A Story of Self-setting Sudoku #2 by Thomas Snyder
The second level of self-setting is “Partial Setting Automation”. The author, who has come up with a previously interesting grid pattern, finds a new starting seed, and then uses computer assistance to add all other numbers to generate lots of valid puzzles which guide the picking of a preferred “gem” from suggested characteristics including novelty, breadth of solving path, and the kind of steps.
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Theme: Intelligence is Thinking * The Box (2 of 5)
Author/Opus: This is the 585th puzzle from Thomas Snyder.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules.
Difficulty (highlight to view): 4 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:30, Master = 10:00, Expert = 20:00
Solution: PDF
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