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Topic: Interesting Puzzles |
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:15 am Subject: Interesting Puzzles |
Hi All,
Thank you for your nice solutions!
Puzzle 04: m_b_metcalf’s puzzle – on Pattern Games 0083-50
000001002030000040005670800006008500007020000100400000002500900080000030900000001
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Topic: Interesting Puzzles |
ttt
Replies: 8
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:30 am Subject: Interesting Puzzles |
Looking at c2 there is (24)ANP situation that creates a strong link (5)r1c2=(7)r3c2.
We then see that a (2368)ANQ exists in r2 which also creates a strong link (5)r2c3=(7)r2c1.
The only situation th ... |
Topic: Cheating? |
ttt
Replies: 6
Views: 51147
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Forum: Solving techniques, and terminology Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:57 am Subject: Cheating? |
coly013
....9..5..1.....3...23..7....45...7.8.....2.......64...9..1.....8..6......54....7
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| 367 3467 3678 ... |
Topic: Interesting Puzzles |
ttt
Replies: 8
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 3:11 am Subject: Interesting Puzzles |
Hi All,
Below puzzles, I received from coloin via pm on old PF. Hope, something is intrested for you .
1# 3.....7.1.9.4.......1...5...8.29........4..2...45..8.6..7.......6.9.....5.....1.3
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Topic: Puzzle 10/10/17: C XY |
ttt
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Forum: Puzzles by daj Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:59 am Subject: Puzzle 10/10/17: C XY |
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| 123(6) 3-2(46) 238 | 9 7 28 | 5 12 3(4) |
| 7 9 235 | 25(3) 45(3 ... |
Topic: Puzzle 10/09/15: Extreme |
ttt
Replies: 11
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Forum: Puzzles by daj Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 4:54 pm Subject: Puzzle 10/09/15: Extreme |
I found several steps but never one that started to unravel the puzzle. Maybe I will try finding some chains later.....
On my experience, to solve sudoku puzzles (supported by SS solver & SudoCue ... |
Topic: ADP External Inferences |
ttt
Replies: 20
Views: 126688
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Forum: Solving techniques, and terminology Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 4:59 pm Subject: Re: ADP External Inferences |
As an AIC this could be notated as: (3=7)r6c6-(7=9)r3c6-AUR79r13c69
1- (3=7)r6c6… => AUR(79)r13c69 is cracked, so we can’t use AUR in this case.
Not sure what you mean by "cracked", but ... |
Topic: ADP External Inferences |
ttt
Replies: 20
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Forum: Solving techniques, and terminology Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:45 am Subject: Re: ADP External Inferences |
Example 2
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|#37 4 #137 | 28 6 *2789 | 5 18 *79 |
| 9 17 5 | 38 #37 4 | 2 18 6 ... |
Topic: Puzzle 10/07/31: A |
ttt
Replies: 8
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Forum: Puzzles by daj Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 6:27 pm Subject: Puzzle 10/07/31: A |
A one-stepper - I'm sure I am going to get its name wrong with all this "kraken" discussion!
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Topic: Puzzle 10/07/24: A |
ttt
Replies: 20
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Forum: Puzzles by daj Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:02 pm Subject: Puzzle 10/07/24: A |
Try out this rule:
At least one of any three values in an AALS must be true.
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| 7 1235 1236 | 1368 128 1258 | 4 9 ... |
Topic: Free Press Jul 2, 2010 |
ttt
Replies: 13
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:45 pm Subject: Free Press Jul 2, 2010 |
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| 89 45 7 | 4689 1489 14689 | 3 2 4589 |
| 1 345 34 | 2 ... |
Topic: Puzzle 10/05/22: (C) Advanced |
ttt
Replies: 10
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Forum: Puzzles by daj Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 4:30 pm Subject: Puzzle 10/05/22: (C) Advanced |
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| 6 1 45 | 9 3 8 | 245 7 245 |
| 259 25 7 | 4 6 1 | 589 ... |
Topic: Simplification |
ttt
Replies: 13
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:56 am Subject: Simplification |
When tackling a puzzle like this, familiarity with those ideas will help one find things like Steve’s grouped almost xy-wing in move two.
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Topic: Simplification |
ttt
Replies: 13
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:54 pm Subject: Simplification |
Excellence, Danny!
Wow..., I was deep involved on ‘Almost” XY-wing pattern based on bi-value (89)r3c8. Nice find.
ttt |
Topic: Fin terminology |
ttt
Replies: 12
Views: 64399
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Forum: Solving techniques, and terminology Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:02 am Subject: Re: Fin terminology |
To use a term like “finned xy-wing” might cause confusion and has no precedence that I can find. "Almost xy-wing" would be better.
Yes, I’m not good on using terminologies (by some reasons ... |
Topic: players forum???? |
ttt
Replies: 23
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Forum: General discussion Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:28 am Subject: players forum???? |
I was waiting some reply your comment but..., welcome back here ravel
Hope the guys have success with restoring (parts of) the sudoku forum, including my 1000 posts
I only saw 999 of yours o ... |
Topic: April 10 VH |
ttt
Replies: 15
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Forum: Daily Sudoku puzzles Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:15 pm Subject: April 10 VH |
My advice: do not try to understand the program.
There is no challenger.
There is nobody even remotely human there.
It is just a piece of software.
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Topic: mm 1685, 2-19-10 |
ttt
Replies: 2
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:04 pm Subject: mm 1685, 2-19-10 |
From original puzzle and after SSTS (not included X-wing on 3’s):
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| 1269 39 1236 | 4 8 259 ... |
Topic: Puzzle 10/01/29 (B) |
ttt
Replies: 7
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Forum: Puzzles by daj Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:42 pm Subject: Puzzle 10/01/29 (B) |
At that point, I had the following code.
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| 7 24 9 | 18 6 5 | 124 48 3 |
| 1 8 3 | 24 7 ... |
Topic: Format and print puzzles from other sources |
ttt
Replies: 32
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Forum: Site help Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:57 am Subject: Format and print puzzles from other sources |
the easiest way I know how to export the Vangegan puzzles is via Sudocue
sudocue finds the current daily puzzles posted on vangegan's site
and you can access them from sudocue's "file" m ... |
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