I got stuck at the same place as you, and took longer than usual too. This was definitely a more tricky puzzle than usual from the NYT, but I like that on occasion to keep me on my toes 😊
I have not... in fact, I don't really use hotkeys which could possibly be more efficient. In general I keep my right hand on my mouse and left hand on the keypad.
@@Rangsk Thai is interesting. I started to watch your videos only recently and this app is new for me. So I also wondered how you so efficiently select and fill the cells with ease. Most of the times I see your left hand being free (playing with the beard :-)) Then I came across a cheat sheet in the home page
Coming from a paper and pencil world, my approach is kind of different from your approach. I always go for filling those cells whose correct values can be deduced without any additional tools. I am familiar with what is being called center markings and not sure what are corner markings. You seem to prefer to go for corner markings even when you can fill the cells. Most of the days my approach is noticeably slower; but today it was the opposite. I do not have a good feel for corner markings. You seem to be using only if only cells on the same row, column or box or filled and that too only 2 or 3 cells are involved. I am eager to know of any additional pointers. What are color markings? You don't seem to be using them. Lastly, do you upload the unsolved puzzle? If so how do you do it? If not how do In find out the original URL and are other publications are similarly hosted? Thanks
I primarily use Snyder notation, a technique popularized by Thomas Snyder, a Sudoku world champion, and further endorsed by Simon and Mark from Cracking the Cryptic. The gist is simple: if a number is confined to only two or three cells in a box, it gets corner markings. If I want to notate the remaining options for a single cell, I use center markings. I don't usually use color markings for these NYT puzzles as it's generally unnecessary, but for variant Sudokus or more difficult classics it can be useful. Most often, coloring is used to symbolically represent the value of a cell even if the value is not yet known. However, coloring can also be used for other purposes, such as tracking even/odd or low/high or really anything you want to track depending on what the variant Sudoku rules seem to encourage. Regarding your last question, I'm a bit unclear on what you're asking. If you're referring to a way to solve the puzzle yourself using the same software I do, I include a SudokuPad link in the video description. I use a custom script to extract puzzles from the New York Times website and generate these links. If you're looking to do this manually, I can certainly guide you through the process.
Sorry about the double post - the previous video was stuck at only 360p so I reuploaded.
this is a very good teaching sudoku on spotting digits "lining up"
I struggled with this one for quite a while today. The 7 in box two was the one that broke it open for me, but only because of this video. Thanks!
Glad I could help!
Tricky, yet enjoyable puzzle
I got stuck at the same place as you, and took longer than usual too. This was definitely a more tricky puzzle than usual from the NYT, but I like that on occasion to keep me on my toes 😊
That 7 followed by the 2 in column 6 is where I was stuck. I ended up having to watch your video to finish.
There were some tricky spots in this one!
Very challenging. Finding 7 and 2 in column 5 was perhaps the key to solve this puzzle.
Have you done a video about how you so efficiently use the keyboard and mouse with SudokuPad?
I have not... in fact, I don't really use hotkeys which could possibly be more efficient. In general I keep my right hand on my mouse and left hand on the keypad.
@@Rangsk Thai is interesting. I started to watch your videos only recently and this app is new for me. So I also wondered how you so efficiently select and fill the cells with ease. Most of the times I see your left hand being free (playing with the beard :-)) Then I came across a cheat sheet in the home page
Coming from a paper and pencil world, my approach is kind of different from your approach. I always go for filling those cells whose correct values can be deduced without any additional tools. I am familiar with what is being called center markings and not sure what are corner markings. You seem to prefer to go for corner markings even when you can fill the cells. Most of the days my approach is noticeably slower; but today it was the opposite.
I do not have a good feel for corner markings. You seem to be using only if only cells on the same row, column or box or filled and that too only 2 or 3 cells are involved. I am eager to know of any additional pointers. What are color markings? You don't seem to be using them.
Lastly, do you upload the unsolved puzzle? If so how do you do it? If not how do In find out the original URL and are other publications are similarly hosted?
Thanks
I primarily use Snyder notation, a technique popularized by Thomas Snyder, a Sudoku world champion, and further endorsed by Simon and Mark from Cracking the Cryptic. The gist is simple: if a number is confined to only two or three cells in a box, it gets corner markings. If I want to notate the remaining options for a single cell, I use center markings.
I don't usually use color markings for these NYT puzzles as it's generally unnecessary, but for variant Sudokus or more difficult classics it can be useful. Most often, coloring is used to symbolically represent the value of a cell even if the value is not yet known. However, coloring can also be used for other purposes, such as tracking even/odd or low/high or really anything you want to track depending on what the variant Sudoku rules seem to encourage.
Regarding your last question, I'm a bit unclear on what you're asking. If you're referring to a way to solve the puzzle yourself using the same software I do, I include a SudokuPad link in the video description. I use a custom script to extract puzzles from the New York Times website and generate these links. If you're looking to do this manually, I can certainly guide you through the process.