Winner again!It was only two months ago that I crushed my opposition in the Set Weekly Challenge and yet here I am again proudly displaying the champion’s badge. This time I beat my closest competitor over at Deblog by 17 seconds. So again, gnash your teeth all you losers and bow down to the skilled champion which is me.

I have noticed that there are basically two ways to do the Set puzzle. The first is to logically look for patterns, for example eliminating matching on colors or patterns because the color or pattern doesn’t occur in all number combinations. The second way is to step back and see the board and try to see the patterns without really looking for them. I call this the Zen of the Set Puzzle. I find that I do best when I use the second method first and then follow up with the first method. In yesterday’s puzzle I Zenned my way to getting the first three matches almost immediately. The rest took a little longer and I had to hunt and peck my way through it. (“I didn’t use this curly-red-three yet – surely it must have a match.”)

So give the Set Puzzle a try if you haven’t yet. It’s actually quick and fun and there is a new puzzle every day.