NYT Hard Sudoku Walkthrough | Jan 2, 2025

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  • Опубликовано: 19 янв 2025

Комментарии • 61

  • @MrFooqair
    @MrFooqair 16 дней назад +2

    Been watching you over a year and this is the first one I couldn't solve without guessing. The 1 2 pair in the bottom left corner, I just picked one and happened to be right!

  • @paulakeay4317
    @paulakeay4317 17 дней назад +7

    Sometimes you just can’t for the life of you see it, different day you’d see it straight away. Glad to see you’re as human as the rest of us Rangsk! Thank you for the video 😊

  • @MichellePharis
    @MichellePharis 16 дней назад +2

    I appreciate your transparency and “humanness.”

  • @MathewPlaysGames-e6s
    @MathewPlaysGames-e6s 17 дней назад +10

    I got stuck in the same spot, had to come to your video to see it. Thanks.

    • @RogerLato2
      @RogerLato2 16 дней назад

      @@MathewPlaysGames-e6s exactly the same here...

  • @markscher1968
    @markscher1968 17 дней назад +2

    This is one of the best puzzles you ever did. For some reason, everyone was blind to the exact same triple. Very peculiar. I wonder if the 3 digits were different, would it have been seen more quickly. Something about visualization is at play here.

  • @khetawolf
    @khetawolf 17 дней назад +4

    Thank you for posting this! I was absolutely stumped on it for hours, and even when others pointed out the triple, I just couldn’t see it. Thanks for walking us through the process; I feel so validated knowing I wasn’t the only one who got stuck!

  • @Zavalarlz
    @Zavalarlz 17 дней назад +2

    Hey I used to do sudokus as a kid but they were easy, almost 30 years later I started again on the internet and realized I did not know some of the techniques for the harder ones.
    After a week of watching your videos I've managed to solve this just because of your explanations, so I appreciate this kind of video when you explain a lot and I'm sure it's helpful to others.
    Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work.

  • @evnoonan
    @evnoonan 7 дней назад

    Doing this one way late, I’m very behind in my Sudoku‘s. Started it last night and got stuck at the exact same point. It took me 20 minutes to get there and I just stared and stared and thought “what the actual heck. Is this a bad puzzle? I don’t understand how there can be a solution to this. “ Came back to it in the morning, still couldn’t figure it out. Came to watch your video and saw in one of the comments that everyone got stuck at the same triple. So I thought OK, there’s a triple here somewhere and then I found it. It was great to see you go through this and Finally figure it out. Thanks so much for doing these!

  • @mildred1000
    @mildred1000 17 дней назад +2

    I got stuck at the same spot. Came here for the answer. Thank you.

  • @kellysantini4290
    @kellysantini4290 17 дней назад +1

    Same stopping point, took a break, came back and saw it. Rough one!

  • @brianviglione407
    @brianviglione407 17 дней назад +2

    I always try the puzzle solo, and go to your feed when stumped; you were stumped at the exact same point I was... that triple was an optical illusion of some sort. Thanks for the video. Also... don't mind the explanations at the beginning - they're very useful. It helps identify different ways of seeing things.

  • @mduckpf24
    @mduckpf24 17 дней назад +3

    I tried this puzzle twice and got hung up and finally gave up. It makes me feel a little better that it took you this long. 😅 Thanks for sharing your logic. It's helping me be more confident when solving.

  • @AlexHarvey-l9g
    @AlexHarvey-l9g 17 дней назад +1

    I did this puzzle twice. The first time I ended up guessing out of frustration; luckily I guessed correctly! But it didn’t help at all when I tried again. I got stuck in the same place again. I never would have seen that 128 triple. Thank you for walking us through the solve!

  • @PegcoWigan
    @PegcoWigan 17 дней назад +1

    Got stuck at the same point, after 30 minutes of staring seemingly blankly at the numbers (Started to feel like I was in the matrix) came here, glad it wasn't just me! Great solve!

  • @mogsheridan8825
    @mogsheridan8825 17 дней назад +1

    This was great! You were my guide when i started playing a few months ago and when i got stumped last night i knew it was time to come. Imagine my delight -- you got stumped too! Phew.

  • @peterlevinson6192
    @peterlevinson6192 17 дней назад +1

    I've never stared at a fully marked puzzle for so long. Only spotted the final tripe in C6 thanks to your videos and persisting with your techniques.

  • @midwayj72
    @midwayj72 17 дней назад +1

    Always leave it as it! A lot of us struggled with this one today - I think when there is a triple in a row/column with so few digits placed it is not intuitive to look there.

  • @FINFoxie
    @FINFoxie 17 дней назад +1

    Great to see you struggle a bit! No editing, no re-filming...
    I did this one during my morning coffee as usual. Got to the point where you got stuck. Actually I spotted almost immediately 1278 quadruble. I didn't realize it was 128 triple until I watched your video. I always highlight the cells which I feel important. Viewing the solve I kicked myself. That 36 pair in c6 is sooo-oo obvious! I was so sure it was your keypoint today...

  • @debbielabdon5431
    @debbielabdon5431 17 дней назад +1

    I would have been burning the midnight oil if I hadn't got your video to get me over the hidden 128 barrier so thank you.

  • @debrawilden1971
    @debrawilden1971 17 дней назад +1

    I've been doing these every day and so appreciate that the easy and medium levels are linked in the Sudoku Pad. I do those as well, often finding the medium ratings to be pretty hard. I was leery to try this one, though, seeing the 40 min video length. But I did give it a go and did very well! I'm not an expert, by any means, so I attribute this to an accidental solve! ha!
    Thanks for all your videos, Rangsk!

  • @JohnClaud-oj7gz
    @JohnClaud-oj7gz 17 дней назад +1

    Yep, it's a good Sudoku experience. I followed up on the two possibilities toward the end and solved, but I was glad to see there was a hidden triple to use as logic that explains the solve.

  • @jtdw81
    @jtdw81 17 дней назад +1

    This was great, Rangsk. Always better to keep in the snags. Makes the rest of us feel better! Plus, that triple was legit hard to find.

  • @shawn_92
    @shawn_92 17 дней назад +1

    Came to this video, skipped to a random point, and was genuinely pleased to see you were stuck at the same point I was lol. I would have never found that 128 triple.

  • @DamienJones-um7cr
    @DamienJones-um7cr 18 дней назад +2

    Yep I had the same experience as you getting to a small number of cells and utterly unable to find the hidden pair or triple and bifurcated in the same way.

  • @clydek3651
    @clydek3651 18 дней назад +1

    It happens Rangsk, it took me 39 mlms to find that triple. But I still enjoy doing these puzzles, thanks for all you do for us.

  • @nicwestermann4206
    @nicwestermann4206 17 дней назад +1

    Much respect for posting this one in its entirety, lots of detailled explanations that may have put you off your stride a bit maybe? Like many others I got stuck searching for that same triple as well.

  • @danmcconnell5941
    @danmcconnell5941 17 дней назад +1

    Got it in 15 but that was a real reasoning challenge, I had it filled exactly as you did and had to see the implied 36 pair in column 6

  • @jonbrowne
    @jonbrowne 17 дней назад

    9:04 to solve. Tough triple to spot in column 5!

  • @AndyFallon-c2m
    @AndyFallon-c2m 17 дней назад

    For me, I noticed if I put a 2 in the bottom row of grid 8 then that made R1C9 and R6C7 a 1 which meant that Grid 9 had nowhere left for a 1. Removing the 2s from from the bottom row of grid 8 left the 3 in R9C5 which solved it for me.

  • @romina141086
    @romina141086 17 дней назад

    30:35 for me. I didn't watch the video yet. I think a triple 128 in column 7 was key for me.

  • @johanwedin4669
    @johanwedin4669 17 дней назад

    15 for me today, pleased with that, thanks rangsk!

  • @HotelPapa100
    @HotelPapa100 18 дней назад +2

    "Smeared over these cells"
    Rangsk going inte quantum mechanics.
    Yes, this was interesting. Somehow I spotted this triple way before being as far solved as you were; I had not spotted at least one other hint you exploited before. One cell still was 128, which makes it easier to spot.

    • @Rangsk
      @Rangsk  18 дней назад +3

      People have actually made Sudokus with "Schrödinger cells" 😂

  • @Sg190th
    @Sg190th 18 дней назад +1

    I can't lie, this one was actually different. I think it was an extended unique rectangle between boxes 7 and 9. But now I can't wait to see how you did it.

  • @censedhoit7289
    @censedhoit7289 17 дней назад +3

    The animation at the beginning still says 2024

  • @hectormendoza496
    @hectormendoza496 18 дней назад

    14:02 for me. That was a very tough spot. I had a hard time too. Very nice puzzle!

  • @psuboy45
    @psuboy45 18 дней назад

    I also struggled at the same point just lookin for something I was clearly missing but watching your solve i noticed a hidden 36 pair in the same column as the 128 triple

  • @Lolo24788
    @Lolo24788 17 дней назад +1

    Stuck at same point for ever....

  • @big_red01027
    @big_red01027 17 дней назад +1

    I restarted this one 3-4 times to try and get/keep my momentum. Didn't help.

  • @Decourcey1
    @Decourcey1 17 дней назад +1

    i had the same problem solving .....now i don’t feel so bad....

  • @lesliewilliams6751
    @lesliewilliams6751 18 дней назад +1

    I got to the same place but for some reason I spotted the right thing.

  • @gracesong
    @gracesong 11 дней назад

    Thanks!!

  • @rubenortiz1334
    @rubenortiz1334 17 дней назад

    Thank you. Regards.

  • @FINFoxie
    @FINFoxie 17 дней назад

    At 21:22 I so expected... "well... where do 3 and 6 go in this column (6)"

  • @luchsl
    @luchsl 17 дней назад

    thanks!!

  • @caseyestok1677
    @caseyestok1677 16 дней назад

    13:29

  • @Beamer1969
    @Beamer1969 17 дней назад

    That triple is hard to spot the question is what is a good way to see that type of triple?

    • @mildred1000
      @mildred1000 17 дней назад

      I'd also love to know

    • @hejim136
      @hejim136 17 дней назад

      Practice makes perfect applies to Sudoku puzzle as well.😄

    • @MichellePharis
      @MichellePharis 16 дней назад

      Yes. I would like more help spotting triples as well.

  • @rm6176
    @rm6176 17 дней назад +1

    kind comment

  • @ruthmoabita
    @ruthmoabita 18 дней назад

    Column 6 has a triple 1, 2 and 8 that will solve it

  • @Socialdogma
    @Socialdogma 17 дней назад

    14:06 for me.

  • @JM_-ix7yh
    @JM_-ix7yh 2 дня назад

    I had to use a W-Wing to solve this one

    • @Rangsk
      @Rangsk  День назад

      W-wings are fun even if they're unnecessary in NYT puzzles!

  • @darleneofthetallpines5742
    @darleneofthetallpines5742 18 дней назад

    18:48 for me.

  • @davidlaw9686
    @davidlaw9686 17 дней назад

    Often the harder games will reach a point you cant reason to move ahead but have to rely on attempts by luck and get a breakthrough .

  • @leeschulman7821
    @leeschulman7821 17 дней назад

    13:08, that triple was a tough spot.

  • @donotmagic
    @donotmagic 18 дней назад

    God damn 40 mins

  • @som-nj2bs
    @som-nj2bs 18 дней назад

    33 minutes for me