The Sudoku Method - Volume 1 - Beginner to Advanced (Learn how to solve Sudoku puzzles) - Softcover

Houdini, Sherlock

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1511452668 ISBN 13: 9781511452663

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

With its 136 illustrations, "The Sudoku Method - Volume 1 - Beginner to Advanced (Learn how to solve Sudoku puzzles)" is a guide clearly explaining how to solve Sudoku puzzles.

It's not a list of tips but a method which introduces progressively the necessary concepts and techniques.

It's easy to understand, with no jargon or abbreviations, and assumes no prior knowledge.

Does any one of the following questions apply to you ?

- Are you sure that you are solving your Sudoku puzzles in an efficient way, without wasting time or efforts, and without guessing ?

- Did you ever wonder why Sudoku puzzles were so popular, but didn't attempt to play them ? - Have you ever felt frustrated to not be able to successfully solve a Sudoku puzzle even though it was not rated as difficult ?

- Are you looking for an addictive and fun to play puzzle, but don't know how to properly solve it ?

- Are you willing to make your mind workout ?

This book will:

- give a clear explanation of the rules of the Sudoku puzzles and instructions on the best ways to solve them

- explain each possible technique to progress and why it is used

- offer general advice on how to tackle these puzzles

- complement explanations with numerous examples and illustrations

- include complete step by step examples of a Sudoku puzzle resolution, from start to finish

- show how to solve Sudoku puzzles with or without candidates, using an efficient strategy

No one will be left behind !

Disclaimer: this book (and the techniques it reveals) will allow you to solve the majority of the published Sudoku puzzles (in general public magazines), but not the most difficult ones (only for experts). A further volume will cover in detail the techniques required for those more challenging puzzles (Wings,Fishes,Chains..).

Table of Contents

Introduction

I Description and rules of Sudoku

II Sudoku difficulty level grading

III Solving Sudoku puzzles

IV Candidates

V Techniques to solve a Sudoku puzzle without candidates

V-1 Only one possible digit in a cell

V-1-a Last empty cell in a group

V-1-b Generalized case

V-2 Only one possible cell in a group for a digit

V-2-a Box crosshatching

V-2-b Row/column crosshatching

V-2-c Crosshatching with incomplete information - Pointing

V-2-d Global crosshatching

VI Strategy to solve a Sudoku puzzle without candidates

VII Complete example, from start to finish, of a puzzle resolution without candidates

VIII Extra examples: easy puzzles (not requiring candidates)

Example A

Example B

Example C

Example D

IX Techniques to solve a Sudoku puzzle using candidates

IX-1 How to input the candidates

IX-2 Only one candidate in a cell (naked single)

IX-3 Only one possible cell in a group for a candidate (hidden single)

IX-4 Box candidates aligned

IX-5 Row/column candidates boxed

IX-6 Naked pair

IX-7 Naked triple

IX-8 Naked quadruple

IX-9 Hidden pair

IX-10 Hidden triple

IX-11 Hidden quadruple

X Strategy to solve a Sudoku puzzle using candidates

XI Complete example, from start to finish, of a puzzle resolution using candidates

XII Extra examples: puzzles which require candidates

Example E

Example F

Example G

Example H

Conclusion

Method

Practice and progress

Appendix

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1511452668
• ISBN 13: 9781511452663
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 186