Made one mistake in my first solution, thanks for the Undo button.
Posted 8th Jul 2018 at 13:00
vsrawat Rated puzzle: Hard Completion time: 1:45:27 Used 'valid marks' Used 'auto remove' Used 'show wrong moves'
Very ugly. This is not a puzzle, this is donkey's work. so many numbers and no clue leading to anywhere at all. Even after going through several levels, all guesses you make lead to closed ways, no clues appearing, no matches becoming obvious.
Posted 8th Jul 2018 at 13:27 Last edited by gareth 8th Jul 2018 at 13:27
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Has started but not yet finished this puzzle
Well, it clearly is a puzzle, and all the numbers are part of it so they obviously do all go somewhere.
If you look at the list of solving techniques, the puzzles on PuzzleMix may require all of the techniques up as far as 'Fish', but within the 'Fish' page they need only the first one, 'X-Wing'.
These are all solving techniques that are universally accepted as not guessing, and so if you are guessing then you are missing something. Of course, there is nothing wrong with guessing, but you aren't correct when you suggest it is required.
I also think it unlikely that a donkey would be capable of solving this puzzle. :)
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Last edited by gareth 8th Jul 2018 at 13:27
You might find this solving guide useful: http://sudopedia.enjoysudoku.com/Solving_Technique.html
If you look at the list of solving techniques, the puzzles on PuzzleMix may require all of the techniques up as far as 'Fish', but within the 'Fish' page they need only the first one, 'X-Wing'.
These are all solving techniques that are universally accepted as not guessing, and so if you are guessing then you are missing something. Of course, there is nothing wrong with guessing, but you aren't correct when you suggest it is required.
I also think it unlikely that a donkey would be capable of solving this puzzle. :)
Gareth, puzzlemix
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