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- 04:06, 4 July 2020 diff hist +19 N Band Redirected page to Floor current Tag: New redirect
- 04:05, 4 July 2020 diff hist +38 N ATE Redirected page to Aligned Triple Exclusion current Tag: New redirect
- 04:04, 4 July 2020 diff hist -1 APE Redirected page to Aligned Pair Exclusion current Tag: New redirect
- 04:04, 4 July 2020 diff hist +37 N APE Created page with "#REDIRECT Aligned Pair Exclusion "
- 04:02, 4 July 2020 diff hist 0 Alternating Inference Chain →An Example Involving Groups in Premises current
- 04:01, 4 July 2020 diff hist +88 Alternating Inference Chain →An Example Involving Groups in Premises
- 04:01, 4 July 2020 diff hist +2 Alternating Inference Chain →An Example Involving Groups in Premises
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- 04:00, 4 July 2020 diff hist -82 Alternating Inference Chain →A Further Example
- 03:58, 4 July 2020 diff hist 0 N File:AIC3.png current
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- 03:53, 4 July 2020 diff hist +6,202 Alternating Inference Chain
- 03:50, 4 July 2020 diff hist 0 N File:BUG-2.png current
- 03:48, 4 July 2020 diff hist +2,248 N Uniqueness Controversy Created page with "The use of solving techniques that base deductions on the premise that the Sudoku has a unique solution is controversial. On the one hand, there is only one fundament..." current
- 03:48, 4 July 2020 diff hist +4,807 N Bivalue Universal Grave Created page with "A '''Bivalue Universal Grave''' or '''BUG''' is a state of the grid in which every unsolved cell has 2 candidates, without the presence of Hidden Singles. Thi..." current
- 02:24, 5 June 2020 diff hist +38 N GEM Redirected page to Graded Equivalence Marks current Tag: New redirect
- 02:18, 5 June 2020 diff hist +913 N Backdoor Created page with "A '''backdoor''' is a placement of one or more candidates in their respective cells, which allows the player to complete the Sudoku with relatively simple solvin..." current
- 02:18, 5 June 2020 diff hist +618 N Guess Created page with "A digit placed into a cell without a logical reason. A controversial way to solve a Sudoku, usually employed when the player cannot advance using the solving te..." current
- 02:17, 5 June 2020 diff hist +1,771 N Backtrack Created page with "Return to an earlier position in the solving path, after a contradiction or a dead end has been reached. Backtracking is mainly used by Sudoku computer programs to deter..." current
- 02:16, 5 June 2020 diff hist +701 N Bifurcation Created page with "A limited form of Trial & Error where only constraints with 2 remaining candidates are considered. When there are only 2 candidates left for a constraint, one of..." current
- 02:15, 5 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:GEM Example.png current
- 02:13, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,079 N Graded Equivalence Marks Created page with "From time to time, people come up with powerful solving techniques, which only receive a cool welcome by the general Sudoku community and disappear into oblivion after..." current
- 02:02, 5 June 2020 diff hist +5,049 N Color Wrap Created page with "'''Color Wrap''' is a subtype of coloring that eliminates candidates for one of the parities in a single cluster by exposing a contradiction in..." current
- 01:59, 5 June 2020 diff hist +1,184 N Color Trap Created page with "'''Color Trap''' is a type of coloring that uses a single cluster with only 2 colors to perform eliminations outside this cluster. Together with the Color Wrap, th..." current
- 01:58, 5 June 2020 diff hist +23 N Ultracoloring Redirected page to 3D Medusa current Tag: New redirect
- 01:54, 5 June 2020 diff hist +28 N Conjugate Redirected page to Conjugate pair current Tag: New redirect
- 15:36, 4 June 2020 diff hist -4 Nishio current
- 15:33, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,113 N Nishio Created page with "A limited form of Trial & Error where only candidates for a single digit are considered. '''Nishio''' is a slightly controversial solving technique that exami..."
- 04:13, 4 June 2020 diff hist +651 N Secondary set Created page with "The term '''secondary set''' is used when describing fish patterns. A fish pattern has 2 interacting sets of constraints. These are usually rows or columns, b..." current
- 04:12, 4 June 2020 diff hist +912 N Defining set Created page with "The term '''defining set''' is used when describing fish patterns. A fish pattern has 2 interacting sets of constraints. These are usually rows or columns, bu..." current
- 04:12, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Franken jellyfish.png current
- 04:11, 4 June 2020 diff hist +714 N Franken Jellyfish Created page with "The '''Franken Jellyfish''' is a fish pattern of the Franken Fish type. This type allows either the defining set or the secondary set to contain boxes, as..." current
- 04:10, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Sashimi jellyfish cr.png current
- 04:10, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,487 N Sashimi Jellyfish Created page with "A '''Sashimi Jellyfish''' is a fish pattern, formed by an incomplete Jellyfish which is stabilized by additional candidates in a box that intersects with one o..." current
- 04:09, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Sfxw.png current
- 04:09, 4 June 2020 diff hist +760 N Finned X-Wing Created page with "A '''Finned X-Wing''' is an X-Wing pattern that has one or more extra candidates in one of the 4 boxes. Like regular fish, it is a single-digit solving t..." current
- 04:06, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Sashimi3.png current
- 04:06, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Sashimi2.png current
- 04:06, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,018 N Sashimi X-Wing Created page with "A '''Sashimi X-Wing''' is a Finned X-Wing that does not have a candidate for the constituent X-Wing in the box that contains the fin. == Single Fin == Whe..." current
- 04:05, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Sashimi1.png current
- 04:04, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,384 N Sashimi Fish Created page with "'''Sashimi Fish''' is named after the '''Sashimi Observation''' made by ''Myth Jellies'', and is a type of Finned Fish. The writer noticed that a fish pattern does no..." current
- 04:03, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Sashimi swordfish crx.png current
- 04:02, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Sashimi swordfish lc.png current
- 04:02, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Sashimi swordfish cr.png current
- 04:02, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Sashimi swordfish rcx.png current
- 04:01, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Sashimi swordfish rc.png current
- 04:01, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,465 N Sashimi Swordfish Created page with "A '''Sashimi Swordfish''' is a Finned Swordfish that has no candidate for the underlying Swordfish in the box containing the fin. This is only one member..." current
- 04:00, 4 June 2020 diff hist +23 N Elimination Redirected page to Eliminate current Tag: New redirect
- 03:58, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:FinnedSwordfish.png current
- 03:57, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,193 N Finned Swordfish Created page with "A '''Finned Swordfish''' is the finned version of a Swordfish. It is a single-digit solving technique. The formal definition for a Finned Swordfis..." current
- 03:57, 4 June 2020 diff hist +346 N Fin Created page with "The name '''fin''' is used to identify the surplus candidates of a Finned Fish. This surplus is confined to a single box. The remaining candidates in the pattern f..." current
- 03:56, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2 Finned Fish current
- 03:56, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 Finned Fish
- 03:56, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 Finned Fish
- 03:56, 4 June 2020 diff hist -78 Finned Fish
- 03:55, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Finnedxwing.png current
- 03:54, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,010 N Finned Fish Created page with "'''Finned Fish''' is a variety of fish that has extra candidates in a single box. Like regular fish, it is a single-digit solving technique. The same name..."
- 03:53, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Finned jellyfish.png current
- 03:53, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,450 N Finned Jellyfish Created page with "A '''Finned Jellyfish''' is the finned version of a Jellyfish. It is a single-digit solving technique. The formal definition for a Finned Jellyfis..." current
- 03:52, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Jellyfish lc.png current
- 03:51, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Jellyfish-crx.png current
- 03:51, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Jellyfish-rcx.png current
- 03:50, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Jellyfish.png current
- 03:47, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,890 N Jellyfish Created page with "A '''Jellyfish''' is a fish with 4 rows and 4 columns. == Jellyfish in the Rows == : When all candidates for a particular digit in 4 rows are located in..." current
- 03:46, 4 June 2020 diff hist -1 Templating Redirected page to Pattern Overlay Method current Tag: New redirect
- 03:46, 4 June 2020 diff hist +37 N Templating Created page with "#REDIRECT Pattern Overlay Method "
- 03:45, 4 June 2020 diff hist -12 Pattern Overlay Method current
- 03:44, 4 June 2020 diff hist -29 Pattern Overlay Method
- 03:44, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:POM3.png current
- 03:43, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:POM2.png current
- 03:43, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:POM1.png current
- 03:43, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:POM.png current
- 03:41, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,369 N Pattern Overlay Method Created page with "The '''Pattern Overlay Method''' or '''POM''' analyzes the way digits can be placed in the remaining candidate space. This solving technique should be avoided when..."
- 03:40, 4 June 2020 diff hist -1 Template current
- 03:40, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Template.png current
- 03:40, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:2-string kite.png current
- 03:40, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:2-string kite example.png current
- 03:40, 4 June 2020 diff hist -24 Template
- 03:39, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:2-string kite grouped.png current
- 03:39, 4 June 2020 diff hist +4,865 N 2-String Kite Created page with "The '''2-String Kite''' solving technique describes a particular type of Turbot Fish as a pattern. It has been introduced as a separate technique, because the Tur..." current
- 03:38, 4 June 2020 diff hist +587 N Template Created page with "A '''template''' or '''pattern''' is a possible configuration for all instances a single digit that does not violate the Sudoku rule. For a standard Sudoku, there are..."
- 03:38, 4 June 2020 diff hist +981 N Pattern Created page with "Within the context of Sudoku, a '''pattern''' can be: * A recognizable structure in the remaining candidates for a single digit. * A template that represents o..." current
- 03:36, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Finned swordfish.png current
- 03:36, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Grouped turbot.png current
- 03:35, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Empty rectangle.png current
- 03:35, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Grouped turbot cycle1.png current
- 03:35, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,945 N Sudopedia:Fish diagram Created page with "When a solving technique only deals with the candidates for a single digit, it is customary to use the letter '''X''' to replace this digit, both in chain nota..." current
- 03:35, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,478 N Grouped Turbot Fish Created page with "The '''Grouped Turbot Fish''' solving technique extends the definition of a regular Turbot Fish, by allowing nodes in the loop which are '''groups''' of cand..." current
- 03:34, 4 June 2020 diff hist +6,730 N Empty Rectangle Created page with "The '''Empty Rectangle''' is a single-digit solving technique which uses the absence of candidates to perform an elimination. An alternative term is '''hinge''',..." current
- 03:33, 4 June 2020 diff hist +29 N Hinge Redirected page to Empty Rectangle current Tag: New redirect
- 03:32, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:X-wing-x3.png current
- 03:32, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:X-wing-x2.png current
- 03:32, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:X-wing-x1.png current
- 03:32, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:X-wing.png current
- 03:31, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,062 N X-Wing Created page with "An '''X-Wing''' is a fish pattern involving 2 rows and 2 columns. It is a single-digit solving technique that allows the player to eliminate candida..." current
- 03:30, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Weak Coloring Example.png current
- 03:30, 4 June 2020 diff hist +3,049 N Weak Colors Created page with "'''Weak Colors''' (or '''Simple Colors + Hinge''') extends either end of a Simple Colors chain using Hinges or Empty Rectangles considerations. The cells s..." current
- 03:30, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:HiddenQuad.png current
- 03:29, 4 June 2020 diff hist +394 N Hidden Quad Created page with "A '''Hidden Quad''' is a Hidden Subset of size 4. When all candidates for 4 digits in a house are limited to only 4 cells, these cells must contain these..." current
- 03:24, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:XColorsER.png current
- 03:23, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:XCEx6.png current
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- 03:22, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:XCEx2.png current
- 03:22, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:XCEx1.png current
- 03:19, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Hidden triple.png current
- 03:19, 4 June 2020 diff hist +11,893 N X-Colors Created page with "'''X-Colors''', or '''eXtended Colors''', is a coloring technique that uses only 2 colors, even when weak links are bridged. It is a relatively simple method that can..." current
- 03:19, 4 June 2020 diff hist +505 N Hidden Triple Created page with "A '''Hidden Triple''' is a Hidden Subset of size 3. When all candidates for 3 digits in a house are limited to only 3 cells, these cells must contain thes..." current
- 03:17, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:HiddenPair.png current
- 03:16, 4 June 2020 diff hist +261 N Category:Chains and Loops Created page with "Many players choose not to explore the realm of chains and loops, which are considered as the most advanced solving techniques. If you are interested in the subject, here..." current
- 03:15, 4 June 2020 diff hist +459 N Hidden Pair Created page with "A '''Hidden Pair''' is a Hidden Subset of size 2. When all candidates for 2 digits in a house are limited to only 2 cells, these cells must contain these..." current
- 03:14, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,931 N ALS-XY-Chain Created page with "An '''ALS-XY-Chain''' is a XY-Chain whose nodes are Almost Locked Sets. It is a generalization of the usual XY-Chain (whose nodes are bivalue cells), s..." current
- 03:13, 4 June 2020 diff hist +20 N Locked set Redirected page to Subset current Tag: New redirect
- 03:12, 4 June 2020 diff hist -1,031 ALS Redirected page to Almost Locked Set current Tag: New redirect
- 03:11, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:NakedQuad.png current
- 03:11, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,062 N ALS Created page with "An '''Almost Locked Set''' is a group of '''N''' cells in a single house with candidates for '''N+1''' digits. In other words, it is one cell short from being..."
- 03:10, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,707 N Eureka Created page with "The '''Eureka''' notation system is a compact method to write Alternating Inference Chains. Cells are mainly written in the rncn notation, but other methods like k9..." current
- 03:10, 4 June 2020 diff hist +306 N Naked Quad Created page with "A '''Naked Quad''' is a Naked Subset of size 4. It is formed by 4 cells that have candidates for only 4 digits and are collocated in the same house. == E..." current
- 03:09, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:XYChain.png current
- 03:09, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:NakedTriple.png current
- 03:09, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,457 N XY-Chain Created page with "A '''XY-Chain''' is a chain of cells which each contain only 2 candidates. Because the chain is entirely made up by bivalue cells, the link between the 2..." current
- 03:09, 4 June 2020 diff hist +626 N Naked Triple Created page with "A '''Naked Triple''' is a Naked Subset of size 3. It is formed by 3 cells that have candidates for only 3 digits and are collocated in the same house. ==..." current
- 03:08, 4 June 2020 diff hist +267 N Pivot Created page with "A '''pivot''' or '''pivot cell''' is the central cell in an XY-Wing. It contains the '''X''' and '''Y''' candidates. Players may nominate one of the cells in an [..." current
- 03:07, 4 June 2020 diff hist +4 XY-Wing current
- 03:07, 4 June 2020 diff hist -40 XY-Wing
- 03:04, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Xy2.png current
- 03:04, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Xy1.png current
- 03:04, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:XY-Wing example.png current
- 03:00, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,980 N XY-Wing Created page with "An '''XY-Wing''' is a solving technique that uses a short chain of 3 cells. The cell in the center is called the pivot. The other 2 cells are the pincers...."
- 03:00, 4 June 2020 diff hist +719 N SSTS Created page with "'''SSTS''' means '''Simple Sudoku Technique Set''', the set of solving techniques implemented in the Simple Sudoku program. Because this set has not changed since 200..." current
- 02:59, 4 June 2020 diff hist +642 N Connected pair Created page with "A '''connected pair''' is a pair of candidates for which we have established that they cannot be false at the same time. Connected pairs are formed by solving technique..." current
- 02:59, 4 June 2020 diff hist +31 N Solving techniques Redirected page to Solving Technique current Tag: New redirect
- 02:59, 4 June 2020 diff hist +324 N Bridge Created page with "A '''bridge''' is a weak link that connects 2 clusters in a coloring technique. Bridges are used in Multi-Colors. They cause the opposite parity of both clust..." current
- 02:58, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:XChain.png current
- 02:58, 4 June 2020 diff hist +692 N Simple Sudoku Created page with "'''Simple Sudoku''' is one of the many available Sudoku Programs. It justifies its name. The program is very easy to use, making it one of the most popular choices. The s..." current
- 02:58, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,520 N X-Chain Created page with "A '''X-Chain''' is a single-digit solving technique which uses a chain consisting of links that alternate between strong links and weak links, with the..." current
- 02:56, 4 June 2020 diff hist +305 N Color Wing Created page with "A '''Color Wing''' is a subtype of coloring that eliminates candidates using multiple clusters. The eliminations take place outside these clusters. Further de..." current
- 02:55, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:MultiColor2.png current
- 02:55, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:MultiColor1.png current
- 02:54, 4 June 2020 diff hist +3,514 N Multi-Colors Created page with "'''Multi-Colors''' is a subtype of coloring that uses more than 2 colors, as opposed to Simple Colors. This is a single-digit technique. The player first chooses..." current
- 02:53, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Color-wrap.png current
- 02:53, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Color-trap.png current
- 02:51, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,647 N Simple Colors Created page with "'''Simple Colors''' is a subtype of coloring which only uses 2 colors. == How it works (1) == The following example demonstrates the principle: Image:Color-trap.png..." current
- 02:50, 4 June 2020 diff hist +415 N Pencil and paper Created page with "When a solving technique is said to be suitable for '''pencil and paper''' (P&P) solvers, the technique can be performed without the use of computer programs. In theory, e..." current
- 02:49, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Equivalence Marking Example.png current
- 02:48, 4 June 2020 diff hist +3,954 N Equivalence Marks Created page with "People solving Sudokus with pencil and paper cannot use coloring techniques, unless they find an alternative to coloring cells and/or candidates. '''Equiva..." current
- 02:47, 4 June 2020 diff hist +576 N Candidates Created page with "A '''candidate value''', usually called simply a '''candidate''', represents a digit that can be placed into an unsolved cell. Another word used is '''possibility'''...." current
- 02:46, 4 June 2020 diff hist +470 N Equivalent Created page with "== Equivalent == Candidates are '''equivalent''' when they must both be true or false at the same time. Equivalence is an essential part of coloring. It allows us to u..." current
- 02:41, 4 June 2020 diff hist +374 N Opposite Created page with "Candidates are '''opposite''' when only one of them must be true, while the other must be false. They have opposite parity within a cluster. In coloring, colo..." current
- 02:41, 4 June 2020 diff hist +557 N Parity Created page with "'''Parity''' is a term used in coloring. It represents the state of a candidate in a cluster. Within a color cluster, there can only be 2 parities. Each candidate..." current
- 02:40, 4 June 2020 diff hist +259 N Cluster Created page with "A '''cluster''' is a group of candidates which are all connected with strong links. As a result, there can only be 2 ways to solve this cluster. Parity is assigned..." current
- 02:40, 4 June 2020 diff hist +23 N Advanced Coloring Redirected page to 3D Medusa current Tag: New redirect
- 02:37, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:InnieOutieDifference.png current
- 02:37, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,814 N Innie-outie difference Created page with "This is a medium-level solving technique specific to Killer Sudoku. It usually only comes into play with more difficult puzzles. When a set of cages lies nearly &..." current
- 02:30, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,892 N 45 rule Created page with "The '''45 rule''' is a basic solving-technique in Killer Sudoku. Each house (row, column, nonet) must add to 45 (the sum of the digits 1 through 9). If a..." current
- 01:26, 4 June 2020 diff hist +237 N Category:Solving Techniques Created page with "The list of '''Solving Techniques''' is still expanding, as new and exotic techniques are discovered. For the average Sudoku, the following list will certainly contain the..." current
- 01:25, 4 June 2020 diff hist -4 Contradiction current
- 01:23, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,057 N Contradiction Created page with "The state of the grid in which the puzzle no longer complies with the rule. Aliases include '''conflict''' and '''error'''. A '''contradiction''' is an essential par..."
- 01:22, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Forcing net.png current
- 01:21, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,140 N Forcing Net Created page with "A '''Forcing Net''' shows a contradiction or a verity which is caused by testing a candidate. Also known as '''Generalized Forcing Chain'''. The term '''Contradict..." current
- 01:20, 4 June 2020 diff hist +3,612 N Forcing Chain Created page with "'''Forcing Chain''' is the generic term for all types of chains and loops which propagate implications from one cell or candidate to another. People who a..." current
- 01:19, 4 June 2020 diff hist +651 N Double Implication Chain Created page with "A '''Double Implication Chain''' or '''DIC''' is a Forcing Chain with implications in both directions. When it starts and ends with the same cell, it is also a Nice Loop...." current
- 01:18, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:SubsetExclusion.png current
- 01:17, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,290 N Subset Exclusion Created page with "<blockquote>''The name '''Subset Exclusion''' is not commonly used in the Sudoku community. This article is created as a bridge between '''Aligned Pair Exclusion''' and ''..." current
- 01:16, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:AlignedTripleExclusion.png current
- 01:15, 4 June 2020 diff hist +930 N Aligned Triple Exclusion Created page with "'''Aligned Triple Exclusion''' is a solving technique in which the solver checks combinations of digits in a triple of cells located in an intersection. It is..." current
- 01:14, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:APE2.png current
- 01:14, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:APE.png current
- 01:13, 4 June 2020 diff hist +3,644 N Aligned Pair Exclusion Created page with "'''Aligned Pair Exclusion''' or '''APE''' is a solving technique in which the solver checks combinations of digits in a pair of cells located in an [[intersection]..." current
- 01:13, 4 June 2020 diff hist +9 Technique Changed redirect target from Pagename to Solving Technique current Tag: Redirect target changed
- 01:12, 4 June 2020 diff hist +22 N Technique Redirected page to Pagename Tag: New redirect
- 01:11, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:DeathBlossom.png current
- 01:11, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,838 N Death Blossom Created page with "The '''Death Blossom''' technique involves a ''stem'' cell of N candidates that sees N ''petals'', each an Almost Locked Set. It is developed by extending the..." current
- 01:09, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:ALSXYWingExample.png current
- 01:09, 4 June 2020 diff hist +3,291 N ALS-XY-Wing Created page with "The '''ALS-XY-Wing''' rule is a solving technique that uses three Almost Locked Sets. Make sure you understand the concept of Almost Locked Sets (ALSs) before you..." current
- 01:08, 4 June 2020 diff hist +264 N Restricted common Created page with "A digit is '''restricted common''' to 2 Almost Locked Sets when it cannot be present in both sets at the same time. As a result, one of the sets must be locked for th..." current
- 01:07, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:ALS-XZ.png current
- 01:07, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,931 N ALS-XZ Created page with "The '''ALS-XZ''' rule is a solving technique that uses two Almost Locked Sets. It is the easiest of the ALS techniques, but still a technique that is rarely used by th..." current
- 01:05, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,035 N Almost Locked Set Created page with "An '''Almost Locked Set''' is a group of '''N''' cells in a single house with candidates for '''N+1''' digits. In other words, it is one cell short from being..." current
- 01:04, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,716 N Inference Created page with "In Sudoku, '''inference''' is the interaction between linked candidates, in particular when they are used in chains or loops. There is some discussion about t..." current
- 01:04, 4 June 2020 diff hist +18 N Vertices Redirected page to Node current Tag: New redirect
- 01:03, 4 June 2020 diff hist -3 Alternating Inference Chain
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- 01:00, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Alternatinginference.png current
- 01:00, 4 June 2020 diff hist -74 Alternating Inference Chain
- 00:50, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,389 N Alternating Inference Chain Created page with "An '''Alternating Inference Chain''', better known by its acronym '''AIC''', is a chain of candidates with alternating strong and weak inference. The vertices..."
- 00:49, 4 June 2020 diff hist +414 N B/B Plot Created page with "A '''Bivalue/Bilocal Plot''' is a diagram that shows the strong links between candidates in a Sudoku grid. Such a diagram is a useful tool to identify c..." current
- 00:48, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:ContinuousNiceLoop1.gif current
- 00:48, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:DiscontinuousNiceLoop4.gif current
- 00:48, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:DiscontinuousNiceLoopMixedLinks.gif current
- 00:47, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:DiscontinuousNiceLoopWeakLinks.gif current
- 00:46, 4 June 2020 diff hist +5,340 N Nice Loop Created page with "A '''Nice Loop''' is a loop that follows a set of rules and notation guidelines. Several types of chains and loops can also be represented as Nice Loops. The basis fo..." current
- 00:45, 4 June 2020 diff hist +253 N Node Created page with "A '''node''' is an item in a chain or loop. It can be a cell, a candidate or a complex structure like an Almost Locked Set. The term '''vertex''' is somet..." current
- 00:45, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Discontinuous.png current
- 00:44, 4 June 2020 diff hist +746 N Discontinuous Created page with "A loop is '''discontinuous''' when a single node does not comply with the rules defined for that loop. The following image illustrates the concept: Image:discontin..." current
- 00:43, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Continuous.png current
- 00:43, 4 June 2020 diff hist +513 N Continuous Created page with "A loop is '''continuous''' when it fully complies with the rules defined for that loop. The following image illustrates the concept: Image:continuous.png This loop..." current
- 00:42, 4 June 2020 diff hist +620 N Weak link Created page with "A '''weak link''' exists between any 2 candidates that cannot be true (i.e. part of the solution) at the same time. These 2 candidates can either represent 2 different..." current
- 00:41, 4 June 2020 diff hist +1,915 N Fishy Cycle Created page with "A '''Fishy Cycle''' is a continuous loop of candidates for a single digit. It has alternating strong links and weak links. The Fishy Cycle was first i..." current
- 19:25, 3 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Swordfish-cr.png current
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- 19:23, 3 June 2020 diff hist +3,142 N Swordfish Created page with "A '''Swordfish''' is a basic fish pattern with 3 rows and 3 columns. It is a single-digit solving technique. == Swordfish in the Rows == : When all can..." current
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- 19:20, 3 June 2020 diff hist +5,828 N Fish and Subsets Created page with "Fish and Subsets are complementary to each other. One can transform a problem of finding a fish into a problem of finding a subset, and vice versa. == Trawling for Fi..." current
- 19:19, 3 June 2020 diff hist +1,194 N Subset Created page with "Complex problems can often be solved by finding ways to split them into several smaller problems. In a Sudoku, each house is a problem that has 362880 possible solutions (..." current
- 19:18, 3 June 2020 diff hist +1,227 N Hidden Subset Created page with "A '''Hidden Subset''' is formed when '''N''' digits have only candidates in '''N''' cells in a house. A Hidden Subset is always complemented by a Naked Subs..." current
- 19:18, 3 June 2020 diff hist +1,414 N Naked Subset Created page with "A '''Naked Subset''' is formed by '''N''' cells in a house with candidates for exactly '''N''' digits. '''N''' is the size of the subset, which must lie betwe..." current
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- 19:16, 3 June 2020 diff hist +850 N Naked Pair Created page with "A '''Naked Pair''' is a Naked Subset of size 2. It is formed by 2 cells that have candidates for only 2 digits and are collocated in the same house. == H..." current
- 19:15, 3 June 2020 diff hist +459 N Locked Pair Created page with "A '''Locked Pair''' is a Naked Pair where both cells are locked in a single intersection. Because the intersection is part of 2 houses, the Locked Pair can ca..." current
- 19:14, 3 June 2020 diff hist +26 N Sole Candidate Redirected page to Naked Single current Tag: New redirect
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- 02:43, 1 June 2020 diff hist +2,619 N Gattai Created page with "'''Gattai''' is a Japanese word meaning ''merged'' or ''fused''. In the world of Sudoku, this term is used for '''overlapping Sudokus'''. A number indicates how many 9x9 S..."
- 02:42, 1 June 2020 diff hist +18 N Cells Redirected page to Cell current Tag: New redirect
- 02:41, 1 June 2020 diff hist +4 Greater Than current
- 02:41, 1 June 2020 diff hist +19 N Givens Redirected page to Given current Tag: New redirect
- 02:40, 1 June 2020 diff hist +622 N Greater Than Created page with "A '''Greater-Than''' Sudoku has no givens. Instead, there are greater-than (>) signs between some adjacent cells, which signify that the digit in one cell should be gr..."
- 02:35, 1 June 2020 diff hist +31 N Variation Redirected page to Sudoku Variations current Tag: New redirect
- 02:34, 1 June 2020 diff hist +359 N Non-Consecutive Created page with "A '''Non-Consecutive Sudoku''' is a variation of ordinary Sudoku such that no two adjacent cells have consecutive values. For example, if '''r2c2''' is 8, then none of..." current
- 02:33, 1 June 2020 diff hist +497 N Template:Stub Created page with "<div id="incomplete"> {|style="background:none;margin-top:12px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;" |style="vertical-align:middle;"|30px |style="vertical-align:m..." current
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- 02:27, 1 June 2020 diff hist +446 N Even-Odd Created page with "'''Even-Odd''', or '''Odd-Even''', is just like regular Sudoku but with shaded or colored squares which must contain either even or odd numbers according to the puzzle. T..." current
- 02:25, 1 June 2020 diff hist +31 N Variant Redirected page to Sudoku Variations current Tag: New redirect
- 02:25, 1 June 2020 diff hist +3 Center Dot current
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- 02:22, 1 June 2020 diff hist +342 N Center Dot Created page with "'''Center Dot''' a variant of Sudoku with an extra constraint. Specifically, the center cells of all the boxes is also a house. That is, in the example puz..."
- 02:20, 1 June 2020 diff hist +31 N Sudoku Variant Redirected page to Sudoku Variations current Tag: New redirect
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- 02:18, 1 June 2020 diff hist +829 N Asterisk Created page with "'''Asterisk Sudoku''' is a Sudoku Variant invented by ''Peter Sudoku'', who previously calls this variant '''Peter's Sudoku'''. It is an ordinary Sudoku with one extra..."
- 00:47, 1 June 2020 diff hist +156 N Category:Stubs Created page with "The listed articles are incomplete. Use your writing talent to complete them. See also Category:Incomplete Articles. Category:Incomplete Articles" current
- 00:46, 1 June 2020 diff hist +334 N Category:Incomplete Articles Created page with "It takes time to complete a Sudoku encyclopedia. The listed articles have been identified as incomplete. You can help '''Sudopedia''' by adding your distinct knowledge about t..." current
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- 00:42, 1 June 2020 diff hist +348 N Template:Incomplete Created page with "<table style="background:none;margin-top:12px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle;">File:Inc_icon.gif ''This article is incomplete.'' You ca..."