Sudoku, How To Solve

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Learn to solve Sudoku puzzles the FUN way. Using "either or's" and "pairs" makes most puzzles fun to solve.

  1. By: Luckenbach
  2. Categories How To
  3. Views 55,271
  4. Added :28-Nov-07
  5. Related Link: Sailing Texas Sudoku #2
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  • my strategy is slighty different.

    this is actually a quite simple one. and Im not even that good (yet)
    and I don't understand why you start by going through all numbers from 1 to 9.
    start looking at the numbers that are mostly populating the sudoku.
    in this one,the 7's and 9's and start from there.
    looking for 2 of the same number in the big boxes, horiz or vertically and figuring out in which cell in the 3rd box the last one will end up.

    By sherlyzz 1287273560
  • This video solved my problem!!!

    9:50 working on 8s is the type of solution I was missing on a regular basis and kept me from solving many puzzles. This is in part because your annotation system is much better than mine, I didn't differentiate between pairs and either-ors so instead I would just have 4 numbers listed and it was just too much to comprehend. Thank you for showing me one of the ways to go about this!

    From the starting diagram, what exactly defines the difficulty level? I assume it is a formula based on number of row/column/box eliminations, pairs, half pairs etc that are visible but I would like the details if you know them :-)

    By adzim4 1202217609
    • difficulty level

      It is partly how many numbers you get to start. Today they say that "true" Sudoku puzzles are symmetrical, but you do see others.
      I subscribe to the Dell Extreme Sudoku, which rates the puzzles Easy, Medium, and Hard, so that is what determines the difficulty level on mine. The Easy ones are too easy now, but the Hard ones are fun.

      By Luckenbach 1202219185
  • Thank you spoc

    Great 5 stars you ready to beam up, your work is done.

    By mep2003 1202035113
  • Thanks

    Nice way to solve Sudoku

    By Ruuperts. 1201952928
  • good tutorial 5 stars

    wen i first saw sudoku a few years ago i had no idea how to play it but im pretty good at them now my fastest is under 2 mins to complete on a medium to hard doku.

    By crof 1201024916
  • nice job

    u have great video.
    hopefully u always upload new fresh video.

    By spainsexy 1200953665
    • I will do more

      I've been thinging about what to show, it is hard to do a video. Glad you all find it useful.

      By Luckenbach 1201040614
  • at 8 min.

    at 8 min u al ready can see it can't be a 3 or a 8 it must be a 3 the 8 is already in the box...
    but a realy good video 5 star!!

    By masterrick16 1200868005
    • You are correct

      at that point anyone can see it must be a 3. However, I am trying to show how my methods are useful, not that they are the ONLY strategies.
      This is one reason Sudoku is so much fun, you can use many strategies all at the same time.
      I am trying to show the techniques that I use the most, and I have been thinking about how to show them better in the future. Terribly sorry when I make mistakes, or miss things now and then, I will try to do better with the next video.

      By Luckenbach 1200882165
    • i have try it today

      i have try it today and yes it works realy good..
      did try a harder 1 and also it was done in notime.. good video!

      By masterrick16 1200936118
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