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A funster Extreme 116 Labor Day Special

Posted on September 4, 2018 by

An effective bypass, and a simple uniqueness rectangle, and three choices to close down funster Extreme 116 early. Charles Timmerman’s funster Extreme collection is less than  extreme, but a good introduction to advanced solving methods. The basic work is easy, … Continue reading →

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Funster Extreme 46 Not So Much

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

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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Only Not Extreme 46

Posted on October 10, 2017 by

The review of Castillo’s Only Extreme collection continues with Only Extreme 46.  A very extensive bypass is survived, to leave very little to add in box marking, and an interesting line marking.  The rest is murder by the usual suspects … Continue reading →

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Closing Very Hard v.2 with the Real 38

Posted on July 4, 2017 by

To be fair, here is my do over of the real Ardv2 38, the one with a given 7 in r7c6.  My omission of it hatched a productive distraction, having no bearing on the collection it came from. The basic … Continue reading →

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Suset Jelly in nrc Space

Posted on December 6, 2016 by

Here we work through an advanced supersymmetry example from The Hidden Logic of Sudoku, without the symmetries.  The humanly practical tools of Sysudoku are entirely adequate to the task. The theme of this review is that the burdensome emulation SudoRules, … Continue reading →

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Cycling Blindfolded with the Guide

Posted on January 20, 2015 by

This post calls out Gordon Guide misguidance related to coloring, slink chains and the XY chain. AIC fundamentals are omitted in favor of ineffectual strategy and renaming of well known AIC formations. First, lets checkpoint the basic solving of the … Continue reading →

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