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In this video, Timotab solves "A Glimmer of Light" (Akari) by Serkan Yürekli Try this for yourself on the Thinky Games website: https://thinkygames.com/dailies/puzzles/2-57/ Rules: • Place light bulbs in unshaded squares. • Numbers in shaded cells shows how many light bulbs are next to it, vertically and horizontally. • Each light bulb illuminates from bulb to shaded square or outer frame in its row and column. • Every unshaded square must be illuminated and a light bulb can not illuminate another light bulb. To support my channel: https://patreon.com/Timotab or https://ko-fi.com/timotab Join me at the Puzzle Plaza Discord: https://discord.gg/AEhpTG4z45 To submit a puzzle for consideration, please email me at [email protected] or contact me via discord: @timotab Contents: 00:00:00 Introduction, Welcome, and Story 00:00:48 Rules 00:01:14 Solving the puzzle 00:06:37 Reflection

In this video, Timotab solves "Ordered Entropy" by Philip Newman This is a Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) puzzle. It's designed such that if you're unfamiliar with the additional constraints in variant sudoku, you should still be able to understand the rules and be able to solve it. Do have a try! You can try this puzzle for yourself using Sven's SudokuPad here: https://sudokupad.app/philip-newman/20260430-ordered-entropy To support my channel: https://patreon.com/Timotab and https://ko-fi.com/timotab Rules: • Normal sudoku rules apply. • Entropy: Each 2x2 of cells in the grid must contain at least one high digit (789), one medium digit (456), and one low digit (123). For two party hats, finish within 8:30🎩🥳 For one party hat, finish within 18:00 🥳 All other solvers will earn a Chaotic Cardiodon. 🦕 For more GAS puzzles check out https://sudokutheory.com/gas/ or https://www.gmpuzzles.com/blog/tag/gas/ To submit a puzzle for consideration, please email me at [email protected] or contact me via discord: @timotab Join the Puzzle Plaza Discord server: https://discord.gg/AEhpTG4z45 Contents: 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:00:35 Rules 00:01:20 Solving the puzzle 00:18:22 Reflection

In this video, Timotab solves "Scattered Quadruples Sudoku" by Bill Murphy This is a Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) puzzle. It's designed such that if you're unfamiliar with the additional constraints in variant sudoku, you should still be able to understand the rules and be able to solve it. Do have a try! You can try this puzzle for yourself using Sven's SudokuPad here: https://sudokupad.app/hx02md9mrz To support my channel: https://patreon.com/Timotab or https://ko-fi.com/timotab Rules: • Place the digits 1 to 9 in each outlined region, row and column once each. The 9 individual shaded cells are also a region. • Each instance of a digit in a white circle must appear in the four cells surrounding the circle. For two party hats, finish within 8:00 🎩🥳 For one party hat, finish within 15:00 🥳 All other solvers will earn An Assembly of Abydosaurus. 🦕 For more GAS puzzles check out https://sudokutheory.com/gas/ or https://www.gmpuzzles.com/blog/tag/gas/ To submit a puzzle for consideration, please email me at [email protected] or contact me via discord: @timotab Join the Puzzle Plaza Discord server: https://discord.gg/AEhpTG4z45 Contents: 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:00:40 Rules 00:01:19 Solving the puzzle 00:13:16 Reflection

In this video, Timotab solves "Feeling the Way" (Cave) by Martin Ender Try this for yourself on the Thinky Games website: https://thinkygames.com/dailies/puzzles/2-55/ Rules: • Shade some cells to leave behind a single orthogonally connected group (the cave) • All shaded cells must be orthogonally connected by other shaded cells to an edge of the grid. • Numbers are in the cave, and indicate the total number of cave cells seen horizontally and vertically, including itself, from that cell. Shaded cells and the grid boundary block vision. To support my channel: https://patreon.com/Timotab or https://ko-fi.com/timotab Join me at the Puzzle Plaza Discord: https://discord.gg/AEhpTG4z45 To submit a puzzle for consideration, please email me at [email protected] or contact me via discord: @timotab Contents: 00:00:00 Introduction, Welcome, and Story 00:00:41 Rules 00:02:47 Solving the puzzle 00:08:28 Reflection

In this video, Timotab solves "Carpet Repair" by Blobz You can try this puzzle for yourself using Sven's Sudokupad here: https://sudokupad.app/blobz/carpet-repair Sudoku Twitch Train, May 2-3, 2026: https://linktr.ee/sudokutwitchtrain To support my channel: https://patreon.com/Timotab or https://ko-fi.com/timotab Join me at the Puzzle Plaza Discord: https://discord.gg/AEhpTG4z45 Rules: • Normal sudoku rules apply. • Digits in cages do not repeat, and sum to the given total. • Along green lines, adjacent digits differ by 5 or more. To submit a puzzle for consideration, please email me at [email protected] or contact me via discord: @timotab Contents: 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:00:59 Rules 00:01:40 Solving the puzzle 00:42:45 Reflection

In this video, Timotab solves "Ziplock" by James Sinclair You can try this puzzle for yourself using Sven's Sudokupad here: https://sudokupad.app/james-sinclair/ziplock Check out James Sinclair's Artisanal Sudoku: https://artisanalsudoku.com To support my channel: https://patreon.com/Timotab or https://ko-fi.com/timotab Join me at the Puzzle Plaza Discord: https://discord.gg/AEhpTG4z45 Rules: • Normal sudoku rules apply. • Zipper lines: along lavender lines, each pair of digits that are the same distance from the center of the line have a sum equal to the digit in the center cell. • Digits in cells separated by a black dot have a 1:2 ratio. To submit a puzzle for consideration, please email me at [email protected] or contact me via discord: @timotab Contents: 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:01:59 Rules 00:03:04 Solving the puzzle 00:31:31 Reflection

In this video, Timotab solves "Completing the Square" by clover! This is a Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) puzzle. It's designed such that if you're unfamiliar with the additional constraints in variant sudoku, you should still be able to understand the rules and be able to solve it. Do have a try! You can try this puzzle for yourself using Sven's SudokuPad here: https://sudokupad.app/cyh3z1nki2 To support my channel: https://patreon.com/Timotab or https://ko-fi.com/timotab Rules: • Normal 8x8 sudoku rules apply. • Digits in a circle must appear in the four cells immediately surrounding that circle. For two party hats, finish within 7:00 🎩🥳 For one party hat, finish within 13:00 🥳 All other solvers will earn a quadratic Quaesitosaurus. 🦕 For more GAS puzzles check out https://sudokutheory.com/gas/ or https://www.gmpuzzles.com/blog/tag/gas/ To submit a puzzle for consideration, please email me at [email protected] or contact me via discord: @timotab Join the Puzzle Plaza Discord server: https://discord.gg/AEhpTG4z45 Contents: 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:00:42 Rules 00:01:11 Solving the puzzle 00:13:19 Reflection

In this video, Timotab solves "Breaking and Exiting" (Nurikabe) by JinHoo Ahn Try this for yourself on the Thinky Games website: https://thinkygames.com/dailies/puzzles/2-55/ Rules: • Shade some cells such that the shaded cells form a single orthogonally connected group. • Each number is unshaded, and indicates the size of the orthogonally connected region of unshaded cells that contains it. Every region of unshaded cells contains exactly one number. • There are no 2x2 areas of shaded cells To support my channel: https://patreon.com/Timotab or https://ko-fi.com/timotab Join me at the Puzzle Plaza Discord: https://discord.gg/AEhpTG4z45 To submit a puzzle for consideration, please email me at [email protected] or contact me via discord: @timotab Contents: 00:00:00 Introduction, Welcome, and Story 00:00:41 Rules 00:01:26 Solving the puzzle 00:06:19 Reflection

In this video, Timotab solves "Gently Asymmetrical Sudoku" by Philip Newman This is a Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) puzzle. It's designed such that if you're unfamiliar with the additional constraints in variant sudoku, you should still be able to understand the rules and be able to solve it. Do have a try! You can try this puzzle for yourself using Sven's SudokuPad here: https://sudokupad.app/philip-newman/20260427-gently-asymmetric-sudoku To support my channel: https://patreon.com/Timotab and https://ko-fi.com/timotab Rules: • Normal sudoku rules apply. And that's it! For two party hats, finish within 5:00🎩🥳 For one party hat, finish within 10:00 🥳 All other solvers will earn a Barely Blemished Barrosasaurus. 🦕 For more GAS puzzles check out https://sudokutheory.com/gas/ or https://www.gmpuzzles.com/blog/tag/gas/ To submit a puzzle for consideration, please email me at [email protected] or contact me via discord: @timotab Join the Puzzle Plaza Discord server: https://discord.gg/AEhpTG4z45 Contents: 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:01:06 Rules 00:01:21 Solving the puzzle 00:08:50 Reflection

In this video, Timotab solves "Seating Plan" (Masyu) by Martin Ender Try this for yourself on the Thinky Games website: https://thinkygames.com/dailies/puzzles/2-54/ Rules: • Make a single loop with lines passing through the centers of cells, horizontally or vertically. The loop never crosses itself, branches off, or goes through the same cell twice. • Lines must pass through all cells with black and white circles. • Lines passing through white circles must pass straight through its cell, and make a right-angled turn in at least one of the cells next to the white circle. • Lines passing through black circles must make a right-angled turn in its cell, then it must go straight through the next cell (till the middle of the second cell) on both sides. To support my channel: https://patreon.com/Timotab or https://ko-fi.com/timotab Join me at the Puzzle Plaza Discord: https://discord.gg/AEhpTG4z45 To submit a puzzle for consideration, please email me at [email protected] or contact me via discord: @timotab Contents: 00:00:00 Introduction, Welcome, and Story 00:00:39 Rules 00:01:10 Solving the puzzle 00:05:23 Reflection