Monthly Archives: August 2018

Funster Extreme 102 Goes BOGO


Barely escaping the bypass, funster Extreme 102 offers a thematic example as inference chain seeing nets an extra victim for the collapse. Close to a bypass victim, Extreme 102 finishes basic quietly. On the line marked grid grid is a … Continue reading

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A Timely Finned Fish in funster Extreme 88


Continuing the review of Charles Timmerman’s funster Hard to Extreme Sudoku, with Extreme 88. The basic compensates for a modest  bypass with a favorable line marking. A naked single early and a finned 2-wing late. Finned fish is a topic … Continue reading

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Funster Extreme 60 and 74 Go Together


Two brief advanced appearances are reported in this post in review of the Extreme section of Charles Timmerman’s Funster Hard to Extreme Sudoku. In Extreme 60, the bypass starts with a 3-fill and uses them to solve a big wedge. … Continue reading

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Funster Extreme 46 Not So Much


The review of Charles Timmerman’s funster Hard to Extreme Sudoku continues with Extreme 46. It’s  entertainingly advanced. Extreme 46 has its moments.  The basic trace is spread across the page with 3-fill after 3-fill. Two unusual events occur in box … Continue reading

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