Monthly Archives: October 2014

Just One More Dave Green

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Sudent

Here we savor one more basic solving 5-star gem by Dave Green, appearing in my paper, the Akron Beacon Journal, October 19, 2014. My plan was to conclude the Dave Green portion of the Sysudoku basic solving clinic with the … Continue reading →

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Basic by Our Fingernails

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Sudent

Here we continue a salute to Dave Green in the current Sysudoku Basic clinic by illustratively checkpointing a highly challenging Sunday 5-star published in the Akron Beacon Journal on June 29, 2014. Box marking goes nowhere in this gem, leaving … Continue reading →

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Green Pastures

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Sudent

Continuing the basic clinic, this post recognizes Dave Green for his Sunday 5-star syndicated series, and checkpoints an illustrative example of Sysudoku marking on one of them. The checkpoint compares the traces, with and without the dublex bypass. Finally I … Continue reading →

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The Slink Marking Bypass

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Sudent

This post describes an adaptation of Sysudoku box marking which is suitable for timed solving contests. I call it the slink marking bypass. You apply the slink and triple marks to finding clues and cell claiming naked pairs only, bypassing … Continue reading →

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