Just recently stumbled upon this puzzle so still might not understand something. Regularly I find myself in the situation when I cannot deduct concrete number anywhere on the field and, as a result, I just guess some number and continue to solve the puzzle looking if everything is ok or I move to dead-end. If dead-end then I return to the position before guessing and make another guessing.
It isn’t fun.
Am I doing something wrong or guessing is indeed a part of the puzzle solving?
Try not to guess. It usually just leads to more trouble. Only really ok if you get out down to two numbers and can backtrack if your wrong.
Try to throw the puzzle into sudoku.coach’s solver and you’ll find a ton of techniques that completely eliminate the guesswork.
I find sukdokus extremely fun and I never need to guess on a 6/7 out of 10 in difficulty. My suggestion is to take it slow at lower difficulties to get acquainted with the simpler techniques before springing to the harder difficulties.
Check out https://youtube.com/@crackingthecryptic they solve like really hard sodukus without guessing and teach a lot of techniques on how to do it.
They’re a fantastic channel 😀
Great to see them recommend
Depends on the puzzle; it’s certainly possible to design Sudoku puzzles that necessitate guessing, but most do not. It’s possible you’re just not familiar with some of the more complex ways to make deductions.
Maybe check this list - it could be that your puzzle requires some of the more advanced techniques that you aren’t using.
Interesting link, actually. Thanks.
