{"id":33240,"date":"2025-07-06T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=33240"},"modified":"2025-07-23T19:55:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T02:55:26","slug":"a-story-of-self-setting-sudoku-4-875-by-thomas-snyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/a-story-of-self-setting-sudoku-4-875-by-thomas-snyder\/","title":{"rendered":"A Story of Self-setting Sudoku #4.875 by Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we master self-setting, we may need to start dialing back the AI so that even beginners can catch up to the awesome logic hidden by Dr. Sudoku. In the future, no more unsolvable puzzles until we see signs of intelligence to rival ours. Today, we\u2019ll share some assistance from our deep sea radar to show the shallow waters.<\/i>
\nNo more missed promises. We\u2019re launching \u201cFull Setting Automation\u201d tomorrow.<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Sudoku<\/p>\n

PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

or solve online<\/a> (using SudokuPad)<\/p>\n

Theme:<\/b> Red Fish, Blue Fish (4.875 of 5)<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 590th puzzle from Thomas Snyder.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Standard Sudoku<\/a> rules. <\/p>\n

Difficulty (highlight to view):<\/b> 4.5 stars<\/span><\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 9:00, Master = 15:00, Expert = 30:00<\/span><\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a> and solving video<\/a> from Unshackling Sudokus & Puzzles.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for all entries in A Story of Self-setting Sudoku<\/a><\/i>. Follow this link for other classic Sudoku<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Sudoku<\/a> to get started on. More classic Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku<\/i><\/a>, The Art of Sudoku 2<\/i><\/a> and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles<\/i><\/a> by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0Twelve Months of Sudoku?<\/a>\u00a0post\u00a0on the GMPuzzles Discord. Not a member of the Discord? Click\u00a0this link<\/a>\u00a0for basic access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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