Category Archives: Snyder

Arnold Abandons Reason

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Sudent

This post calls out Arnold Snyder’s embrace of arbitrary guessing as a way around the inadequate advanced Snyder methods in Sudoku Formula 3. I also deplore his misguided endorsement of Peter Gordon’s Sudoku Guide. If the puzzle survives the “Snyder … Continue reading →

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Advanced Solving with Arnold

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Sudent

This post reviews the 54 pages of Arnold Snyder’s Sudoku Formula 3 devoted to advanced solving techniques. These are sandwiched between 35 pages that repeat his Sudoku Formula 2, and 19 pages on how to get the solution by arbitrary … Continue reading →

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Basic Sudoku With Arnold

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Sudent

This post compares Arnold Snyder’s basic solving methods, the techniques leading to a full set of candidates, with Sysudoku basic.  Snyder’s basic methods are described in Sudoku Formula 1 and Formula 2. A second post will evaluate the Snyder advanced … Continue reading →

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