realised I had a 2x2 in r/c 13/14. D'oh! Amazing puzzle. Really glad I attempted it.

  • @mritty115
    @mritty115 7 месяцев назад +2

    2:17:00 "And therefore that closes the loop". Why? Why does Simon conclude at that point that the 'bottom' piece of loop *must* continue upwards and not into the land he just put into R16C14?

    • @AnteroPedro
      @AnteroPedro 5 месяцев назад

      Because that cell would need to connect to the “?” clue that later proved to be water. And as the loop crosses there, it wouldn’t cross the land slightly upwars with the “?”. It wouldn’t have space to go up without crossing the (later) water “?” twice.

  • @vertaz47
    @vertaz47 7 месяцев назад +1

    I eventually solved this over the course of several days and found it surprisingly approachable. Extremely satisfying for all these small deductions to build on each other to finally complete the whole thing.

    • @tempota7792
      @tempota7792 3 месяца назад

      Same here. 41 hours myself.

  • @samspackman8750
    @samspackman8750 7 месяцев назад

    This was scintillating from beginning to end. What a marvel! Great solve Simon!!!

  • @MaierFlorian
    @MaierFlorian 7 месяцев назад +6

    Fascinating puzzle (which I defenitely couldn't do on my own...) - but I have one question: where in the rules is exactly stated that the loop has to move orthogonally? "through the center of cells" can also be achieved by diagonal movement, can't it?

    • @pascal6871
      @pascal6871 7 месяцев назад +2

      You are right, the rules don't say that. Standard loop rules do say orthogonal which is why Simon thankfully didn't consider it because the puzzle clearly wouldn't be solveable

    • @JasperJanssen
      @JasperJanssen 7 месяцев назад

      Hell, even by knights move, technically?

  • @rossmcguinn2256
    @rossmcguinn2256 7 месяцев назад +8

    I haven't watched yet, but after the example puzzle, I was positive Simon would use proper coloring for water and islands. After scrolling down and reading the comments, all hope was lost.

  • @johnharriman85
    @johnharriman85 7 месяцев назад +2

    This puzzle fits on a go board, which makes me very happy.

  • @lisannesibma
    @lisannesibma 7 месяцев назад

    What a lovely puzzle, some beautiful pieces of logic in there! Although the video is very long, there was a really nice flow in it, making it not unpleasant to watch, although I did put it on 1,5 times speed, which I normally don't do for this channel. Very grateful that you showed us this puzzle Simon, thanks to you and the setters!

  • @kayleighlehrman9566
    @kayleighlehrman9566 7 месяцев назад +11

    "Do have a go!" he says, with another two and a half hours left in the video

    • @michaelmatter1222
      @michaelmatter1222 7 месяцев назад +2

      I think he meant GO to the kitchen to get popcorn and lemonade (or other yummy drink)

  • @michaelhtritter
    @michaelhtritter 7 месяцев назад

    2:44:25 Grateful and glad, indeed. I broke up watching this over 3 sessions across 3 days, and was always anticipatory to get back to it and see its evolution. Brilliant construction and solve. Enjoyed this immensely.

  • @angec9908
    @angec9908 7 месяцев назад +7

    “How do I think about this in a way that is sensible?” Sorry Simon, but “sensible” went out the door when you decided water is best represented by purple and land was best represented by gray.

  • @roccov3614
    @roccov3614 7 месяцев назад +3

    Crazy that I'm trying this. Making some progress when I realized that the way I'm doing it, the line would have to eventually pass by the outside of one of the 4 areas which is impossible because of the 2x2 water rule. Might have to restart taking more care.
    Edit: I think I figured it out. There is a clue at the top of the puzzle that could be a 1 sized island and let the loop pass twice. That will make the loop I'm seeing possible.

  • @angec9908
    @angec9908 7 месяцев назад +29

    Only Simon would use purple to represent water and gray to represent land. 😂

    • @Hetpust
      @Hetpust 7 месяцев назад +1

      can't you see it? it is obvious

    • @zmaj12321
      @zmaj12321 7 месяцев назад +2

      Duh, the ocean is made out of strawberry lemonade

  • @Twiztedgoalie
    @Twiztedgoalie 7 месяцев назад +4

    Orange or yellow are perfectly good island colors. They can be desert islands. Then you get blue water

  • @jinkela7295
    @jinkela7295 7 месяцев назад +2

    2:16:56 why can't the lower loop segment turn west?

  • @turbochrist
    @turbochrist 7 месяцев назад +5

    Water clue
    Couldn't escape if I wanted to
    Water clue
    Knowing my fate is to connect the loop
    Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Water clue
    Finally facing my Water clue

  • @tempota7792
    @tempota7792 3 месяца назад

    Only took me 41 bloody hours, but I actually managed to do it.
    Simon's 9-1 disambiguation start, and my own recognition the the line must loop back thru 1 of the 4 locks, and that the North lock must be the place, helped me to crack this kracken. Very glad I persisted and dug 95% of this out by myself.

  • @dennisvandok4238
    @dennisvandok4238 7 месяцев назад

    Normally I would not dare try a puzzle that is ranked 'very hard' and takes Simon over two hours to solve (taken by the lenght of the video). But as soon as the solve started, I realised that I might actually be able to do it. Somehow I find this much easier than Sudoku! Still took me three hours but I never felt that I got stuck. Thank you for this excellent and very enjoyable puzzle.

  • @МихаилСвятловский
    @МихаилСвятловский 7 месяцев назад

    Well I risked some hours of my free time and procrastinated somewhat, but I am so proud I finally did it! Thanks for featuring

  • @juliedaigle6762
    @juliedaigle6762 7 месяцев назад

    Wow, what generosity, Simon, to give 2:45 of your day for a solver's birthday and your viewers enjoyment. Thanks, I am in awe.

  • @ivanbackfromthecardshop8093
    @ivanbackfromthecardshop8093 7 месяцев назад +1

    i could be missing something but at 2:15:00 wouldnt it be a jump in logic to assume the water must extend in the bottom right corner? As far as I could tell it could have looped all the way around the grid to connect still

    • @wooferzfg
      @wooferzfg 7 месяцев назад +2

      there's a wall of islands in the top-right area that prevents the water from connecting over the top

    • @RichSmith77
      @RichSmith77 7 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@wooferzfgI don't know why it's so hard to see, but for some reason, after checking two or three times, I thought my water was connected across the top of the grid. It isn't. But I don't seem to have been the only one who mistakenly thought it was. (Terrific puzzle 🙂).

    • @ivanbackfromthecardshop8093
      @ivanbackfromthecardshop8093 7 месяцев назад

      @@wooferzfg ahhh thankyou. I stared at the puzzle for so long last night and couldnt figure it out lol

  • @princessbenny9909
    @princessbenny9909 7 месяцев назад +2

    So I recognized the name wooferzlg, and it’s cause he developed the Windwaker Randomizer Tracker (Windwaker is a Zelda game set in the great sea dotted with islands) which seems fitting with this puzzle, don’t think it’s a coincidence!

  • @michaurbanski5961
    @michaurbanski5961 7 месяцев назад +4

    Do the rules specify the loop can't go diagonally?

  • @MattYDdraig
    @MattYDdraig 7 месяцев назад

    69:34
    This was an absolute magnum opus of a puzzle. Some incredible logical steps, some beautiful twists, and the lovely way that singular cell in the central area resisted completion until everything else was finished.
    I've not done a lot of nurikabe before but I doubt I'll see many better in the future.

  • @ChrisLonner
    @ChrisLonner 7 месяцев назад +2

    Great solve. Really long, but great solve !!! Did I miss something, or is there anything in the rules that prevents the loop from moving diagonally from cell to cell?

  • @megaclpb
    @megaclpb 7 месяцев назад

    48:34 I love it when it's possible to use the fact that a puzzle only has one solution to solve the puzzle

  • @msgeryjo
    @msgeryjo 7 месяцев назад

    A Simon video is never too long. It pleasurably postpones all the dreary chores (and work) I have to do, love the long ones. Amazing how much angst there is in the comments about the color choices. What cracked me up is that I am sure he has done puzzles in the past that used blue and green. The leopard can indeed change his shorts.

  • @mahmoudabdelghany7112
    @mahmoudabdelghany7112 7 месяцев назад

    Keeptng track of the connectivity and getting cues out of that.. brilliant setting!.. a very fitting Saturday puzzle haha

  • @keglitjoreb
    @keglitjoreb 5 месяцев назад

    I've tried this a few times myself over the last year or so and kept getting stuck around the 1:05 mark of this video. Great deduction to get to the next steps! What an incredible solve. Psyched to see that CTC gave this a shot so I could see how it's done!

  • @DekarNL
    @DekarNL 7 месяцев назад +1

    I love how this video is 3 hours and I fell asleep after 3 minutes😊

  • @mwoody_
    @mwoody_ 7 месяцев назад

    One of my favourites that you've showcased on the channel

  • @thatonerisottosimp6791
    @thatonerisottosimp6791 7 месяцев назад +7

    Wehe thank you so much for the birthday wish!! It's okay you didn't get the email, it happens! I didn''t have chocolate cake but I did have red velvet :3c

  • @fatemehpezhman
    @fatemehpezhman 7 месяцев назад

    by just looking at the time, I knew this was going to be a brilliant puzzle!! and truly it was.

  • @SamAHill
    @SamAHill 7 месяцев назад

    I was daunted at first, and I felt no shame doing this puzzle along with Simon, but it was incredibly fun all the same, and I did catch a few things before Simon did for which I was rather proud. :) It's the sort of hard puzzle where you can steadily make progress once you get the hang of it. I rather wish I had another puzzle of this same sort I could apply my skills too…
    Anyway, thank you so much, Simon!

  • @ColinKenney
    @ColinKenney Месяц назад +2

    I am trying to follow the SudokuPad link for this puzzle, but it is giving a 404 error.

  • @pirukiddingme1908
    @pirukiddingme1908 7 месяцев назад +3

    “Do have a go” I think I’m more likely to beat Usain Bolt over 100 metres than solve this in less than a week so I’ll just leave it for Simon lol

  • @jbruuuu
    @jbruuuu 7 месяцев назад

    I really liked that the very final cell to be coloured is exactly opposite the first cell you are able to colour and start the puzzle with.

  • @dimitrosskrippka2154
    @dimitrosskrippka2154 7 месяцев назад

    What a puzzle, its so cool trying to deduce something while watching Simon solving

  • @80fajoogaloo80
    @80fajoogaloo80 7 месяцев назад

    This was a super fun puzzle! I'm still amazed about how powerful the question mark clues were. Haven't started the video yet, but I'm excited to see how long it takes for Simon to realize the loop must go in and out of the channel at the top of the grid. It seemed impossible to break into the puzzle before making that somewhat meta deduction :)

  • @ZonieMusic
    @ZonieMusic 7 месяцев назад

    1:00:27 - Yes that square has to be land, but not because it needs a clue (that's not in the rules) but rather because all water tiles need to be orthogonally connected.

    • @mirador698
      @mirador698 7 месяцев назад

      The rules state that „Every island must contain exactly one clue.“

    • @ZonieMusic
      @ZonieMusic 7 месяцев назад

      @@mirador698 Oh my, I completely glossed over that, haha. My bad.

  • @AndyStarr0
    @AndyStarr0 7 месяцев назад +4

    a nearly 3-hour video? hell yes guess i know what i'm doing this evening

  • @jkid1134
    @jkid1134 7 месяцев назад

    When you didn't immediately start talking about ports and maritime routes and Marco Polo and such, I knew this would be an epic battle of Simon vs puzzle. (your water and islands look quite British, I must say) (also thank you for solving this cool puzzle for me sir)

  • @michaellautermilch9185
    @michaellautermilch9185 7 месяцев назад +2

    21:25 😂 I love that there's no real reason for the color selection, it just obviously should be purple and grey. Ironically everything else in the video is 1000% logical.

  • @AugustoValentini
    @AugustoValentini 7 месяцев назад +2

    After all these years watching CtC and seeing Simon menting uniqueness I want to see a puzzle where one of the explicit rules is "there is one and only one solution to the puzzle" and where it is necessary at some point during the solve.

    • @drlabos
      @drlabos 7 месяцев назад +1

      There was one like that maybe a year ago but I sadly don’t remember the name. It was all about showing how uniqueness works.

    • @studgerbil9081
      @studgerbil9081 7 месяцев назад

      Both Mark and Simon have stated that they run the puzzles though testers to ensure that a puzzle has a unique solution, but that they cannot use that knowledge alone to disambiguate a specific cell or group of cells; but they must use logic from the rules and clues to do so, the point being that if they cannot do that, then there can be no unique solution based on the rules and clues provided. They honestly have to go into every solve without the knowledge that the puzzle is unique. It's tough to do that.
      What helps we the viewers is that a puzzle without a unique solution based on the rules and clues will not be shown on this channel. It is a failed puzzle unless the setter specifically states that the puzzle has two solutions (I think I recall one that was specifically set that way).

    • @kevinbrownsword9558
      @kevinbrownsword9558 7 месяцев назад

      @@studgerbil9081there were a few with different difficulties based on the digit the user puts in a cell. So they had 3 different valid solutions

  • @ServantOfSatania
    @ServantOfSatania 7 месяцев назад

    123:15 For me, what a beautiful (and absolutely humongous!) puzzle with some absolute gems of deduction! I can tell the constructors were giggling with glee when they put in that cheeky 13 clue

  • @FreakzWasTaken
    @FreakzWasTaken 7 месяцев назад

    How incredible that the area colored at this point in the puzzle (1:17:20) is forming an arrow that points towards the topside canal.

  • @tomatenalat
    @tomatenalat 7 месяцев назад

    1:00:26 Water doesnt need a clue but needs to connect to the rest of the water.
    1:23:54 This clue could theoretically escape the bottom right area, but its still obvius the loop has to get down there

  • @crazypantaloons
    @crazypantaloons 7 месяцев назад +1

    blue water, greed island, yellow outline of island for sand, red loop (preferrably dotted)

  • @sammartano22
    @sammartano22 7 месяцев назад

    @27:27 because the second rule says all water cells must be orthogonally connected.

  • @alextheshycat
    @alextheshycat 7 месяцев назад +3

    8 seconds ago holyyyy. and almost three hours long! it's going to be a blast!

  • @wowitscoldout1119
    @wowitscoldout1119 7 месяцев назад +3

    TWO HOURS FORTY FIVE MINUTES YEAAAAHHHHH‼️‼️‼️‼️

  • @travisporco
    @travisporco 7 месяцев назад

    I know it would be rough to do a mega solve like this every time, but thanks for taking on the heavies now and again!

  • @chiulaitam
    @chiulaitam 7 месяцев назад

    At 2:09:55, Simon said that the purple has to come out (downwards) due to rule of connectivity, but the purple water cells are already connected to the top right and top left quadrants. So I am not sure if it is a valid deduction?

    • @wooferzfg
      @wooferzfg 7 месяцев назад

      it is valid because the water cells in the top-right and top-left aren't yet connected to each other due to the wall of gray in the top-right sector

  • @anaayoung9142
    @anaayoung9142 7 месяцев назад

    Lord of the Rings extended version! You are super right. I was very entertained and we have a super satisfying ending when you happily painted the last cell in gray!! 🎉