Monthly Archives: March 2019

A Classic Insane 144


After the two Basic level 96 and 120, James Forest’s Classic Sudoku comes back with one puzzle, 144,  in the tradition of the KrazyDad Insane collection.  The bv are there, but it takes a few X-chain ANL to jar loose … Continue reading

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Classic 96 and 120 Solved in Basic


In the James Forest Classic Sudoku review, The next two pre-selected puzzles are solved in Basic, one in early line marking and one in the bypass. They are both excellent examples of the kind of Sudoku entertainment Basic level puzzles … Continue reading

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An XY Playground in Classic 72


James Forest’s Classic 72 delivers two rare birds, then gets tripped up by a Y-wing. The bypass threatens to take over, but leaves  an XY playground.       The line marked grid gives all of the Sysudoku Basic results. … Continue reading

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Classic 48 Gets to the Crayons


The second Classic of Forest’s Classic Sudoku book 30 is a strategic win for Sysudoku Advanced. X-panel keys unlock an imbalanced web of 3, 6 and 8 candidates, allowing coloring clusters to carve it into four armies, which merge and … Continue reading

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