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Table of contents
TERMS & CONDITIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND REFERENCES
INTRO: EVOLUTION OF THE METHOD
FEEDBACK/COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS
THE RULES OF SUDOKU
THE PUZZLE GRID ELEMENTS
SCANNING THE PUZZLE HORIZONS
GETTING TO KNOW THE NUMBERS
GETTING TO KNOW THE LAYOUT
THE NOD BOX
THE WORK AREAS
BUILDING UP OPTIONS
FIXED OPTIONS
LONG OPTIONS
DEDUCED OPTIONS
JOYFUL OPTIONS: TWINS, TRIPS, QUADS
WHY JOYFUL OPTIONS MATTER
HALF OPTIONS
HOLDING OPTIONS
LOVE THOSE OPTIONS!
SYMBOLS ADD VALUE
NOISE REDUCTION
GENERAL GAME STRATEGY
STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL GAME
STARTGAME
MIDGAME
ENDGAME
BIGGEST THREATS TO YOUR SUCCESS
CARELESS MISTAKES
UNWARRANTED CONCLUSIONS
ZIPPING ALONG
HUBRIS
FALLING INTO A TRAP
ERROR ANALYSIS
STAYING ON TOP OF YOUR GAME
OTHER STUFF
CHECKING OR CHEATING?
BORED?
WORKED EXAMPLES
BEFORE YOU DIVE IN...
EXAMPLE 1 LEVEL: VERY EASY
EXAMPLE 2 LEVEL: EASY
EXAMPLE 3 LEVEL: MEDIUM
EXAMPLE 4 LEVEL: MEDIUM
EXAMPLE 5 LEVEL: HARD
EXAMPLE 6 LEVEL: HARD
EXAMPLE 7 LEVEL: NASTY
EXAMPLE 8 LEVEL: NASTY
EXAMPLE 9 LEVEL: WORLD’S HARDEST
APPENDIX A: DEFINITIONS
AREAS - THE PUZZLE GRID ELEMENTS
AREAS - THE LAYOUT ELEMENTS
AREAS - RELATED AREAS and SCANNING
NUMBERS
SYMBOLS
APPENDIX B: RULES
STRATEGY RULES
RULE OF OPTIONS
RULE OF CAN'T BE
RULE OF EVERYTHING COUNTS
RULE OF EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE
RULE OF DON’T KNOW
RULE OF REDUCTION
RULE OF FOCUS
RULE OF DIRECTION
NUMBER RULES
RULE OF ONE (Ro1)
RULE OF TWO (Ro2) - TWINS
RULE OF THREE (Ro3) - TRIPLETS
RULE OF FOUR (Ro4) - QUADS
APPENDIX C: BLANK LAYOUT