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I'd say I use coloring too much lol. Between simple colors, X-colors, 3d medusa coloring, and something that I've never really seen named but cracks basically any puzzle, I usually only rely on chains to help fill in the coloring shortfalls. Great video btw, it seems no one else really shows you how to look for these AIC's, just how they work.
@@eastwood-gr1ze I loved your response, and I’m glad you found this helpful. I have been experimenting with coloring in my solving videos to see if it helps with pointing out certain strategies.
Pretty nice video but I had to look up what exactly the strong/weak links mean because this stuff is key for creating the chains for elimination. I'm not really familiar with these concepts but stumbled upon a loop/AIC in the solver after getting stuck and had no idea how that pattern worked so the video here is really helpful. Pretty tough to spot these patterns on your own though.
I agree about the strong and weak links verbiage. I had to watch Sudoku Swami explain it a few times before I understood it. Thank you for the feedback. I am glad the video helped you with your puzzle. 🧩 😎
Great video! the practical advice on how to spot them was very helpful. Hope you put out more videos, and consider cleaning up the overlay since it can be a bit distracting. Maybe move the stuff there to an intro/outro.
I am glad you found it useful. Thank you for the feedback on the overlay. I’ll see what I can do. I want to to make the grid bigger. Do you like the quotes at the top?
This is a good tutorial for AICs. However, the first puzzle can be solved without using them... Consider cells r2c5, r5c2 and the pattern of unfilled cells in box 5. It's possible to make some eliminations and place a few digits. These leave a triple which gives a pointing pair and cracks the puzzle. I'll let you work it out. :)
hank you for pointing this out. I love your thoughtful analysis of these puzzles. Your approach is closer to what the setter of the puzzle actually intended. He gave me feedback similar to yours after the video came out. I used this as an example because I remember it being a fun grid to hunt for AIC Type 1's.
I used Hodoku free desktop app for this video. It’s quite handy for coloring and marking all the candidates and it has great training modes for studying various strategies. Thank you so much for watching.
QOD: Do you use coloring when solving Sudoku? Join the Smartie Party now to get EXCLUSIVE reward puzzle packs, ad free content, discord access, and so much more 👉www.buymeacoffee.com/timberlakeB/membership
Time Stamps:
01:21 AIC Type 1 Example 1
10:23 AIC Type 1 Example 2
14:33 AIC Type 1 Example 3
I'd say I use coloring too much lol. Between simple colors, X-colors, 3d medusa coloring, and something that I've never really seen named but cracks basically any puzzle, I usually only rely on chains to help fill in the coloring shortfalls.
Great video btw, it seems no one else really shows you how to look for these AIC's, just how they work.
@@eastwood-gr1ze I loved your response, and I’m glad you found this helpful. I have been experimenting with coloring in my solving videos to see if it helps with pointing out certain strategies.
Pretty nice video but I had to look up what exactly the strong/weak links mean because this stuff is key for creating the chains for elimination. I'm not really familiar with these concepts but stumbled upon a loop/AIC in the solver after getting stuck and had no idea how that pattern worked so the video here is really helpful. Pretty tough to spot these patterns on your own though.
I agree about the strong and weak links verbiage. I had to watch Sudoku Swami explain it a few times before I understood it. Thank you for the feedback. I am glad the video helped you with your puzzle. 🧩 😎
Great video! the practical advice on how to spot them was very helpful.
Hope you put out more videos, and consider cleaning up the overlay since it can be a bit distracting. Maybe move the stuff there to an intro/outro.
I am glad you found it useful. Thank you for the feedback on the overlay. I’ll see what I can do. I want to to make the grid bigger. Do you like the quotes at the top?
This is a good tutorial for AICs. However, the first puzzle can be solved without using them...
Consider cells r2c5, r5c2 and the pattern of unfilled cells in box 5. It's possible to make some eliminations and place a few digits. These leave a triple which gives a pointing pair and cracks the puzzle. I'll let you work it out. :)
hank you for pointing this out. I love your thoughtful analysis of these puzzles. Your approach is closer to what the setter of the puzzle actually intended. He gave me feedback similar to yours after the video came out. I used this as an example because I remember it being a fun grid to hunt for AIC Type 1's.
What app are u using? It allows to colour each candidate
I used Hodoku free desktop app for this video. It’s quite handy for coloring and marking all the candidates and it has great training modes for studying various strategies. Thank you so much for watching.