Sunday Surprise: US Team shirt puzzle by Thomas Snyder
Best of luck and skill to all competitors in Kraków, Poland this week at the World Sudoku and Puzzle Championships (WSPC).
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Theme: US Team for 2022 World Sudoku and Puzzle Championships
Author/Opus: This is the 424th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: This puzzle from the US team t-shirts for the world championships is originally being released in an “instructionless” mode. It combines a common sudoku variation and a common puzzle type. More info is now available below.
Identity of the two rule sets: (highlight to view): This puzzle combines Thermo-Sudoku and Skyscraper styles. The combination of this style with no givens was first constructed by Thomas Snyder for the 2013 United States Puzzle Championship.
Solution: PDF; the puzzle was featured in a Cracking the Cryptic solving video here.