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- 03:50, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Gattai-4-flower.png current
- 03:49, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Gattai-4-butterfly.png current
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- 03:49, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Gattai-3.png current
- 03:48, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Doubledoku.png current
- 03:48, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Sensei.png current
- 03:47, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Twin nonets.png current
- 03:46, 20 January 2022 diff hist +1,034 N Twin Nonets Created page with "The '''Twin Nonets''' solving technique can only be used in Gattai puzzles where the size of the overlap spans two boxes (or nonets). The following diagram sh..." current
- 03:46, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Flower-example.png current
- 03:46, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Gattai-5-flower.png current
- 03:45, 20 January 2022 diff hist +972 N Flower Sudoku Created page with "'''Flower Sudoku''' is a member of the Gattai family of [[Sudoku Variant]s. The format was designed by ''udosuk''. Although it is possible to have a Flower Sudoku with on..." current
- 03:44, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Samurai.png current
- 03:44, 20 January 2022 diff hist +626 N Samurai Created page with "'''Samurai''' or '''Gattai-5''' is a Sudoku Variant with overlapping constituent Sudoku grids. The puzzle has 5 grids, with the center grid overlapping exactly on..." current
- 03:43, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Clueless.gif current
- 03:43, 20 January 2022 diff hist +1,600 N Clueless Created page with "'''Clueless''' is one of the Gattai Sudoku Variants that combines multiple Sudokus into a single puzzle. A Clueless has 9 constituent Sudokus, in a 3x3 formation...." current
- 03:42, 20 January 2022 diff hist +28 N Category:Gattai Variants Created page with "Category:Sudoku Variants" current
- 03:42, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Butterfly-example.png current
- 03:41, 20 January 2022 diff hist +383 N Butterfly Created page with "'''Butterfly''' is a dense gattai with only 4 overlapping Sudoku grids, with 12 overlapping boxes, 4 of them overlap 4 times! Only 4 boxes do not overlap. It..." current
- 03:39, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Windoku regions.png current
- 03:39, 20 January 2022 diff hist +2,678 N Windoku Created page with "'''Windoku''', '''NRC-Sudoku''', '''Hypersudoku''', '''Sudoku Hyper''', or '''Four-square Sudoku''' is a Sudoku Variant with additional constraints. This format was fi..." current
- 03:38, 20 January 2022 diff hist +30 Asterisk current
- 03:37, 20 January 2022 diff hist -225 Hanidoku →External Links current
- 03:36, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Hanidoku.png current
- 03:36, 20 January 2022 diff hist +859 N Hanidoku Created page with "Hanidoku example|right '''Hanidoku''' is a Sudoku Variant which uses hexagonal cells. The image shows a Hanidoku example. Every horizontal, inclinin..."
- 03:35, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Isosudoku-example.jpg current
- 03:34, 20 January 2022 diff hist +456 N Isosudoku Created page with "'''Isosudoku''' is a Sudoku Variant which uses hexagonal cells like Hanidoku, but retains the rows, columns and boxes of a regular Sudoku. Image..." current
- 03:34, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Argyle-example.jpg current
- 03:33, 20 January 2022 diff hist +556 N Argyle Sudoku Created page with "'''Argyle Sudoku''' is a Sudoku Variant that has various additional (diagonal) regions. Remarkably, it does not have the main diagonals, such as in Sudoku..." current
- 03:32, 20 January 2022 diff hist +59 N Category:Sudoku Variants Created page with "All Sudoku Variants and related topics are listed here." current
- 03:30, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Jigsaw example 2.png current
- 03:29, 20 January 2022 diff hist +1,149 N Jigsaw Sudoku Created page with "A '''Jigsaw''' Sudoku does not have 3x3 boxes, but regions with an irregular shape. Jigsaw is a very popular Sudoku Variant. === Example === Image:Jigsaw example..." current
- 03:29, 20 January 2022 diff hist +427 N Symmetrical Created page with "A pattern is '''symmetrical''' when the same pattern can be formed by reflection or rotation. A Sudoku is symmetrical when the pattern formed by the givens is symmetr..." current
- 03:29, 20 January 2022 diff hist +1,228 N Mathematically equivalent Created page with "Two Sudoku puzzles are '''mathematically equivalent''' if one can transform the first into the second via a series of zero or more operations, where the allowed operations..." current
- 03:28, 20 January 2022 diff hist +3,347 N Scramble Created page with "When you '''scramble''' a Sudoku puzzle, you change it to a mathematically equivalent puzzle. This '''scrambled''' version requires the same solving techniques, althou..." current
- 03:28, 20 January 2022 diff hist +19 N Cell Set Redirected page to House current Tag: New redirect
- 03:24, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Bug-lite.png current
- 03:24, 20 January 2022 diff hist +1,110 N BUG Lite Created page with "'''BUG Lite''' is a solving technique that fills the gap between Uniqueness Test and BUG. It deals with isolated deadly patterns which..." current
- 03:23, 20 January 2022 diff hist +18 N Buddy Redirected page to Peer current Tag: New redirect
- 03:22, 20 January 2022 diff hist +224 N Guardian Created page with "A '''guardian''' is a candidate that prevents a '''Broken Wing''' to form a loop with an odd number of strong links. The role of guardians is explained in the Broke..." current
- 03:20, 20 January 2022 diff hist +6,684 N Broken Wing Created page with "A '''Broken Wing''' is a single-digit pattern similar to a Turbot Fish. It is also a solving technique that uses this pattern. == How it works == A correct Sudok..." current
- 03:20, 20 January 2022 diff hist +28 N Braiding Redirected page to Braid Analysis current Tag: New redirect
- 03:16, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Strands in Towers.png current
- 03:13, 20 January 2022 diff hist +1,024 N Strand Created page with "A '''strand''' is a distribution pattern for a single digit in 3 of the 9 intersections aligned in a chute. This term is used in Braid Analysis. There are 6 d..." current
- 03:13, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Rope.png current
- 03:12, 20 January 2022 diff hist +352 N Rope Created page with "'''Rope''' is a term that defines a particular type of distribution of digits in a chute. It is used in Braid Analysis. Image:Rope.png In a rope, a group of..." current
- 03:12, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Braid.png current
- 03:11, 20 January 2022 diff hist +422 N Braid Created page with "'''Braid''' is a term that defines a particular type of distribution of digits in a chute. It is used in Braid Analysis. Image:Braid.png In a braid, there is..." current
- 03:10, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Pattern analysis tower 2.png current
- 03:06, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Ropes-braids.png current
- 03:05, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Braid mapping 3t.png current
- 03:05, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Braid mapping 3.png current
- 03:04, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Braid mapping 2t.png current
- 03:04, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Braid mapping 2.png current
- 03:03, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Braid mapping 1.png current
- 03:03, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Strands(2).png current
- 03:02, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Traveling Pairs.png current
- 03:02, 20 January 2022 diff hist +6,659 N Braid Analysis Created page with "'''Braid Analysis''' or '''Braiding''' is a solving technique that analyzes the way digits are placed in a chute. The basis for this technique is the discovery of..." current
- 03:00, 20 January 2022 diff hist -3,591 Pointing Triple Replaced content with "#REDIRECT Locked Candidates" current Tag: Replaced
- 03:00, 20 January 2022 diff hist +3,591 Pointing Triple
- 02:59, 20 January 2022 diff hist +31 N Pointing Triple Redirected page to Locked Candidates Tag: New redirect
- 02:55, 20 January 2022 diff hist +563 N SudoCue Created page with "'''SudoCue''' is one of the many available Sudoku Programs. Many aspects of the user interface and the solver can be configured by the user. It also supports several Sudok..." current
- 02:55, 20 January 2022 diff hist -100 Crossover →External Link current
- 02:54, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Crossover.png current
- 02:53, 20 January 2022 diff hist +1,318 N Crossover Created page with "'''Crossover''' is a basic technique for Sudoku-X, which says that if there are exactly two cells '''A''' and '''B''' with candidate '''X''' along a diagonal..."
- 02:52, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Cpe2.png current
- 02:51, 20 January 2022 diff hist 0 N File:Cpe1.png current
- 02:50, 20 January 2022 diff hist +1,932 N Common Peer Elimination Created page with "'''Common Peer Elimination''' is a basic solving technique that primarily applies to Sudoku Variations with irregular groups of cells, such as Jigsaw and [[Killer]..." current
- 02:48, 20 January 2022 diff hist -510 Main Page →Community Portal
- 02:47, 20 January 2022 diff hist +904 N Verity Created page with "A '''verity''' is a statement which is true for all alternatives in a limited set. Suppose we have a cell '''A''' and as cell '''B'''. Consider the following implicatio..." current
- 02:46, 20 January 2022 diff hist +713 N Tabling Created page with "'''Tabling''' is a solving technique which is not used by human players but by computer programs. The program builds a table of implications for the '''true''' and '''..." current
- 02:46, 20 January 2022 diff hist +3,489 N Bowman Bingo Created page with "'''Bowman Bingo''' is a very advanced solving technique that analyzes the implications for a move in order to find a contradiction. It is named after ''Doug Bowman..." current
- 02:45, 20 January 2022 diff hist +1,161 N Block Created page with "A square region containing 9 cells in a 3x3 formation. Boxes are usually surrounded by a thick border. Together, the '''boxes''' form one of the 3 main divisions of t..." current
- 02:41, 20 January 2022 diff hist +41 N AIC Redirected page to Alternating Inference Chain current Tag: New redirect
- 01:03, 17 June 2021 diff hist +24 Solving Technique →Brute Force
- 23:09, 5 June 2021 diff hist +132 Solving Technique
- 01:33, 25 February 2021 diff hist +27 Solving Technique
- 17:05, 24 February 2021 diff hist +97 Main Page
- 21:35, 20 November 2020 diff hist -5 Main Page →Community Portal
- 21:34, 20 November 2020 diff hist +93 Main Page
- 19:08, 29 August 2020 diff hist +349 Main Page →Community Portal
- 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
- 04:00, 4 July 2020 diff hist +11 Alternating Inference Chain →An Example Involving Groups in Premises
- 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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- 03:57, 4 July 2020 diff hist 0 N File:AIC1.png current
- 03:57, 4 July 2020 diff hist -744 Alternating Inference Chain →An Example Involving Groups in Premises
- 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
- 03:23, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:XCEx5.png current
- 03:23, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:XCEx4.png current
- 03:23, 4 June 2020 diff hist 0 N File:XCEx3.png current
- 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