Monday 22 August 2022

Solution to Sudoku no 672

Sudoku no 672 (Tough)

Our younger son created this puzzle using a Javascript program which he wrote himself:

This puzzle has a Hodoku grade of Hard (1038). If you enjoy it there are 400 more in my book, all with a grade between Hard (1000) and Hard (1999). You can order it here.

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Tuesday 16 August 2022

Solution to Sudoku no 671

Sudoku no 671 (Tough)

Our younger son created this puzzle using a Javascript program which he wrote himself:


I used Andrew Stuart's site to check this puzzle and it graded it as 305. The solve path involved two uses of pointing pairs and two of simple colouring. I then ran it through Hodoku, which gave it a grade of Hard (554) so it would not have made it into my book of tough puzzles as they all have a Hodoku grade between Hard (1000) and Hard (1999). You can order it here. This link takes you to Amazon UK. If you go to your local Amazon outlet and search for "tough sudoku" + "andrew reid" you should find it there too.

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Sunday 14 August 2022

Solution to Sudoku no 670

Sudoku no 670 (Tough)

Our younger son created this puzzle using a Javascript program which he wrote himself:

It has a Hodoku grade of Hard (1054). If you enjoy puzzles like this there are 400 more in my book, which has sudokus with a Hodoku grade between Hard (1000) and Hard (1999). You can order it here.

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Wednesday 29 June 2022

Solution to Sudoku no 665

Sudoku no 665 (Diabolical)

This puzzle has a Hodoku grade of Hard (1376) so it would have qualified for inclusion in my book as all the puzzles there have a Hodoku grade between Hard (1000) and Hard (1999).

Andrew Stuart gives it a grade of 201 (Very Hard) on his main page but calls it Diabolical when you look at the solve path.

Please click here if you would like to see my book. Amazon shows you the first 18 puzzles in the preview.

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Monday 27 June 2022

Solution to Sudoku no 664

Sudoku no 664 (Diabolical)

I created this puzzle just now. I was trying to create an extreme one but, after 75 attempts I had not found what I was looking for so I chose this one instead. It has a Hodoku grade of Hard (1508) so it is typical of the puzzles in my book, which all have a Hodoku grade between Hard (1000) and Hard (1999).

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