What is your best Sudoku strategy?

What is your best Sudoku strategy?
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answer:I approach it methodically. First I look at the 3 horizontal boxes and see if the duplicate numbers lead me to find where that number belongs in the third box. Then I do that with the 2 rows below. Then I do the same thing with the vertical rows. Then I look and see if there are any rows or boxes with 4 or less blanks and see if I can find those numbers. Then I go back to the first box and go through it to see if I can determine the missing numbers and continue to go through each and every box that way. When that is all done then I go back and sort of start over. I put in the little numbers for any row or box with 4 or less blanks. If there are more than that it just gets too cumbersome. I love sudoku, I play it on the computer and iphone frequently. I often think there must be a better way. I hope some others weigh in with their methods.
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