Monthly Archives: June 2019

Lucky Panda 240 Rides Nice Loop Coloring


The candidates of a nice loop form a coloring cluster. This review puzzle from the Lucky Panda Sudoku review illustrates a decisive nice loop coloring. Two hidden UR 2 show up as well. After a productive bypass and box marking, … Continue reading

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Lucky Panda 192


This post details the basics and the easy solution of the fourth puzzle of the Lucky Panda Sudoku review, “insanely difficult” 192.  It’s not with a bv map. The bypass starts with a 3-fill and immediately resolves two. Then slink … Continue reading

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LuckyPanda 96 and 144


This post has a bypass trace to the solution of 96 in Lucky Panda 504 Sudoku Puzzles, and a basic trace and immediate coloring wrap for 144. The review will continue with single puzzles. It’s not mentioned in the text, … Continue reading

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Lucky Panda Books Extremely Hard 48


LPB 48, the first review puzzle of Lucky Panda Books 504 Sudoku Puzzles, features an interesting hidden dublex and many unresolved 3-fills with fill strings trimmed by line slinks. The easy line marking closes with a DIY unique rectangle. A … Continue reading

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