5 Snyder Notation Mistakes You Need To Avoid! SHC 244
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@SmartHobbiesАй бұрын
📕Get my FREE Solving Guide that will help you solve over 80% of all Sudoku puzzles🧩to include NYT Hard👉👉www.buymeacoffee.com/timberlakeB/e/125822 Timestamps 0:00 Intro 00:20 It’s Solving Time 00:31 Puzzle Story 00:56 Beautiful Break-In 02:34 Mistake #1 03:48 BONUS Tip 05:46 Mistake #2 07:25 Mistake #3 08:50 Mistake #4 12:34 Mistake #5
@georgesthibaudeau1533Ай бұрын
Great puzzle. Contrary to our friend Julian, I had to use notations until I found the naked 5 in block 1. Then the final push to complete the puzzle was rather comfortable.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Nice to hear that Georges! Thank for sharing.
@shamrackle3712Ай бұрын
Very interesting language. The jargon is not altogether clear to me, but I like. I have used “candidate moves”, etc in solving some sudoku and have shared it with my 7th, 5th, and 4th grade students over the years. But this video makes me realize I was putting too many candidates without reasoning or applying the limitations. I play chess and solve cubes , and fold some origami, and I’m a beginner pianist, which all have their own languages. Beautiful. 💚 Peace!
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Oh, Wow. Thank you so much for your comment. I love to hear that you have shared Sudoku with your school students, and I hope you continue to do so. How did you hear about Smart Hobbies?
@shamrackle3712
Ай бұрын
@@SmartHobbies Because I’ve watched Cracking the Cryptic videos, I’m sure the algorithm figured out my interest. I am subscribed to Rubik’s Cube channels and countless chess channels. Genuine YT-Junkie! 😅
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
@@shamrackle3712 Awesome. I love solving 3x3 cube and I’m a huge chess fan. I regularly watch Agadmator’s chess channel and coffee chess. Which ones do you like?
@fubaralakbar680029 күн бұрын
My Snydie sense is tingling.
@SmartHobbies
29 күн бұрын
😂
@arthurgershon477Ай бұрын
81:25 - it took me quite a while to make those deductions that you found, so clearly i need to work on my deduction & notation technique... but even with those i somehow ran into a contradiction and had to restart -- twice... i really don't know how that happened, i guess i need to go back to the drawing board... or maybe i should just leave the smart stuff to people like you who are actually competent
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
I am happy to hear you completed the puzzle. There is a particularly tricky claiming pair that can be hard to spot. Keep at it, and these solves will get easier. Have you downloaded my free Sudoku solving guide?
@RamakrishnagmАй бұрын
7 min. PPPE. Some high lights... *Box5 finished with 14s and 57s pairs and unique 9. *Box1.,, 5,6 unique's and 789 trio. *Box8 found quad 2378 & 459 trio. *37 pairs in col 4. *179 trio in row2. After solve l saw vedio the box5 is similar and box1 found 5,6 unique's first and than 789 trio next., and rest of all totally different. Nice explanation. Good puzzle. I expected today something hard. Today's Guardian puzzle made me tough.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Nice job with the solve. I showed this because I appreciated the construction by Thomas Snyder and nice use of strategies. What did you need to use to solve the Guardian puzzle?
@Ramakrishnagm
Ай бұрын
@@SmartHobbies I started solve puzzle nearly two years, l learned pairs, trio's, quads, X wing, UR, and technics(NYT) from *Zen & the Art of the Guardian Puzzle* Channel from Master Niels. He do puzzles daily live, Guardian, NYT and LA Times expert puzzles. I learned from the basic in that channel, that's helps to solve easily this type of puzzles. I learned from you very hard strategies. I like you showing interest for beginners separately. Smart Hobbies made me broad thinking in sudoku. Thanks ❤
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
@@Ramakrishnagm You are welcome. I love hearing about your Sudoku journey and please keep posting your comments.
@Ramakrishnagm
Ай бұрын
I saw comment section not easy to somebody. I took solving notes when I solved..,but I thought it's not necessary, so I left only highlighted pairs, tripple, quad. I think 6 in r2c5, 5 in r2c3, 5 in r9c1 getting hard. 6 is only place in Col 5 , see r1c7-6, r8c9-6, r9c2-6 block cells then only r2c5 got 6. 6:47 ., 5 in r2c3, I got before 789 tripple , by cross checking col 3 needs 1258, in box1 there is 1,2 & r2c9 is 8, it's easily given me 5 in r2c3, afterwards I got 789 tripple. Next 5 in r9c1, the same cross checking of row 9 needs 23578.., col 1 got 237 and 8s Snyder in box 7, it's given 5 in r9c1, after then I got 2378 quad in box 8 and row 9, and 459 tripple in box 8, the same time 37 pairs I got in Col 4, next puzzle went easily.
@AnonimityAssuredАй бұрын
A fine puzzle, as we can always expect from such a well-seasoned master. Given the theme of the video, I found it surprisingly easy without notation. Here's my fourth path, after a few optimizing runs (27 = row 2 column): 27, 74, 25, 33, 23, 63, 55, 38, 91 (hidden single), 28 (hidden single, owing to pair in column 4), 59, 34, 95, 87, 19, 37, 96, 99, 94, 77, 67, 47, 15, 85, 16, 14, 11, 62, 42, 65, 45, 69, 49, 61, 51, 41, 58, 48, 52, 73, 83, 43, 68, 82, 72, 32, 22, 36, 78, 88, 76, 24, 26, 54, 56, 84, 86. I haven't had much luck with variations on this one. Most of them have been too easy. Here's the best I have managed: 034 000 560 200 000 007 100 090 008 000 308 000 008 070 300 000 502 000 800 010 004 700 000 003 065 000 120 034000560200000007100090008000308000008070300000502000800010004700000003065000120 HoDoKu rating: Extreme 1934. Andrew Stuart rating: Very Hard Grade 329. Oh, by the way, I spotted the naked single in R2C3 by following the paths of 7 and 9 in column 3, and 8 in row 2. It was essentially what you did, but without notation.
@JohnRandomness105Ай бұрын
Thomas Snyder himself, eh? (Much later.) I finished the puzzle, but couldn't comment until now. Long before I filled out the grid, I found a 123 Y-wing in blocks 3 and 6, that let me place the 3 in block 6. I'm going to resolve the puzzle from my point of bifurcation, because I noticed that the digit the bifurcate gave me came from a simple "claiming pair". I expect to reencounter a second Y-wing in blocks 8 and 9, in 278. The second Y-wing came right after placing the 5, but it was only there because I didn't notice an 8 facing the 78 pair. It still cracked the puzzle. 1:30 I made unobservant mistakes later in the puzzle, but at least I saw the central block starting out. 3:30 My version of that mistake is just not seeing the pointing pair, and it happened at least once here. (No, I'm thinking of a claiming pair.) 6:50 Yes, the triple and the 5 in block 1 appeared during my ordinary course of solving. 9:20 That's the claiming pair that I missed my first solve.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
THE Thomas Snyder. He is still heavily involved with US Sudoku and Puzzle championships and occasionally posts puzzles on his gmpuzzles website.
@JohnRandomness105
Ай бұрын
@@SmartHobbies I entered more text in my comment, but also thought it wouldn't do well to advertise all my blunders.
@gazev9691Ай бұрын
Great stuff - love your content and find it really helpful to consider different ideas. I did see the naked single - keep up the great work 👍👍
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words. It’s comments like this that help keep this channel going. Great job spotting the Naked Single. How did you hear about Smart Hobbies?
@grahamfisher307Ай бұрын
I find there are some good things about Snyder notation, but also some drawbacks. I can't say I am used to employing it, preferring to start by going as far as I can without any notation. I then go usually to bi-value cell notation, which occasionally throws up unexpected pairs, of even a Y wing (or XY Wing) now and then. One thing I miss sometimes is box/line (row or column) reduction. My worst mistake is when I can solve for two numbers at the same time, and I write them in the wrong way round - it is frustrating to do that.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Oh yeah. I find that frustrating as well. And if I don’t catch it, it’s so hard to backtrack to find it.
@anaayoung9142Ай бұрын
15:10 was my time. Very bad... but I did it alone! 😅 It take my about 7min to realise that I already had 8 in box 7 (at column 3) so the cell at R9C1 can't be 8!!!!!! Aaaaaa 😂 At least I didn't give up! Thanks for the puzzle!
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
It is tough when that happens. What you described is what I found to be the trickiest part of the puzzle. Happy to hear that you did not give up.
@jonbrowneАй бұрын
16:49 to solve. Nice feature Timberlake! I also sent you an email with what I hope is the solution to the July puzzle pack! Hope all is well?
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Hi Jon. I saw your email and will respond shortly. I am unfortunately away this week dealing with a family issue.
@jonbrowne
Ай бұрын
@@SmartHobbies thanks Timberlake. I hope this goes well.
@grahamfisher307Ай бұрын
I see some sixes can go in early on.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Nice find. Thanks for sharing. I believe Simon spotted the 6s early on as well. Do you watch Cracking The Cryptic much?
@grahamfisher307
Ай бұрын
Not now that they don't do much by way of Classic Sudoku or Killers.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
@@grahamfisher307 Every day I check…
@sharmilisharmili472Ай бұрын
Used notations.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Sounds good. Thank you for sharing and for the comment.
Пікірлер: 35
📕Get my FREE Solving Guide that will help you solve over 80% of all Sudoku puzzles🧩to include NYT Hard👉👉www.buymeacoffee.com/timberlakeB/e/125822 Timestamps 0:00 Intro 00:20 It’s Solving Time 00:31 Puzzle Story 00:56 Beautiful Break-In 02:34 Mistake #1 03:48 BONUS Tip 05:46 Mistake #2 07:25 Mistake #3 08:50 Mistake #4 12:34 Mistake #5
Great puzzle. Contrary to our friend Julian, I had to use notations until I found the naked 5 in block 1. Then the final push to complete the puzzle was rather comfortable.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Nice to hear that Georges! Thank for sharing.
Very interesting language. The jargon is not altogether clear to me, but I like. I have used “candidate moves”, etc in solving some sudoku and have shared it with my 7th, 5th, and 4th grade students over the years. But this video makes me realize I was putting too many candidates without reasoning or applying the limitations. I play chess and solve cubes , and fold some origami, and I’m a beginner pianist, which all have their own languages. Beautiful. 💚 Peace!
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Oh, Wow. Thank you so much for your comment. I love to hear that you have shared Sudoku with your school students, and I hope you continue to do so. How did you hear about Smart Hobbies?
@shamrackle3712
Ай бұрын
@@SmartHobbies Because I’ve watched Cracking the Cryptic videos, I’m sure the algorithm figured out my interest. I am subscribed to Rubik’s Cube channels and countless chess channels. Genuine YT-Junkie! 😅
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
@@shamrackle3712 Awesome. I love solving 3x3 cube and I’m a huge chess fan. I regularly watch Agadmator’s chess channel and coffee chess. Which ones do you like?
My Snydie sense is tingling.
@SmartHobbies
29 күн бұрын
😂
81:25 - it took me quite a while to make those deductions that you found, so clearly i need to work on my deduction & notation technique... but even with those i somehow ran into a contradiction and had to restart -- twice... i really don't know how that happened, i guess i need to go back to the drawing board... or maybe i should just leave the smart stuff to people like you who are actually competent
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
I am happy to hear you completed the puzzle. There is a particularly tricky claiming pair that can be hard to spot. Keep at it, and these solves will get easier. Have you downloaded my free Sudoku solving guide?
7 min. PPPE. Some high lights... *Box5 finished with 14s and 57s pairs and unique 9. *Box1.,, 5,6 unique's and 789 trio. *Box8 found quad 2378 & 459 trio. *37 pairs in col 4. *179 trio in row2. After solve l saw vedio the box5 is similar and box1 found 5,6 unique's first and than 789 trio next., and rest of all totally different. Nice explanation. Good puzzle. I expected today something hard. Today's Guardian puzzle made me tough.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Nice job with the solve. I showed this because I appreciated the construction by Thomas Snyder and nice use of strategies. What did you need to use to solve the Guardian puzzle?
@Ramakrishnagm
Ай бұрын
@@SmartHobbies I started solve puzzle nearly two years, l learned pairs, trio's, quads, X wing, UR, and technics(NYT) from *Zen & the Art of the Guardian Puzzle* Channel from Master Niels. He do puzzles daily live, Guardian, NYT and LA Times expert puzzles. I learned from the basic in that channel, that's helps to solve easily this type of puzzles. I learned from you very hard strategies. I like you showing interest for beginners separately. Smart Hobbies made me broad thinking in sudoku. Thanks ❤
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
@@Ramakrishnagm You are welcome. I love hearing about your Sudoku journey and please keep posting your comments.
@Ramakrishnagm
Ай бұрын
I saw comment section not easy to somebody. I took solving notes when I solved..,but I thought it's not necessary, so I left only highlighted pairs, tripple, quad. I think 6 in r2c5, 5 in r2c3, 5 in r9c1 getting hard. 6 is only place in Col 5 , see r1c7-6, r8c9-6, r9c2-6 block cells then only r2c5 got 6. 6:47 ., 5 in r2c3, I got before 789 tripple , by cross checking col 3 needs 1258, in box1 there is 1,2 & r2c9 is 8, it's easily given me 5 in r2c3, afterwards I got 789 tripple. Next 5 in r9c1, the same cross checking of row 9 needs 23578.., col 1 got 237 and 8s Snyder in box 7, it's given 5 in r9c1, after then I got 2378 quad in box 8 and row 9, and 459 tripple in box 8, the same time 37 pairs I got in Col 4, next puzzle went easily.
A fine puzzle, as we can always expect from such a well-seasoned master. Given the theme of the video, I found it surprisingly easy without notation. Here's my fourth path, after a few optimizing runs (27 = row 2 column): 27, 74, 25, 33, 23, 63, 55, 38, 91 (hidden single), 28 (hidden single, owing to pair in column 4), 59, 34, 95, 87, 19, 37, 96, 99, 94, 77, 67, 47, 15, 85, 16, 14, 11, 62, 42, 65, 45, 69, 49, 61, 51, 41, 58, 48, 52, 73, 83, 43, 68, 82, 72, 32, 22, 36, 78, 88, 76, 24, 26, 54, 56, 84, 86. I haven't had much luck with variations on this one. Most of them have been too easy. Here's the best I have managed: 034 000 560 200 000 007 100 090 008 000 308 000 008 070 300 000 502 000 800 010 004 700 000 003 065 000 120 034000560200000007100090008000308000008070300000502000800010004700000003065000120 HoDoKu rating: Extreme 1934. Andrew Stuart rating: Very Hard Grade 329. Oh, by the way, I spotted the naked single in R2C3 by following the paths of 7 and 9 in column 3, and 8 in row 2. It was essentially what you did, but without notation.
Thomas Snyder himself, eh? (Much later.) I finished the puzzle, but couldn't comment until now. Long before I filled out the grid, I found a 123 Y-wing in blocks 3 and 6, that let me place the 3 in block 6. I'm going to resolve the puzzle from my point of bifurcation, because I noticed that the digit the bifurcate gave me came from a simple "claiming pair". I expect to reencounter a second Y-wing in blocks 8 and 9, in 278. The second Y-wing came right after placing the 5, but it was only there because I didn't notice an 8 facing the 78 pair. It still cracked the puzzle. 1:30 I made unobservant mistakes later in the puzzle, but at least I saw the central block starting out. 3:30 My version of that mistake is just not seeing the pointing pair, and it happened at least once here. (No, I'm thinking of a claiming pair.) 6:50 Yes, the triple and the 5 in block 1 appeared during my ordinary course of solving. 9:20 That's the claiming pair that I missed my first solve.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
THE Thomas Snyder. He is still heavily involved with US Sudoku and Puzzle championships and occasionally posts puzzles on his gmpuzzles website.
@JohnRandomness105
Ай бұрын
@@SmartHobbies I entered more text in my comment, but also thought it wouldn't do well to advertise all my blunders.
Great stuff - love your content and find it really helpful to consider different ideas. I did see the naked single - keep up the great work 👍👍
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words. It’s comments like this that help keep this channel going. Great job spotting the Naked Single. How did you hear about Smart Hobbies?
I find there are some good things about Snyder notation, but also some drawbacks. I can't say I am used to employing it, preferring to start by going as far as I can without any notation. I then go usually to bi-value cell notation, which occasionally throws up unexpected pairs, of even a Y wing (or XY Wing) now and then. One thing I miss sometimes is box/line (row or column) reduction. My worst mistake is when I can solve for two numbers at the same time, and I write them in the wrong way round - it is frustrating to do that.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Oh yeah. I find that frustrating as well. And if I don’t catch it, it’s so hard to backtrack to find it.
15:10 was my time. Very bad... but I did it alone! 😅 It take my about 7min to realise that I already had 8 in box 7 (at column 3) so the cell at R9C1 can't be 8!!!!!! Aaaaaa 😂 At least I didn't give up! Thanks for the puzzle!
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
It is tough when that happens. What you described is what I found to be the trickiest part of the puzzle. Happy to hear that you did not give up.
16:49 to solve. Nice feature Timberlake! I also sent you an email with what I hope is the solution to the July puzzle pack! Hope all is well?
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Hi Jon. I saw your email and will respond shortly. I am unfortunately away this week dealing with a family issue.
@jonbrowne
Ай бұрын
@@SmartHobbies thanks Timberlake. I hope this goes well.
I see some sixes can go in early on.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Nice find. Thanks for sharing. I believe Simon spotted the 6s early on as well. Do you watch Cracking The Cryptic much?
@grahamfisher307
Ай бұрын
Not now that they don't do much by way of Classic Sudoku or Killers.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
@@grahamfisher307 Every day I check…
Used notations.
@SmartHobbies
Ай бұрын
Sounds good. Thank you for sharing and for the comment.