Sudoku Tutorial # 91 part 2. YOU TRY IT, I TRY IT (A difficult puzzle)

[@SmartHobbies]

Starting at 16:00, I really liked how you went through all the locked candidates and showed us how to clean up the puzzle. Great instruction and pacing. X-Wing for the win!

[@SudokuGuy]

Yes it was the Xwings that did the trick.

[@unLucky-xe2tb]

Thank you for sharing this, Robin! We appreciate the effort and time you put in in every video you upload. Just keep them coming.

[@SudokuGuy]

Will do as long as my 80 yr old can do it.

[@drockliff]

All I can say is...brilliant! I could watch you solving these Sudoku's all day. Cheers.

[@SudokuGuy]

Glad you like them!

[@brendaharder2001]

Keep the difficult puzzles coming! This helped with some clues!

[@SudokuGuy]

Glad it helped! Brenda Please tell others about sudoku guy...thanx

[@dienekes4364]

I watched other videos where you explained x-wings, but this episode really showed how to use them in a real-life situation. I have a much better understanding of how to use them now. Thanks!

[@SudokuGuy]

Dienekers. thanks and I hope you continue to support me. Robin

[@dienekes4364]

@@SudokuGuy Absolutely. Love your channel!

[@Marysharp6366]

Thank you Sudoku Guy. I have learnt so much from you. I stopped them for awhile but with all your guidance I have started again. Christmas Greetings from New Zealand.

[@SudokuGuy]

You are welcome and Merry Christmas from the Sudoku Guy!

[@1jeffr]

With this puzzle, I finally got the concept of X-Wings. Thanks

[@SudokuGuy]

Fantastic Well done. Tutorial 62 and 63 will also help 1jeffr

[@jerryabbanat9452]

Like you doing more advanced puzzles. Good x wing technique

[@SudokuGuy]

Thanks Jerry. More is coming.

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

Nice solve. I like the idea of starting a puzzle after all the simple things have been found, and all the puzzle is filled in with little numbers. You still have to find the hidden patterns, but spend less time overall.

[@SudokuGuy]

Glad you liked it!

[@AngelsFishingRod]

I love your videos Sudoku Guy. Never thought i could love this game until i found your channel!

[@SudokuGuy]

Glad you enjoy it! Glad you enjoy my site. You have made my day.

[@leonboy9388]

This is loads of fun. Thanks again

[@SudokuGuy]

Glad you enjoy it! Please tell others and watch adv

[@gardenbee583]

Robin Sir, even though this was a difficult puzzle I was able to solve it the same day you put it out. Thanks to your wonderful techniques you have been so painstakingly teaching us. This was a FUN puzzle to solve.😀😀🙏🙏

[@SudokuGuy]

Glad you enjoyed it Garden Bee. The response for this experiment has been very positive and so I will be doing another one next month.

[@gregsimpson5737]

Another great challenge Robin!! Thank you for all of your tutorials. I've been doing sudoku for about a year or so using your tutorials and this one still gave me some trouble. Thank you for giving us the tools on our tool belt to be able to solve the hard ones. Cheers to you Sir

[@SudokuGuy]

thanks Greg for making my day. Please tell others

[@carolrgoldenoldie2]

Brilliant, Robin! I failed miserably but really enjoyed the challenge and you then made it look so easy. I learned a lot.

[@SudokuGuy]

Glad it was helpful! Carol

[@AlanChristensen]

Please continue with the "You try it, I try it" format, particularly with hard puzzles like this one.

[@SudokuGuy]

Thanks for sharing.Alan. I will consider it. It is hard to satisfy all.

[@carlkamin607]

Thank You, Thank You !!! I finally figured out the X-Wing. You need to do MORE of these stumper puzzles. Thanks again and have a GREAT DAY !!!

[@carlkamin607]

I woke up this morning thinking about this puzzle and anxiously waiting for this part 2 video. I can't wait for the next puzzle similar to this one.

[@SudokuGuy]

You have a great day. thanks for your support and please tell others.

[@SudokuGuy]

It's coming.

[@711roger]

Thank you so much I knew about the X wing but didn’t realize that what happens at one end happens at the other end. Very empowering thanks again.

[@SudokuGuy]

Glad it was helpful! Roger.

[@micheltordoir7734]

Another way for solving the puzzle: after the X-wing on 3 at 20:30 you stay with a Y-wing or bended triple 17 , 18 and 78 between boxes 7 and 8. That Y-wing makes a 7 impossible in r8c5. Forcing a 7 in r9c5. From there the puzzle is finished. All the best and keep safe.

[@SudokuGuy]

Thanks Michel for your suggestion. A good one.

[@veetropicals]

God bless your teaching expertise🙏🙏 So much fun to learn with you👍. THANK YOU❗❗

[@SudokuGuy]

You are very welcome

[@nathanfischer3495]

Tough one, Robin. I got it eventually, but it was certainly a challenge!

[@SudokuGuy]

Well done for trying. Nathan

[@dave2023]

Hello and thanks for the puzzle and the solution of the sudoku. As I've mentioned in the previous tutorial I prefer a solution without inserting all the possible numbers in a cell. And yes, It can be done!!! First I found in row #8 only 2 places where '1' can be. I run a solution when the '1' is on row #8 col #6. So '1' is also in row #9 col #1. So '8' is in row #7 col #1 and '9' is in row #6 col #1. The rest of the solution is easy and fast.

[@SudokuGuy]

Cool, thanks

[@jakobhovman]

Hullo hullo Robin...A Pleasure to see you work and your workflow...Thank You...! I tried it first, but am not good at seeing locked numbers and cleaning... Hence, I never got to fly...! Will keep this and try it again in a few days.

[@SudokuGuy]

Try again and have a look at my solving it. It should b e uploaded by now.

[@FernCurtis]

Hi Robin…I have been going back and trying to catch up on videos that I have missed, for various reasons. So I just saw #90 and this one today. I agree with what others said about #90…it was easy…did it in under 15 minutes. This one, I got stumped on…but could be that I was getting tired too…yet, at the same time, I really need to start looking for those X Wings (and possible Finned X Wings). It’s just going to take a while to get in the habit, since I only learned about those this past week. New habits take a bit to put into practice. Once you showed the 2 X Wings, I stopped the video and proceeded to finish the puzzle on my own, then came back just to make sure I completed it correctly. These advanced techniques to solve the puzzles are exciting though.

[@SudokuGuy]

Thanks for your comments Fern. With practice you will improve. All the best. So glad you found my site."the most popular site online to learn sudoku" Please share with others, subscribe and click the bell by the subscribe button. Have fun as you learn step by step how to solve. For a list of videos go here: kzbin.info/door/d8JaOdfEWcJOtwG6YayW0w sudokuguy.com

[@TinkeringJohn]

Hello. I filled in the puzzle with the possible numbers and returned to the video at 14:23. I don't see why you don't have a 6 in the far-right column where the 2&9 are (bottom-right cell of the top-right block. I need to watch your earlier tutorials as I always fill in all the little numbers first before solving (unless something sticks out at me).

[@SudokuGuy]

Yes you need to. thanks for your comment.

[@dsremingto]

Thanks that was a fun challenge and good to see your working style on it. Give us another one of those some day - hard like this. Thank you very much for doing these as I suggested. Good learning experience!

[@SudokuGuy]

More to come! and Thank you for your suggestion. Most comments are positive! Robin

[@AnonimityAssured]

Great stuff. Although I used colours to break into the puzzle quickly, the X-Wing is definitely a superior technique.

[@SudokuGuy]

Thanks for your comment Julian. another one is coming

[@mariawiderstand9390]

Thank you for sharing, i also solved the sudoku with the x wing, that is a great strategy! I learned so much by seeing your videos!

[@SudokuGuy]

Thank Maria. Hang in there, more is coming.

[@christinapoodt3590]

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[@7dhernandez]

I enjoyed this immensely. Could you make the puzzle a little harder? I’m no pro believe me. Been working sudokus for about a year with your help.

[@SudokuGuy]

Sure thing! thanks for your support.

[@hanaelkalla4733]

Amazing video ! Ur videos have helped me improve so much in one day i used to not know what sudoku even was but bc of you i can now do easy/medium sudoku in mins only! Thank you

[@SudokuGuy]

Happy to hear that! Hana

[@geraldnelson3449]

Thank you for an awesome puzzle. Thank for this awesome channel. TMB, LCR, and RAM have brought many hour of enjoyment. (My wife would say, “too many hours”.) I did eventually solve the puzzle but I never found the x wings and I failed on the first 3 tries. Think the way I solved is that I avoided using the numbers I failed on 4,6, 8 until I as absolutely sure the number was the only possible number that could go in that cell. The last number was an 8. I can’t wait to try it again see if can spot the x wings. Should be a lot easier knowing what the x wing numbers are.

[@SudokuGuy]

Thanks for your efforts and I hope you learnt something. Hang in there.

[@annaclaudia12]

Good video! 😁

[@SudokuGuy]

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[@marilisastenghelfroesesouz6212]

Thankyou . Bert impressive.

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[@sayancse]

You do all the easy puzzles and mark them as difficult. I want to give you one puzzle that had me stuck for ages. Where can I send that puzzle?

[@SudokuGuy]

my website sudokuguy.com

[@gingersam851]

Have you done a tutorial on the jellyfish? Is recognising this pattern essential to solving puzzles that have a jellyfish, or is there another way?

[@SudokuGuy]

No I have not as yet. thanks for the hint. the Jelly fish is sometimes called a different name. I'll research it.

[@ふうの木-r1b]

I took more than an hour for this puzzle🐢Next I will use X wings you taught us 🌈✨Thank you for your explanation！😊

[@SudokuGuy]

Wonderful!

[@parthapratimkaishyap]

Thanks a lot sir

[@SudokuGuy]

So nice of you

[@marilisastenghelfroesesouz6212]

Very impressive

[@SudokuGuy]

thanx MARILISA

[@mojavebohemian814]

Thank you

[@SudokuGuy]

You're welcome Mojave

[@Cinzia138]

23:21 u ha e a single one single 6if u put a bog 6 than next to ur 5 u can put a big 3 and so on

[@SudokuGuy]

Thank you for your comment. Robin

[@SMmarcus100]

That is a tough one, it took me 22 minutes to solve it! Here's how I cracked it, I spotted something different. The consequences of r8c8, the 2/8 cell, are quite peculiar. If it's a 2, r3c8 is a 6, making r3c7 a 7. If it's an 8, r7c9 is a 7, making r3c7 a 7. So in either case, r3c7 is always a 7. That forced r2c3 to be a 6, which made row 6 have a 189 triple, and the puzzle unwound from there!

[@SudokuGuy]

Congratulationsl There are many paths to take.

[@hibatrapelsi3476]

Thank you sir

[@SudokuGuy]

My pleasure Hiba. Please tell others.

[@danmenzel7229]

Robin: using the Snyder method, are the two little numbers in a block automatically locked? It seems to me they are.

[@SudokuGuy]

the 2 similar little numbers must be in a row or a column. within a block and nowhere else to become locked.

[@jasperblue]

Finally learnt x wing But still I'm struggling to spot the swordfish Pls help with one more video

[@SudokuGuy]

Jello Jasper. There are more coming. thanks for your support.

[@kskaliprasadkotagal6468]

Thanks

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[@slasheditz3332]

Sir ur great

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[@MrBigSand]

You lost me at about 24 minutes when you started working on "4's", and using the blue marker. I don't understand how you chose the spot for the first blue 4. It looked like it could have gone elsewhere, but things sure fell into place after that. What am I missing? Thanks, and keep the You try it, I try it coming!

[@SudokuGuy]

The first 4 is due to the fact that in an X wing if the 6's are only found twice in the columns then any other 6's in the rows which are not part of the Xwing can be removed therefore this enable a big 4 I suggest you look at tutorial # 62 and 63

[@MrBigSand]

@@SudokuGuy Thanks, I will look that part over tonight and see if it "comes together" for me. At least I got the last "easy"you try, I try" puzzle, lol.

[@avelino_pel]

Thanks, Rubin. The experience has been wonderful. There's only a little fault I noticed. When you came back with small numbers all done, at minute 14:22, if I'm not wrong you missed a 6 in the last cell of the third row (cell 3I). In this case it was not a problem but I think that sometimes even a small mistake can ruin it all.

[@SudokuGuy]

Right Avelino, but i do feel that I was correct.

[@Phriffo]

Thanks! Mr Sudoku guy! I now know how to spot an X-Wing. My problem now is to spot a swordfish🥲

[@SudokuGuy]

Happy to help