Monthly Archives: December 2013

Solving The Golden Nugget

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Sudent

Just in time for New Years, the Golden Nugget falls on the fourth exocet trial.  The monster gets creamed by the convergence of three powerful, but entirely accessible sysudoku tactics:   exocet trials, enumerated and sliced patterns, and the Sue de … Continue reading →

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Three Golden Nugget Exocet Trials

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Sudent

This is a report on the first three of the six possible exocet trials of the Golden Nugget based on the exocet verification and pattern data of the previous  two posts.  The trials demonstrate how properties of the exocet formation … Continue reading →

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Packing for the Golden Nugget Exocet Assault

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Sudent

This post completes exocet removal testing, finding an unexpected consistency over the solution combinations.  These results are so telling, that we prepare for a sysudoku assault of the Golden Nugget. We bring up a partnering brigade of 30 2-patterns, in … Continue reading →

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Nugget’s Exocet

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Sudent

This post examines the exocet attributed to Allen Barker and enthusiastically vetted by New Players forum, as applied to the opening elimination in the Golden Nugget.  This example suggests a more direct definition for the exocet , and introduces a … Continue reading →

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Rank’s Little Gotcha

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Sudent

Here we encounter the taxing complication in rank theory which occurs when base sets are allowed to intersect.  This further limits rank theory as a basis for human solving methods.  This blog opts out of rank field theory. As I … Continue reading →

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