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SudokuCon(TM) is a convention for sudoku and pencil puzzle enthusiasts! Join us from July 30-Aug 2 in Manchester, UK for SudokuCon 2026.

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SudokuCon - Twitch The official Twitch channel for SudokuCon(TM), a celebration of sudoku and pencil puzzles! First held in Boston in 2025, we are already planning for SudokuCon 2026! Find our more or support us at: htt...

It's almost time for the third annual 24h SudokuCon livestream! Starting next Saturday, November 8 at 3:00β€―PM (East US time). We have a whole bunch of Sudoku-related activities planned as well as information about SudokuCon 2026! Come and join us at: www.twitch.tv/sudokucon

02.11.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Twitch Twitch is the world

We're right back with another stream this Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 3:00β€―PM Eastern US time. Come and join Juggler and Myxo for the latest in our "Anatomy of a Puzzle" series. Only at www.twitch.tv/sudokucon

24.10.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Twitch Twitch is the world

Mark your diaries for our next Twitch stream this Saturday October 18, 2025 (11:00β€―AM Eastern US time) as Glum Hippo invites you to come explore the impossibly vast world of SNAKE EGG patterns and how they reveal enticing possibilities for novel puzzle creation. www.twitch.tv/sudokucon

13.10.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SudokuCon - Twitch The official Twitch channel for SudokuCon(TM), a celebration of sudoku and pencil puzzles! First held in Boston in 2025, we are already planning for SudokuCon 2026! Find our more or support us at: htt...

Join us tomorrow at SudokuCon Twitch for Anatomy of a Puzzle! James Sinclair will be solving a puzzle (or two) by the legendary Marty Sears as we go behind the scenes into the setting process! Information at www.twitch.tv/sudokucon

20.09.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Breaking news: SudokuCon 2026 is officially on, and will take place at theStudio, Manchester, England from Thurs 30 July (evening) through Sunday 2nd August. We hope you're as hyped as we are! Tickets will likely go on sale in early 2026. Watch this space for future updates!

17.09.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Puzzle Visuals by Palfly Kampling and Juggler
YouTube video by SudokuCon Puzzle Visuals by Palfly Kampling and Juggler

We're continuing to post videos of the various sessions from SudokuCon 2025 over at our YouTube channel. Today's release was a workshop on Puzzle Visuals with Juggler and Palfly Kampling. Catch it here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6D5...

31.07.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SudokuCon SudokuCon (TM) is a celebration of sudoku and pencil puzzles! The first in person SudokuCon was held from April 4-6, 2025 in Boston, MA, USA and we are already planning the SudokuCon 2026! Conventio...

Be sure to check out the SudokuCon YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@SudokuCon) as we continue to release video of the SudokuCon 2025 sessions. Next drop will be tomorrow at 12pm Eastern US Time/5pm UK time.

08.07.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SudokuCon - Twitch The official Twitch channel for SudokuCon, a celebration of sudoku and pencil puzzles! First held in Boston in 2025, we are already planning for SudokuCon 2026! Find more info or donate to the cause a...

Let your Pride flag fly and join ChattyKathy and Palfly Kampling as they solve some of the Puzzler Pride Pack, a compilation of puzzles to celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQ diversity in the community! www.twitch.tv/sudokucon

28.06.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Snackdoku Setting Party with Full Deck, Missing a Few Cards, and Scojo
YouTube video by SudokuCon Snackdoku Setting Party with Full Deck, Missing a Few Cards, and Scojo

For those of you who couldn't attend SudokuCon 2025, we're happy to announce the release of livestream videos - beginning with this introductory setting workshop on how to make the best sudoku snacks! Stay tuned for future videos on setting, solving, and puzzle theory!

youtu.be/v_B2MAKae4c?...

27.06.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SudokuCon - Twitch The official Twitch channel for SudokuCon, a celebration of sudoku and pencil puzzles! First held in Boston in 2025, we are already planning for SudokuCon 2026! Find more info or donate to the cause a...

Our next stream is this Saturday June 28th at 3.30pm East US /8.30pm UK/9.30pm Central Europe. Join ChattyKathy and Palfly Kampling as they solve some of the Puzzler Pride Pack, a compilation of puzzles to celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQ diversity in the community! www.twitch.tv/sudokucon

23.06.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Missed the stream? You can still watch the VOD at SudokuCon's twitch account or now can catch it at our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@SudokuCon

Be sure to subscribe for regular alerts!

18.06.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SudokuCon - Twitch The official Twitch channel for SudokuCon, a celebration of sudoku and pencil puzzles! First held in Boston in 2025, we are already planning for SudokuCon 2026! Find more info or donate to the cause a...

Join us in 40 mins at www.twitch.tv/sudokucon for "Anatomy of a Puzzle" as Malrog tackles a puzzle by Tallcat. Together, they will take a deep dive behind the scenes of the setting process to highlight the quirks and curiosities, and to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly!

14.06.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How To Solve Sudoku Like a World Champion
YouTube video by Thomas Snyder How To Solve Sudoku Like a World Champion

A major highlight of SudokuCon was the talk by three-time sudoku world champion Thomas Snyder on his experiences as a competitive solver. After the Con, Thomas re-recorded and posted his talk over on YouTube and we can highly recommend it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogUr...

13.06.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Art of Puzzles Grandmaster Puzzles

One of the most intriguing sessions at SudokuCon was the "Just One Cell" competition hosted by Thomas Snyder (three times sudoku world champion) and Clover. This neat twist on sudoku solving was great fun and Thomas has been posting these puzzles at his Grandmaster Puzzles blog: gmpuzzles.com/blog

06.06.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Together, they will chat about the puzzle, going behind the scenes of the setting process to unearth hidden wisdom, highlight the quirks and curiosities, and reveal the good, the bad, and the ugly; nothing is off limits!

We hope to see you there!

04.06.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Join us for the first of (we hope) a recurring series on SudokuCon Twitch (www.twitch.tv/sudokucon) at Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 3:30pm (Eastern US time)/8.30pm (UK time)

Anatomy of a Puzzle: Discover more about setting and solving as @Malrog tackles a puzzle by @Tallcat.

04.06.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And, of course, if you happen to be a Twitch member, please do give us a follow to be informed of future streams!

15.05.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SudokuCon - Twitch The official Twitch channel for SudokuCon. Join us April 4-6, 2025 in Boston, MA, USA for SudokuCon, a celebration of sudoku and pencil puzzles! Find more info or donate to the cause at: https://sudok...

You might not know it but SudokuCon has a Twitch channel (www.twitch.tv/sudokucon). With the next Con some time away, we are planning to host some live streams and while we have a few ideas of our own, we want to hear from you too! Comment below about what puzzle content you want to see!

15.05.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Join the SudokuCon Server Discord Server! Check out the SudokuCon Server community on Discord - hang out with 258 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

With a wrap on SudokuCon 2025, we are starting the planning for next year! With that in mind, we are actively soliciting proposals for a location for SudokuCon 2026. If you're interested and want to weigh in, hop onto the SudokuCon discord (discord.gg/rNNn46aQS2)!

11.05.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well done for persevering through!

28.04.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a specific setting in sudokupad that helps with this I believe. It has more info here where the puzzle was posted on LMD (as well as access to a PDF and PNG version): logic-masters.de/Raetselporta...

17.04.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SudokuCon Join us April 4-6, 2025 in Boston, MA, USA for SudokuCon, a celebration of sudoku and pencil puzzles! Convention goers will have the opportunity to: β—‹ Interact with solvers and setters from all over ...

If you were at SudokuCon 2025 and had a good time, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel as well! We have a host of past videos and content for you to enjoy - and we hope to post more in the future! www.youtube.com/@SudokuCon

07.04.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And SudokuCon 2025 - the first ever!!! - is in the books! Thanks to everyone who was able to join us - either online or in person - and to all the presenters!! This was an unforgettable experience!

07.04.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Starting out the final day of SudokuCon with some crazy theory talks from Mitchell Lee and Philip Newman!

06.04.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For the final Saturday session, we had the treat of listening to three time Sudoku World Champion Thomas Snyder. Competition stories, and tips and tricks to solve like a World Champion!

06.04.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The moment that the SudokuCon quilt was finished!

05.04.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fascinating presentation from Timberlake at Smart Hobbies on how to build great puzzle packs!

05.04.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you ever wondered how it is for 81 people to solve a sudoku at once? We're finding out at SudokuCon!

05.04.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very insightful and entertaining from all of you!

05.04.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With back up support/dancing from Zack!

05.04.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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