A Change in the GAS Gang

Here are the URLs for today's 5 GAS (Genuinely Approachable Sudoku) puzzles. Hat times are given as (two hats/one hat). Any correct solution gets you a dinosaur.
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits along arrows sum to the circled total.
Normal sudoku rules apply. Cells surrounding a black dot contain at least two pairs of consecutive digits. The pairs might or might not overlap. Cells surrounding a white dot contain exactly one pair of consecutive digits. Digits around a dot may repeat and are counted both times for consecutive pairs. Not all dots are necessarily given.
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Cells separated by a black dot contain digits with a ratio of 1:X, where X is the number in the black dot. Cells separated by a white dot contain digits with a difference of N, where N is the number in the white dot.
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in cells directly connected by a green line differ by at least 5.
GAS 470 – Cage Twins by Clover
Normal sudoku rules apply. Every digit that appears in a cage must appear exactly twice in that cage.

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Hi! We're Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, two of the UK's most enthusiastic puzzle solvers. We have both represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships and the World Puzzle Championships. We're also "cryptic crossword" aficionados. Mark is the twelve-time winner of The Times championship and Simon is the former record holder for most consecutive correct solutions to The Listener crossword. We hope we can help your puzzle solving while also introducing you to some of the world's best puzzles.

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[mileswheeler]

All under 10 minutes for me today. Really enjoyed them.
Puzzle 1 - 8:04
Puzzle 2 - 9:54
Puzzle 3 - 8:14
Puzzle 4 - 9:25
Puzzle 5 - 8:14

[joubess]

Great puzzles, Mark! Best of luck at the championship! These were all approachable in that they were straightforward about the break-ins. These puzzles were not necessarily easy, however. I collected another zoo of dinosaurs today, as usual. I post my times for all of us who are average human beings with a love for Sudoku, but not in the top performers. It's something I suppose we can shoot for long-term.
Puzzle 1 33:20
Puzzle 2 34:53
Puzzle 3 18:25
Puzzle 4 50:28
Puzzle 5 30:30

[MarushiaDark]

Good luck at the world championships, Mark. Stay positive, stay hydrated. Keep calm and puzzle on.

[zachpekarsky]

Good luck at the world championships! Have a great time!

[daysofthunder]

GAS 466 – Sam I Am Not - 00:12:16 🎩
GAS 467 – Consec - 00:12:23 🎩
GAS 468 – Difference Ratio Sudoku - 00:07:39 🎩
GAS 469 – German Coin - 00:11:03 🎩
GAS 470 – Cage Twins - 00:15:16

Total: 58:37

[mudscuffer]

GAS 466 – Sam I Am Not by Philip Newman: 7:03 --- 2 hats
GAS 467 –Consec. Quads by Clover : 7:44 --- 2 hats
GAS 468 – Difference Ratio Sudoku by jovi_al: 7:03 --- 1 hat
GAS 469 – German Coin by Philip Newman: 15:14 --- no hat
GAS 470 – Cage Twins by Clover : 9:46 --- 1 hat

[dilbert]

6:40 (2)
14:50 (1)
9:19 (1)
10:09 (1)
10:19 (1)

6 hats this time. I'm just starting to get into GAS, so I've been going back to the earliest videos and working through them; it's been great to have so many puzzles readily available. I still want to challenge myself with the newer ones, though. As seems to be common, Consecutive Quads was my undoing, and I was exceedingly lucky to pull in with a hat. I don't regularly do German Whispers sudoku, so this was an excellent trainer for that. My favorite of the set, though, was Cage Twins. Finally seeing some tricks about how to get the pairs lined up was gratifying, and from there, it was a relatively standard sudoku.

Best of luck at the championships! I can't say how you'll do, only you can control that, but I think it is very safe to say you have the largest contingent of well-wishers at the event!

[MikoKisai]

9 hats - the Consecutive Quads did indeed get you. New total is 886 hats and 4 dinos.

Not sure why you think Jovi's puzzles are hard, so far you've gotten 2 hats on all of hers...

[Kirbyfan]

My times:
Sam I Am Not - 8:30 (one hat, dinosaur)
Consec. Quads - 7:44 (two hats, dinosaur)
Difference Ratio Sudoku - 6:31 (one hat, dinosaur)
German Coin - 7:43 (two hats, dinosaur)
Cage Twins - 10:06 (one hat, dinosaur)

[mariellehoexum]

GAS 466 – Sam I Am Not by Philip Newman: 6:42 --- 2 hats
GAS 467 –Consec. Quads by Clover : 4:49 --- 2 hats
GAS 468 – Difference Ratio Sudoku by jovi_al: 4:34 --- 2 hats
GAS 469 – German Coin by Philip Newma: 5:10 --- 2hats
GAS 470 – Cage Twins by Clover : 4:28 --- 2 hats

A FULL 10 HAT SCORE!!!

[Ryan-ysqc]

GAS 466 – Sam I Am Not by Philip Newman - 6:36
GAS 467 –Consec. Quads by Clover - 5:20
GAS 468 – Difference Ratio Sudoku by jovi_al - 5:32
GAS 469 – German Coin by Philip Newma - 6:59
GAS 470 – Cage Twins by Clover - 8:55

Total = 33:22

[srwapo]

GAS 466 - 6:30, really neat layout.
GAS 467 - 9:59, really took my forever to figure out Box 5. Don't think I've don't these clues before.
GAS 468 - 6:05, really enjoyable solve.
GAS 469 - 5:39, fun, felt slow scanning.
GAS 470 - 9:59, screwed up one of the boxes (had a 6, 9 pencil mark in a box and when I figured out the digit, I made one a 6 and the other a 9), KNEW something was wrong, but didn't see the issue until I spent a few more minutes working on it.

Total: 38:12

[davidburn]

I am picking up a most impressive number of dinosaurs - Jurassic Park, eat your heart out! And good luck, Mark - top 50 is still pretty remarkable.

[nickatty]

I noticed that the last one was one of those with something odd going on with the numbers: swap every N for 10-N and you end up with the same grid rotated.

[TurquoizeGoldscraper]

Sam I Am Not by Philip Newman: 8:35
Consec. Quads by Clover: --- My head hurts, I'm passing on this one.
Difference Ratio Sudoku by jovi_al.: 6:22
German Coin by Philip Newman: 15:02
Cage Twins by Clover:
Total: 29:59

[emilywilliams]

This was so great, I love to see you powering, may I say, beasting through these puzzles tonight. I enjoyed it immensely, as I always do. I will be checking the results link as the days go along on Monday and Tuesday. There may have been some great solvers who have turned 50 since 2019, but I daresay few people in the world have solved as many sudoku puzzles in the past three years as you have. All the best, Mark! Can't wait to see you upon your return.

[LixLorn]

I only got one hat from this set. Really enjoyed the Twisted rulesets used in three of them! oddly, the one that UTTERLY destroyed me, forcing me to restart twice, was the german coin. Clearly I need to show more respect to the whispers... I hope you (in the video, in the past) have a good time at the championships (in the future of the video, but the past for both you and me)!

[greatgreyowl]

It's a good thing I got my Dino license as I seem to be collecting them all. 😆🤣

[TheAntibozo]

At 18:40 Mark concludes that he needs 3-4-5, but he could also have 5-4-5.

[Coyotek]

Puzzle 1 - 6:06
Puzzle 2 - 6:36
Puzzle 3 - 3:38
Puzzle 4 - 5:31
Puzzle 5 - 6:10

Total -- 28:01 ... not great on any single sudoku, but fairly consistent today

Fun puzzles as always!