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Cage Splitting – Killer Sudoku

Ok, here is the explanation of the “Cage/fence splitting” solving technique for Killer Sudoku puzzles that I promised before. I will use the puzzle posted on Friday, October 7 and solve it step by step using this method. We extend the idea of the “innies” and “outies” solving technique, except that you’re not looking for […]
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Two very cool puzzles today!

I’ve posted two very beautiful puzzles today. Killer Sudoku: This one might look very difficult but after a tough first step, the solution unfolds really easy. This is at least how I got the solution :), there could be a simpler one. Anyhow, I will use this one to explain the technique that I call […]
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Killer Sudoku – September 27th

Many people have asked about the Killer Sudoku posted on September 27th. I haven’t tried to solve this Killer by hand but it is very much possible that it requires either a lot of math (the technique that I call “cage/fence splitting”, which will be explained in the next few days) or that it cannot […]
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Vote for your favourite

I added a new feature to this site – polls. Thanks to Andrew Sutherland for creating this great WordPress plugin. The first poll is about your favourite type of Sudoku. The results will be taken into consideration when posting new puzzles, so your vote counts! If you want me to add another option so you […]
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New puzzles uploaded

Sorry that I missed to post yesterday’s puzzle – it has been a really hectic week for me. I also thought that the Samurai X should keep you busy for a while. Anyhow, I’ve uploaded the solutions to the previous puzzles and also two brand new puzzles just for you. I hope you notice the […]
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Diagonal Samurai Grid

You’ll need a blank grid for solving the Samurai X. Here it is: Diagonal Samurai Grid
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Samurai X

Another brand new Sudoku variation – Sudoku Samurai X (diagonal Samurai Sudoku) has arrived. As far as I know, this is a unique puzzle of this sort – correct me if I’m wrong. Only the visitors of this website have the privilege to download and solve it. Basically, not only do you have to fight […]
Samarai Sudoku book

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Site statistics

I can proudly announce that in the past 24hrs there have been 400 unique visitors to my website and more than 2200 page views. The number of unique visitors has quadrupled in just one week. For some these might be modest figures, but considering how long has this site been online and most importantly keeping […]
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Thoughts on Samurai puzzles

Well, I can reveal that there’s been more than 120 downloads of the Samurai puzzle that I posted in one single day. I reckon that’s pretty good, considering that most visitors have been coming without knowing that there is a Samurai puzzle. So, I’d like to hear your thoughts on these. Would you like some […]
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Blank Grids

Update October 4: I noticed that the samurai blank grid might have been a bit too big to print, so I uploaded a slightly smaller version. — I just figured that you might need some blank grids to print out so you could use them when you work on these puzzles. So here they are, […]
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