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Jump to navigationJump to search- 12:06, 25 October 2021 diff hist +3,534 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
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- 11:57, 25 October 2021 diff hist 0 N File:2-string kite grouped.png current
- 11:57, 25 October 2021 diff hist 0 N File:2-string kite example.png current
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- 11:53, 25 October 2021 diff hist +1,561 N Turbot Fish Created page with "A '''Turbot Fish''' is a single-digit solving technique that uses a loop of odd length. The minimum length is 5, forming a fish-shaped pattern that gave the techni..." current
- 11:51, 25 October 2021 diff hist 0 N File:Skyscraper.png current
- 11:43, 25 October 2021 diff hist +2,302 N Chain Created page with "A '''chain''' is a series of linked cells or candidates. Because implications can only be transferred between candidates, it is not possible to omit the candi..."
- 11:43, 25 October 2021 diff hist +630 N Implication Created page with "An '''implication''' is the effect on a candidate caused by the (assumed) state of another candidate. Implications are used in chains and loops. They are the resu..." current
- 11:42, 25 October 2021 diff hist +4,477 N Inference Created page with "In Sudoku, an '''inference''' is a statement concerning the interaction between premises, where a ''premise'' is a statement concerning the state of the Sudoku that must be e..." current
- 11:42, 25 October 2021 diff hist +23 N Template:Twinbox Created page with "{{Template:incomplete}}" current
- 11:29, 25 October 2021 diff hist +524 N Link Created page with "A '''link''' is a connection between 2 cells or candidates. For 2 cells, the connection is caused by the fact the both cells are peers. They are located in the sa..." current
- 11:25, 25 October 2021 diff hist +504 N Strong link Created page with "A '''strong link''' exists between 2 candidates when one of them must be true. Strong links can be present in bivalue cells, in bilocal units and in Almo..." current
- 11:24, 25 October 2021 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
- 11:24, 25 October 2021 diff hist +530 N Unit Created page with "A '''house''' is a group of 9 cells which must contain digits '''1''' through '''9'''. In a standard Sudoku, a house can either be a row, a column, or a box..."
- 11:22, 25 October 2021 diff hist +453 N Bilocal Created page with "A '''Bilocal Unit''' exists in a house where only 2 candidates are present for a particular digit. The pair of cells containing these candidates are called a..." current
- 11:22, 25 October 2021 diff hist +1,097 N Conjugate pair Created page with "A '''conjugate pair''' is a pair of candidates with a strong link. They are the last 2 candidates for a single digit in a house they share. Different terms we..." current
- 11:19, 25 October 2021 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
- 11:18, 25 October 2021 diff hist +293 N Bivalue Created page with "A '''Bivalue Cell''' is a cell with only 2 candidates left. Because there are only two candidates, one of them must be true. This creates a strong link between th..." current
- 11:16, 25 October 2021 diff hist +5,851 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
- 11:12, 25 October 2021 diff hist +20 N Locked set Redirected page to Subset current Tag: New redirect
- 11:09, 25 October 2021 diff hist +1,062 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
- 11:05, 25 October 2021 diff hist +588 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..." current
- 11:05, 25 October 2021 diff hist +36 N Templating Redirected page to Pattern Overlay Method current Tag: New redirect
- 11:03, 25 October 2021 diff hist 0 Pattern Overlay Method current
- 11:03, 25 October 2021 diff hist 0 N File:POM3.png current
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- 10:59, 25 October 2021 diff hist +6,222 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..."
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- 10:49, 25 October 2021 diff hist +24 Pattern
- 10:47, 25 October 2021 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..."
- 10:39, 25 October 2021 diff hist +182 Template:Incomplete
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- 10:31, 25 October 2021 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
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- 10:19, 25 October 2021 diff hist +2,502 N Ariadne's Thread Created page with "Wikipedia article: ''Ariadne's thread'' In the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, Ariadne gave the hero Theseus a ball of st..." current
- 10:17, 25 October 2021 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
- 10:14, 25 October 2021 diff hist 0 N Trial & Error Created blank page
- 10:10, 25 October 2021 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..." current
- 10:09, 25 October 2021 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
- 10:08, 25 October 2021 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
- 10:06, 25 October 2021 diff hist +780 N Category:Uniqueness Created page with "The '''Uniqueness''' issue is controversial. The question is whether or not the solver may assume that the Sudoku has a unique solution. There are several solving te..." current
- 10:04, 25 October 2021 diff hist +1,137 N Unique Rectangle Created page with "A '''Unique Rectangle''' is a deadly pattern formed by 4 cells that share 2 rows, 2 columns and 2 boxes. In Sudoku Variations with additional constra..."
- 10:02, 25 October 2021 diff hist +14,063 N Uniqueness Test Created page with "The '''Uniqueness Tests''' are a set of solving techniques that avoid the various deadly patterns, assuming that the given Sudoku is valid. The patterns invol..."
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- 09:59, 25 October 2021 diff hist 0 N File:Uniqueness6a.png current
- 09:58, 25 October 2021 diff hist 0 N File:UniquenessTest5Variant.png current
- 09:58, 25 October 2021 diff hist 0 N File:UniquenessTest5.png current
