What is Su Doku and How to Solve It?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the game of Sudoku, specifically the 3x3 grid format, and participants share their experiences, preferences, and strategies for solving puzzles. The scope includes personal anecdotes, comparisons of difficulty levels, and references to online resources for playing Sudoku.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express enjoyment of Sudoku puzzles, noting their ability to solve them in varying amounts of time, with some averaging around 10-12 minutes on harder puzzles.
  • Others mention that they find newspaper puzzles to be too easy, with one participant stating they completed a "5 star" puzzle in under 10 minutes.
  • There is a mention of a personal anecdote regarding a classmate's slower solving time, which led to a humorous but aggressive reaction from another participant.
  • One participant reflects on their experience with a computer assignment that involved creating a brute-force solver for Sudoku, emphasizing the restriction against developing a 'smart' solver.
  • Several participants share their experiences with family members and friends, indicating a social aspect to playing Sudoku.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share their personal experiences and preferences regarding Sudoku, but there is no consensus on the difficulty of puzzles or the average solving times, indicating a variety of perspectives on the topic.

Contextual Notes

Some statements reflect personal experiences and subjective opinions about puzzle difficulty and solving times, which may vary widely among individuals. There are also references to specific online platforms for playing Sudoku, which may influence participants' experiences.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in Sudoku, puzzle enthusiasts, and those looking for community discussions on strategies and experiences related to solving Sudoku puzzles.

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I've become particulary fond of these, 3x3 boxes with 3x3 boxes in each and you must have 1-9 vertical, horizontal and in each 3x3 box. I'm sure most have seen it before. The link below provides a program for it. I average 12 minutes on hard puzzles.

http://www.sudoku.com/
 
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I haven't played recently. Got my mom hooked on it though.
 
Cosmo16 said:
I haven't played recently. Got my mom hooked on it though.
I did too but it takes her like an hour to finish one in the news paper... Sad.
 
I have been playing it for a while now. I think the newspapers are a bit too easy: Yesterday the paper had a "5 star" (out of 5) puzzle and it took less than 10 minutes. I play at www.websudoku.com
 
All the physics majors i talk to can do these things in like 10 minutes max. This one girl in this class i took... she's all "I love these soduku thingies, it only takes me an hour to finish them sometimes".

I then proceeded to slap her
 
All the physics majors i talk to can do these things in like 10 minutes max. This one girl in this class i took... she's all "I love these soduku thingies, it only takes me an hour to finish them sometimes".

I then proceeded to slap her
 
It depends on how much attention I am paying to it and how much I am playing. I have no idea how long the ones in the newspaper would take me. I have only done like 2 from there.
 
Our first computer assignement was making a brute-force solver for these (we weren't ALLOWED to make a 'smart' solver, because there were so many around the net)
 

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