Monthly Archives: September 2016

Recovering From a Small Disaster

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Sudent

This post corrects an incorrect homework assignment, and announces some changes in Sysudoku due to a switch to a new computer and updated operating system. Last week was not a good one. On Tuesday I posted an incorrect puzzle for … Continue reading →

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Dave’s Friday Labor Day Four-Star

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Sudent

This post traces basic solving on the first of three Labor Day puzzles by Dave Green.  The series is an opportunity to highlight the efficient and uncluttered basic level Sudoku solving with the slink marking bypass. In keeping with the … Continue reading →

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Adopting the Slink Marking Bypass

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Sudent

This post reviews the origins of the slink marking bypass, now adopted for Sysudoku basic solving. A bypass trace on Very Hard 28 illustrates the challenge available in a basic level puzzle.   It also kicks off a series of  Dave … Continue reading →

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Mike Peterson’s Very Hard Sudoku, v.1

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Sudent

Resuming posts after a quiet summer, this review identifies the title book as a basic level collection, offering an interesting challenge for the slink marking bypass, and little else.  The brief  introduction offers interesting historical facts, but is another example … Continue reading →

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