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Can you solve it? Sudoku as spectator sport is unlikely lockdown hit:
It may not be as hair-raising as Formula 1, nor as dramatic as Premier League football, but Sudoku solving is acquiring a niche following as a spectator sport.
It's surprisingly thrilling, believe me. Just ask fans of the puzzle-solving YouTube channel Cracking the Cryptic, which has seen its viewing figures shoot up over the last two months. Its top Sudoku video has had more than 3 million views.
In daily challenges, the channel's two British hosts, puzzle wizards Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, narrate their strategies and processes of deduction as they attempt to solve fiendishly difficult Sudokus.
What makes the videos so joyous is the constant stream of 'aha!' moments, as well as the ingenuity of the sudokus presented. The puzzle I am setting today, the Miracle, appeared on the channel last week. (Click here for a printable page for all today's puzzles. To solve them online there is a link underneath each grid.)
(Score: 2) by Mykl on Thursday May 21 2020, @11:17PM
Yeah! And what the fuck is it with those guys who play computer games by hand? When I want to relax, I just set the computer up on my favourite fighting game - CPU vs CPU set to max difficulty. The CPU is going to be better at it than me anyway, so what's the point in learning to play that game?
And don't get me started on musicians...