As you make progress learning how to play sudoku, you will come across techniques that look similar to ones you have already learned but on your way to becoming an expert sudoku solver, the difference between them will become clearer as you practice. That is the case with the XY-Wing. In shape, it looks a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Intermediate Sudoku Techniques'
Sudoku Techniques (Part 8) – The XY-Wing
July 4th, 2009 No Comments
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Sudoku Techniques (part 7) – The X-Wing
July 1st, 2009 No Comments
How do you feel about your progress as a sudoku solver? By now, you should be picking up most puzzles without fear but there are plenty more sudoku tips to learn before we are finished with this subject. In theory, the subject for this post should be hidden triples and quads. I will confess to [...]
Tags: Sudoku Solving Techniques · X Wing
Sudoku Techniques (Part 6) – Naked Triples and Quads
June 27th, 2009 4 Comments
I was very tempted to put Naked Triplets in the title for this post after seeing the traffic that “Naked Pairs” generated. I can’t imagine why there would have been such a boost….I leave that as an exercise for the reader. Naked Triples (and quads) is another sudoku technique that will help you clear out [...]
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Sudoku Techniques (Part 5) – Naked Pairs
June 24th, 2009 No Comments
Today’s sudoku solving technique came as a revelation to me when I first saw it described. I am aware that I may have been using it unconsciously but it is completely obvious when you see it revealed. So then, one small step to helping you play sudoku more easily. This is called Naked Pairs. In [...]
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