99% Of People Don’t Know This Secret Sudoku Trick

Puzzle link: https://sudokupad.app/0zlobhbstf Buy Akash Doulani paperback book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYRD8DLW Buy Akash Doulani Digital PDF on PayHip: https://payhip.com/b/n1JIf 99% of Sudoku players completely overlook this simple solving trick, but once you learn it, hard puzzles become dramatically easier. In this video, I break down the hidden power of claiming candidates, including claiming singles, claiming pairs, hidden pairs, and mini X-Wings, while solving a brilliant puzzle from Akash Doulani’s newest Sudoku book. You’ll see how expert solvers use row and column restrictions to eliminate candidates faster, uncover hidden solving opportunities, and chain together solves without relying on complicated techniques. Along the way, I show how claiming strategies connect naturally with cross-hatching, pointing pairs, hidden singles, and my “neat naked triple trick” to create huge momentum throughout a puzzle. If you’ve ever felt stuck staring at a Sudoku grid without knowing where to look next, this lesson will completely change the way you scan and solve puzzles.. #learn #play #sudoku I used the software program SudokuPad for this solving video. 📕Get my FREE Solving Guide that will help you solve over 80% of all Sudoku puzzles🧩to include NYT Hard👉👉https://www.smarthobbies.com/freesolv... Learn all that Smart Hobbies has to offer here: https://www.smarthobbies.com/ Contact me here: Discord: Timberlake#1905 Smart Hobbies donates a portion of its proceeds to help fight human trafficking through Agape International Missions (AIM). Learn more about AIM here: https://aimfree.org/ Timestamps 0:00 Intro 00:14 It’s Solving Time 01:13 Puzzle Story 01:33 Secret Sudoku Trick 05:46 Question Of The Day 06:07 99% Sudoku Solvers Miss This Strategies demonstrated in this video: Hidden Single Naked Single Full House Pointing Pair Naked Pair Hidden Pair Claiming Pair Let me know what you think and how you did in the comments below. Thank you so much for watching. Timberlake #puzzle #puzzles #crypticcracking #sudokupuzzles #sudokutricks #expertsudoku #tutorialsforbeginners #puzzlegame