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2 books in English, 40 detailed techniques, dedicated software, and over 120 videos (English audio track and subtitles), to progress from beginner to expert at your own pace.

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Want to master Sudoku
solving techniques?

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My Domino33 channel, with over 120 videos online, is fully dedicated to Sudoku. It's designed for both beginners and advanced solvers. 📺 Every video has an English audio track and English subtitles : pick either one from the ⚙️ gear icon in the YouTube player.

You'll progressively learn and master Sudoku solving techniques with Sudoku Solver Pro, which lets you explore them both theoretically and practically. Its educational interface and powerful engine allow solving puzzles from level 5 to 12 and beyond.

It covers the following three categories of solving techniques:

📐 Basic techniques
Naked pairs, hidden pairs, naked triples, hidden triples, box reduction, pointing pairs
⚙️ Advanced techniques
X-Wing, SwordFish, Y-Wing, W-Wing, XYZ-Wing, WXYZ-Wing, XY-Chain, X-Cycles, Unique-Rectangle, Hidden-Rectangle…
🎯 Sophisticated techniques
Simple coloring, 3D-Medusa, APE, BUG, AIC…

You can also buy my book which brings all these techniques together, with the Sudoku Solver Pro software included.

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Solving methods

All techniques,
step by step

From naked pairs to 3D-Medusa coloring, progress without ever skipping steps.

01
Basic

Fundamental techniques

The essential building blocks to solve any grid up to intermediate level.

Naked pairsHidden pairs Naked triplesHidden triples Box ReductionPointing Pairs
02
Advanced

Advanced techniques

To tackle difficult grids (levels 7–10) with methodical and powerful tools.

X-WingSwordfish Y-WingW-Wing XYZ-WingXY-Chain X-CyclesUnique Rectangle
03
Expert

Sophisticated techniques

The masters' methods for the most complex grids, levels 11 and beyond.

Simple coloring3D-Medusa APEBUGAIC
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THE DOMINO33 TUTORIALS

12 techniques, one tutorial for each

From naked pairs to the Swordfish, each with its video, its interactive exercise and its quiz. Beginner to expert.

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📘 Publications

The Domino33 books

Two complementary books to learn and practice in the best conditions.

Sudoku – 40 Solving Techniques
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Sudoku – 40 Solving Techniques

This Memento is for all Sudoku lovers, from beginners to experts, who want to improve their Sudoku solving skills. It provides, in the form of sheets, 40 solving techniques explaining how to solve the most complex puzzles up to the highest levels (9 and above). Companion videos available on YouTube with an English audio track and English subtitles.

🎁 FREE BONUS · Sudoku Solver Pro included
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Sudoku – 100 Puzzles
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Sudoku – 100 Puzzles to solve and download

This book lets you put into practice all the techniques developed in the Memento, with progressive difficulty adapted to your level. 100 downloadable puzzles for Sudoku Solver Pro. (French edition, the puzzles themselves are language-independent)

📥 Levels 5 to 9 · Downloadable puzzles
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📚 Domino33 Blog

Sudoku Articles & Tutorials

Learn Sudoku techniques one by one with our detailed, illustrated and accessible guides.

In every technique tutorial

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A video

The Domino33 tutorial, embedded, showing the technique applied to real grids.

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An interactive exercise

A position to solve right on the page, with checking, a hint and the solution.

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A book to go further

The volume that covers the technique step by step, with 100 progressive exercises.

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✏️ The gear corner

Pencil or pen? The gear I actually use

The question I get asked most in the comments. Mechanical pencil, erasable pen, blank grids and noise cancelling headphones: what is really on my desk.

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📥 Free downloads

Free resources

Free supplements to go further with Sudoku Solver Pro.

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Free

Printable blank Sudoku grids

Four A4 sheets ready to print: a full-page grid with 20 mm cells, two large grids, four per page, or six in a compact layout.

.pdf format. No sign-up, free to print.

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Free

100 puzzles for Sudoku Solver Pro

Buying the book SUDOKU – The 6 Basic Techniques · 100 Exercises gives you access to 100 additional puzzles specially prepared to be solved with Sudoku Solver Pro (itself offered with the book SUDOKU – 40 Solving Techniques).

Compatible with versions 8.20 or 8.25 only. .rar format

📥 Download 100 puzzles →
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Free

Sudoku Filter Pro

Sudoku Filter Pro is a complementary software to Sudoku Solver Pro in the field of statistics. It uses all the data from the Sudoku database created by Solver Pro 8 to perform sorting, extraction and reporting operations particularly useful for learning and consolidating knowledge.

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⚙️ Tools

Two software tools
to go further

Dedicated applications to study, solve and analyze all your puzzles.

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Sudoku Solver Pro

Solves all puzzles from level 5 to 12+. Particularly educational graphics. Applies the three families of techniques. Included with the book.

Get it via the book →
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Sudoku Filter Pro

Statistical complement to Solver Pro. Sorting, extraction and reporting from your solved-puzzle database. Free download.

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🌟 Testimonials

What readers
are saying

The Domino33 memento has 56 Amazon reviews with an average rating of 4.8/5 ★ on its French edition. Here are some testimonials:

★★★★★
Excellent tool to improve your Sudoku-solving approach. Access to Sudoku Solver is a real bonus and perfectly complements the very educational Domino33 YouTube channel.
Karine
★★★★★
I'm thrilled with the content, and the included software is exactly what I needed to improve in Sudoku.
Patrick
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Domino33 is the reference! The channel explains techniques in a clear way. The book is a perfect companion and the solver is a gift for enthusiasts!
Pascal
★★★★★
This book is a goldmine of the best Sudoku-solving methods found online. Very practical, clear, and comes with great software!
jmdurand
★★★★★
I highly recommend the Domino33 YouTube channel. Its videos are a valuable complement to the techniques in the book. Excellent software!
Edouard (Canada)

Reviews left by readers of the French edition of the memento (56 Amazon reviews, average 4.8/5 ★★★★★). The English edition is more recent and has fewer reviews so far.

Latest video online

Sudoku ALS-XZ Type 1: theory and practice

The ALS-XZ rule explained step by step, then applied to worked examples. A technique for the grids where even the wings and the fish run out.

🔊 English audio track and English subtitles available on this video, like on all the others.
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📌 YouTube channel

6 videos to get started

Six landmarks to take the channel in the right order, from complete beginner to advanced techniques. English audio track and subtitles on every video : pick either one from the ⚙️ gear icon in the player.

Getting started from zero
Naked pairs
Hidden pairs
X-Wing
The 40 techniques + Solver Pro
Sudoku and its secrets
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❓ Frequently asked questions

Your questions,
our answers

Everything you need to know before getting started.

Is Sudoku Solver Pro really included with the book?
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Yes, buying the book "SUDOKU – 40 Solving Techniques" gives you free access to Sudoku Solver Pro. Download instructions are included in the book.
What level is the book suitable for?
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The book is for all Sudoku lovers, from beginners to experts. The 40 techniques are organized by progressive difficulty levels, so you can advance at your own pace.
What's the difference between Solver Pro and Filter Pro?
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Solver Pro is an educational solving software that applies techniques to puzzles. Filter Pro is a statistical complement: it analyzes data from your solved-puzzle database to perform sorting and extraction useful for your learning.
Are all YouTube videos free?
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Yes, all 120+ videos on the Domino33 channel are freely available on YouTube. Just subscribe to the channel to never miss a new release.
Are the videos available in English?
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Yes. Every video carries an English audio track and English subtitles. In the YouTube player, click the ⚙️ gear icon, choose "Audio track" and select English to listen in English, or "Subtitles/CC" to read along instead. Either way the demonstrations are universal: numbers, grids and colour highlights need no translation.
How do I order the book?
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The books are available directly on Amazon with Prime delivery. Just click the "Buy on Amazon" buttons above.

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