These videos are very helpful. I've been doing sudoku for a long time and wanted to advance to harder puzzles. Now my technique has improved by watching you solve and the "hard" puzzles are no longer so hard. I still get stuck sometimes, of course.
Another great tutorial! I’m realising that my usual approach of scanning the whole puzzle for doubles and marking them is not necessarily the best opening. That can create a lot of noise and detract from seeing the triples, hidden triples and NYT tricks (and any other snazzy moves I’m yet to learn!)
A fun and quick solve for me. Spoiler follows ... - - - - - There is an NYT trick on the top band, 4,5,9 from box 2 sets a triple in c3, c7 and c8 of r1. That leads to the 1,3,6 triple on r1 in box 2, and that leads to the 7,8 pair in box 2. There is another NYT Trick on band 2, row 5 gets a 2, 5, 9 triple from box 5. The 9 for r5 can only go in box 4, and so there's a resolved 2,5 pair on r5 in box 6. That leads to a 3,7,8 triple on r5 in box 5. I did both of these based on my initial inspection. I then did my usual corner-marking traversal for the digits from 1-9. My solve collapsed before I finished the corner-marks.
Took 9min 18sec for me, probably my fastest NYT Hard solve 💪 Also thanks for the Deet Deet Doot, explanation, I've always wondered where that one came from!
Well spotted! Not the end of the world but try not to put a spoiler in the first line of your comment, or at least label it with a warning. This was shown directly under the video for me.
@@Javier-ub2sy459 see middle three in row 1. Only 3 other slots left in row and it needs 459, so you can centre mark them as a triple at worst. Trick seen a lot in NYT puzzles. Look for boxes that have at least 3 digits and an empty column or row with partially filled rows or columns either side.
I am learning a lot of terminology but need to ask-broken/brakes/broke seems to have two different meanings. To make sure I understand one use is when you can solve the puzzle (that has broken the puzzle and now I can complete it) and the other is when the number(s) you place makes the puzzle unsolvable (now we don't have any place to place this number if we put it here so that has broken the puzzle). Am I understanding that correctly?
Yeah, the preposition used (if any) and context matter here. I'm trying to avoid saying that I've "broken the puzzle" when I mean that I've "trivialized the puzzle" but sometimes I slip up there. Here are the three meanings I can think of: 1. "This breaks the puzzle / I've broken the puzzle": This means that the puzzle is now unsolvable without backtracking. An incorrect / illogical step was taken. 2. "The break-in to the puzzle / I've broken into the puzzle": Some puzzles have a difficult, early step that you have to figure out before any real progress can be made. This is often called the "break-in". You've broken through the barrier to entry. Like breaking into a house. 3. "I've broken [the back of] the puzzle": I don't think anyone says the "[the back of]" part but it's implied as being a shortened idiom. Basically, the puzzle's spirit is broken and has become trivialized. But, this can definitely be confused with the first statement as it's exactly the same. Context is key here, and also this is why I'm trying to avoid saying this in this context. Like in this video, I said "I think this will resolve very quickly."
These videos are very helpful. I've been doing sudoku for a long time and wanted to advance to harder puzzles. Now my technique has improved by watching you solve and the "hard" puzzles are no longer so hard. I still get stuck sometimes, of course.
I'm glad they're helpful! If you're looking for harder puzzles I have an "advanced sudoku" series.
Thanks, I'll have a look!
Another great tutorial! I’m realising that my usual approach of scanning the whole puzzle for doubles and marking them is not necessarily the best opening. That can create a lot of noise and detract from seeing the triples, hidden triples and NYT tricks (and any other snazzy moves I’m yet to learn!)
A fun and quick solve for me. Spoiler follows ...
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There is an NYT trick on the top band, 4,5,9 from box 2 sets a triple in c3, c7 and c8 of r1. That leads to the 1,3,6 triple on r1 in box 2, and that leads to the 7,8 pair in box 2. There is another NYT Trick on band 2, row 5 gets a 2, 5, 9 triple from box 5. The 9 for r5 can only go in box 4, and so there's a resolved 2,5 pair on r5 in box 6. That leads to a 3,7,8 triple on r5 in box 5. I did both of these based on my initial inspection. I then did my usual corner-marking traversal for the digits from 1-9. My solve collapsed before I finished the corner-marks.
Took 9min 18sec for me, probably my fastest NYT Hard solve 💪 Also thanks for the Deet Deet Doot, explanation, I've always wondered where that one came from!
A nice, quick, 10-minute solve today. Seemed a much easier puzzle compared to some in the last couple of weeks
NYT trick on 459 in the top band. Spotted it straight away. I'm learning! Thanks for explaining the 'doop dee doot' on the corner 3's
Well spotted! Not the end of the world but try not to put a spoiler in the first line of your comment, or at least label it with a warning. This was shown directly under the video for me.
@@jwheare Good point...and noted. I guess I was so excited at seeing something 'The Master' hadn't ; doesn't happen very often, believe me.
Hola, me puedes explicar cuál es el truco del NTY.Gracias
@@Javier-ub2sy459 see middle three in row 1. Only 3 other slots left in row and it needs 459, so you can centre mark them as a triple at worst. Trick seen a lot in NYT puzzles. Look for boxes that have at least 3 digits and an empty column or row with partially filled rows or columns either side.
@@jwheare Muchas gracias .Un saludo
10:22 to solve.
3:27 for me, I got insanely lucky spotting multiple singles early.
Completed in 6m04s
5m42s, my fastest solve so far. When I started doing these puzzles it usually took me like half an hour (sometimes even more), it feels amazing.
Great time!
Nice and easy today 8:10 😄
9.51 without pencil markings
00:09:49
I am learning a lot of terminology but need to ask-broken/brakes/broke seems to have two different meanings. To make sure I understand one use is when you can solve the puzzle (that has broken the puzzle and now I can complete it) and the other is when the number(s) you place makes the puzzle unsolvable (now we don't have any place to place this number if we put it here so that has broken the puzzle). Am I understanding that correctly?
Yeah, the preposition used (if any) and context matter here. I'm trying to avoid saying that I've "broken the puzzle" when I mean that I've "trivialized the puzzle" but sometimes I slip up there.
Here are the three meanings I can think of:
1. "This breaks the puzzle / I've broken the puzzle": This means that the puzzle is now unsolvable without backtracking. An incorrect / illogical step was taken.
2. "The break-in to the puzzle / I've broken into the puzzle": Some puzzles have a difficult, early step that you have to figure out before any real progress can be made. This is often called the "break-in". You've broken through the barrier to entry. Like breaking into a house.
3. "I've broken [the back of] the puzzle": I don't think anyone says the "[the back of]" part but it's implied as being a shortened idiom. Basically, the puzzle's spirit is broken and has become trivialized. But, this can definitely be confused with the first statement as it's exactly the same. Context is key here, and also this is why I'm trying to avoid saying this in this context. Like in this video, I said "I think this will resolve very quickly."
thank you for the explanations. I appreciate your time here.@@Rangsk