[Question] How tough are the NY Times Hard puzzles? : r sudoku - Reddit First of all, a shoutout to the NY Times Sudoku page Their pen mode is on point and I love it Also, the way the numbers go from being bold to normal when all 9 are filled up, just makes it easier on the eye But, yes, the actual question I had was, are the HARD puzzles really that Hard or are they like a few grades below the EVIL that many apps usually have? And what would you guys say is a
NYTimes Medium and Hard good times? : r sudoku - Reddit As others have commented in this sub the Medium and Hard are some days interchangeable in regards to their actual difficulty But, I'm trying to find out what are 'goodish' times For me, easy always under 4 mins, usually around 3:20-3:30, very occasionally 3:00 medium always under 35 mins, usually around 18 mins, occasionally under 15 mins
Is there a way to play old NYT Sudokus? : r sudoku - Reddit I’ve gotten really into the nyt games app and started doing their sudoku puzzles For most of their games (wordle, connections, spelling bee through the app, Minis, crossword) you can either find the old ones online or the paid ones through the app Afaik the sudoku is free, and it shouldn’t be hard for a 3rd party to copy and host sudokus
NY Times solving times : r sudoku - Reddit How long would it generally take people to solve the easy, medium and hard NY times sudoku? Getting into sudoku more during the pandemic and I was curious as to what’s seen as a good time for each difficulty level
Please help! (NYT Hard) : r sudoku - Reddit For NYT “Hard” puzzles you only need a very limited set of techniques All NYT puzzles are constructed so that they are solvable with just Naked and Hidden Singles, Box Line Reductions (pointing or claiming digits) and Naked and Hidden Subsets (Pairs, Triples, Quadruples) The rest is just scanning and pencilmarking technique
Whats the average time you guys need to finish an easy medium hard . . . I just got into sudoku and it has been quite fun I was wondering how much time is needed for each puzzle on average For reference it took me 20 minutes to solve my first puzzle, I did learn the rules of sudoku while doing that puzzle as well Next one was 16 minutes and I jumped straight from easy to extreme this morning cause I wanted to try it and it took me almost an hour to solve it I
How long do you guys take to solve the NYtimes Sudoku online? For medium I typically take ~6:00-9:00 For hard I typically take ~6:00-12:00 There’s a fair variation for hard My best times are maybe around 1:15 for easy, something like 5:30 for medium and hard But I compete with my sis and we sort of try hard at it I could never do medium or hard without notes I don’t think
Anyone got any tips for the NYT hard today? : r sudoku - Reddit Wow, this hint takes the cake for most indirect elimination Hidden Triple 1 2 5 in box 7 (r789c3) creates Hidden Pair 1 5 in row 2 (r2c19), which in turn leaves a Hidden Single 8 in the hint cell (r1c1) NYT hints are worthless