motris (motris) wrote,  "Countdown": How to write a themed
sudoku  So I've given a lot of different kinds of puzzles here,
and stories about puzzle events and such, but I've never really
told a good demonstrative story of how to write a sudoku. I
figured this should change, since almost no sites or books in
English really demonstrate how the "hand-written" process
occurs. I also figured now was the right time to do this, as I
had a theme in mind.  Countdown Sudoku!  Why New Year's Eve?
Well, the most common solving theme I've seen that I wanted to
try to write myself was a "1-9 in order" puzzle, but since 12/31
offered a 9-1 variation I've never seen, I figured sure, why not
be the first to do that. Now, most 1-9 puzzles are meant to be
solved with just singles, but I want to show you general sudoku
writing strategies, so the difficulty of the puzzle may be
higher than most 1-9 puzzles, the best path for you may not be
going in a 9 to 1 order, but this will demonstrate the concepts
I want just fine. At the en