Comments on: Samurai Star Killer Sudoku http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/2009/04/samurai-star-killer-sudoku/ Puzzle and brain-training author Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:39:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Spittledung http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/2009/04/samurai-star-killer-sudoku/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Spittledung Sat, 09 May 2009 16:32:46 +0000 http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/?p=267#comment-65 As the gentle ranking suggests, this was a doddle for me. I felt as if I couldn't move my pencil fast enough filling in numbers. My favorite puzzles are killer sudokus and I look forward to the later ones you have made here. One thing that made it easy was noting the 3-digit-set in the samurai star patterns. It saves a great deal of time knowing a 3-digit row/column in a region will be repeated in a region on the other side of the flower (in the same or different order). I am glad to add this to my solving arsenal for samurai star pattern. As for killers, my preference is not to have givens or single cages. One of the zen things I like is starting with nothing and ending up with a full puzzle. FYI: In the SF Show BABYLON 5, "Starkiller" is a derogatory nickname given to John Sheridan by the Minbari aliens for his part in the destruction of the Minbari flagship "Black Star" during the Earth-Minbari War. As the gentle ranking suggests, this was a doddle for me. I felt as if I couldn’t move my pencil fast enough filling in numbers. My favorite puzzles are killer sudokus and I look forward to the later ones you have made here.

One thing that made it easy was noting the 3-digit-set in the samurai star patterns. It saves a great deal of time knowing a 3-digit row/column in a region will be repeated in a region on the other side of the flower (in the same or different order). I am glad to add this to my solving arsenal for samurai star pattern.

As for killers, my preference is not to have givens or single cages. One of the zen things I like is starting with nothing and ending up with a full puzzle.

FYI: In the SF Show BABYLON 5, “Starkiller” is a derogatory nickname given to John Sheridan by the Minbari aliens for his part in the destruction of the Minbari flagship “Black Star” during the Earth-Minbari War.

]]> By: Gareth Moore http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/2009/04/samurai-star-killer-sudoku/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Gareth Moore Fri, 01 May 2009 20:32:40 +0000 http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/?p=267#comment-47 Yes, I'm not very satisfied with having 1-cell cages - I think the best solution is just to get rid of them! I've never made Killer before with single-cell cages, but for these 'new' types I wanted to start nice and easy. But you're right, it is satisfying to fill them in at the start! (I don't know why, but it is!) Yes, I’m not very satisfied with having 1-cell cages – I think the best solution is just to get rid of them! I’ve never made Killer before with single-cell cages, but for these ‘new’ types I wanted to start nice and easy. But you’re right, it is satisfying to fill them in at the start! (I don’t know why, but it is!)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/2009/04/samurai-star-killer-sudoku/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Andrew Fri, 01 May 2009 00:10:14 +0000 http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/?p=267#comment-41 I like this puzzle a lot, good variation for some variety. Although I may recommend just putting in the "givens". It works just fine this way, but was kind of "tedious" to put in the given numbers myself. It's more of a convenience issue than an issue with the actual puzzle. Though, placing them in myself made me feel like I had done much more than I actually had (A good confidence boost!). :) I like this puzzle a lot, good variation for some variety. Although I may recommend just putting in the “givens”. It works just fine this way, but was kind of “tedious” to put in the given numbers myself. It’s more of a convenience issue than an issue with the actual puzzle. Though, placing them in myself made me feel like I had done much more than I actually had (A good confidence boost!). :)

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