Monthly Archives: August 2014

Trial or Error?

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Sudent

This post compares Sysudoku trial strategy with the chain or disproof hypothesis strategy described in Bob Hanson’s Sudoku Assistant report. My opinion is that Bob’s strategy contributions and his Sudoku Assistant solving records are both compromised by a willingness to … Continue reading →

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Hanson’s Strong and Weak Hinges

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Sudent

Continuing our intense review of Bob Hanson’s web report on Sudoku Assistant, I found no useful additions to the Sysudoku repertoire in the next few sections, so they just get a mention in passing. Then we examine Bob’s simple but … Continue reading →

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Hanson’s Polarity ANL

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Sudent

This post reviews the section of Bob Hanson’s Sudoku Assistant report titled Almost- Locked Ranges. It presents an effective solving idea, but with hazy definitions and a confusing name. Here I identify this idea as a familiar one in the … Continue reading →

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Suset Sashimi

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Sudent

This review of Hanson’s Sudoku Assistant shows that his grid ALS discovery algorithm, which I have long used as a scratchpad algorithm for human solvers, is very good at finding effective finned fish and kraken fish, particularly sashimi. Readers were … Continue reading →

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