Monthly Archives: April 2013

Extreme Stephens

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Sudent

This post completes my analysis of Paul Stephens advanced solving instruction in his current books, covering his “extreme” sections. Paul’s descriptions and examples are evaluated from the sysudoku perspective. Let’s start with another look at Paul’s preview for his Week … Continue reading →

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A Bv Scan of Week 48

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Sudent

Here we checkpoint the sysudoku bv scan on the blog homework puzzle, Week 48 in Paul Stephens’ Mastering Sudoku Week By Week.  The scan includes Sue de Coq and APE, two techniques ignored by Stephens’ books, and two techniques, XYZ-wings … Continue reading →

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Advanced Stephens

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Sudent

The review  reports how much of the Sysudoku Order of Battle Paul Stephens covers , and evaluates the explanations of advanced techniques in his two currently available books, Mastering Sudoku Week by Week, and Sudoku Addict’s Workbook.  This post is about … Continue reading →

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Starting With Stephens

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Sudent

This begins a review of Paul Stephens’ solving recommendations and puzzles.  The review is based on Paul’s currently offered books,  Mastering Sudoku Week by Week, subtitled “52 steps to becoming a Sudoku wizard” , and his The Sudoku Addict’s Handbook. … Continue reading →

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KrazyDad Super Coloring

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Sudent

This post follows the systematic dismantling of review puzzle SuperTough volume 5, book 8, #5, as it demonstrates the crushing logical power of Medusa coloring.  This completes the Sysudoku review of the excellent Super Tough collection found on http://krazydad.com. Here … Continue reading →

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