The 78-Cell Sudoku Line

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
Allagem's sudoku Not All Who Wander Are Lost pays tribute to Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings in the most gorgeous way. This is a fascinating puzzle borne out of a 78 cell line... it almost beggars belief that it can have a unique solution... and yet!

Play the puzzle at the link below:

https://sudokupad.app/7exqntdae5

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Each line can be divided into one or more segments such that every segment in the grid sums to the same total. (For the avoidiance of doubt, this means that segments from both the 78-cell line and the 2-cell line have the same sum!) The digit in the grey square is even.

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Intro music and puzzle introduction
0:48 Tolkien's Poem
2:15 Monday's Blue Prince
3:04 August's competition
3:41 Happy Birthdays etc
6:28 Rules
8:28 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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