Monthly Archives: November 2014

The 2014 Akron Sudoku Tournament

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Sudent

Here is a report on my experience in the Akron-Summit County Library Sudoku Tournament of 2014 last Saturday. In particular, it’s a brief review on how well my recently introduced dublex bypass worked on the tournament puzzles. Each puzzle came … Continue reading →

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The Fiendish 100 BUG-gy Maze

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Sudent

Bad news for Su Doku Master Wayne Gould. Fiendish 100, the only “Fiendish” of our Train Your Brain Su Doku Fiendish review to survive line marking, is found to have at least 15 solutions. The solutions are revealed in multiple … Continue reading →

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Fiendish NPM Wins and Loses

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Sudent

The NPM collapse of Fiendish 130 is checkpointed, with regular slink marking backup on the solving logic. Then slink marking reveals the more demanding mental task necessary for NPM solving of Fiendish 145. Your “No Pencil Marks” trace to a … Continue reading →

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Gould’s Not So Fiendish

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Sudent

This post begins a review of Wayne Gould’s Fiendish collection in his Train Your Brain Su Doku. The review is an opportunity to take up an important issue in basic solving, the use of pencil marks. For the ten preselected … Continue reading →

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