The first level of self-setting is “Setter Assistance”. The author, who has thought of an interesting idea, comes up with a grid pattern by hand, fills in a starting seed, and then adds the remaining numbers with some software to characterize the remaining solutions and get a unique Sudoku. AI is used for making postscript art, but not the AI within AI which is more than just assistance.

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Theme: Intelligence is Thinking * The Box (1 of 5)

Author/Opus: This is the 584th puzzle from Thomas Snyder.

Rules: Standard Sudoku rules.

Difficulty (highlight to view): 4 stars

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 7:30, Master = 10:30, Expert = 21:00

Solution: PDF

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