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	|  Topic: tough one | 
  
	| Koala 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:09 pm   Subject: tough one | 
  
	| Asellus 
 I am so happy to learn so many things from you. I just wonder our posts may be off the topic “tough one” and will be banned anytime. I don’t know in what way I can get in touch with you aga ...
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	|  Topic: tough one | 
  
	| Koala 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:52 am   Subject: tough one | 
  
	| Hi Asellus, 
 Thank you so much for your helpful response! First, I agree that once a device is set up with logic we need not mention “if-then” anymore. Secondly, this is the first time I learn the t ...
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	|  Topic: 27March VH | 
  
	| Koala 
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 |  Forum: Daily Sudoku puzzles   Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:35 pm   Subject: 27March VH | 
  
	| A method without using any known technique---Yellow Zone Strategy After basics:
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 | 4   56Y 3 | 1    5*9^ 7    | 2   69Y 8  |
 | 5^*6 7  9 | 2    3458 ...
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	|  Topic: tough one | 
  
	| Koala 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:05 am   Subject: tough one | 
  
	| Hi Asellus 
 Asellus wrote :
 There is a bit too much "if this is true then that happens" in this YZ-method concept for my taste.
 
 Thanks for your opinion. Yet I think in any logical reas ...
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	|  Topic: tough one | 
  
	| Koala 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:45 am   Subject: tough one | 
  
	| Daj95376 and Keith Thank you so much for giving me an immediate and helpful response.  First, Daj95376 is so nice and clever to let me know a better way to get r3c7<>4. Please take a look at my ...
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	|  Topic: tough one | 
  
	| Koala 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:12 am   Subject: tough one | 
  
	| Gary Torborg 
 The logic : r3c7=4 => r9c7<4>r2c9=78,
 
 Should be replaced as "The logic : r3c7=4 => r9c7<>4;"(and r3c7=4=>r2c9=78.)
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	|  Topic: tough one | 
  
	| Koala 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:50 am   Subject: tough one | 
  
	| Gary Torborg (Continued)
 
 The logic : r3c7=4 => r9c7<4>r2c9=78,
 r3c7=4 =>r3c1=6=>r1c3=157=>(a naked triple 157 in box 1)=>r2c2=39=>(a naked pair 39 in row2)=>r2c4=78=& ...
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	|  Topic: tough one | 
  
	| Koala 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:46 am   Subject: tough one | 
  
	| Gary Torborg I totally agree with your point stated in the other discussion  “I disagree that any puzzles have no solution other than guessing”.  At this discussion, I don’t think daj95376’s techniqu ...
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