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		| keith 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:51 pm    Post subject: An example |   |  
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				| Try this! 
  	  | Code: |  	  | Puzzle: Example 1 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | 8 6 . | . . 3 |
 | 2 5 . | 7 . . | . 6 . |
 | . 8 . | . . . | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . 4 | 2 . . | . . . |
 | . . 5 | . 1 . | 7 . . |
 | . . . | . . 7 | 4 . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | . . . | . 1 . |
 | . 6 . | . . 5 | . 4 2 |
 | 8 . . | . 9 6 | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:07 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | after basics *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 | 4     179   179   | 8     6     129   | 1259  579   3     |
 | 2     5     3     | 7     4     19    | 189   6     189   |
 | 179   8     6     | 59    25    3     | 129   79    4     |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 1679  179   4     | 2     58    89    | 1369  39    1569  |
 | 3     2     5     | 69    1     4     | 7     8     69    |
 | 169   19    8     | 569   3     7     | 4     2     1569  |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 5     3     79    | 4     278   28    | 689   1     689   |
 | 179   6     179   | 3     78    5     | 89    4     2     |
 | 8     4     2     | 1     9     6     | 35    35    7     |
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 
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 Boy, you sure do like grouped strong links!
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | *****   *****   ***** -a =b   -c =d   -e =f   =>  [r3c4]<>9
 +-----------------------------------+
 |  .  9  9  |  .  .  9  |  9 c9  .  |
 |  .  .  .  |  .  . a9  | b9  . b9  |
 |  9  .  .  | -9  .  .  |  9 c9  .  |
 |-----------+-----------+-----------|
 |  9  9  .  |  .  . e9  |  9 d9  9  |
 |  .  .  .  | f9  .  .  |  .  .  9  |
 |  9  9  .  | f9  .  .  |  .  .  9  |
 |-----------+-----------+-----------|
 |  .  .  9  |  .  .  .  |  9  .  9  |
 |  9  .  9  |  .  .  .  |  9  .  .  |
 |  .  .  .  |  .  9  .  |  .  .  .  |
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		| keith 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:22 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Danny, 
 I don't quite understand your diagram, but my grouped kite may be simpler:
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +----------------+----------------+----------------+
 | 4    179  179  | 8    6    129  | 1259 579A 3    |
 | 2    5    3    | 7    4    19b  | 189B 6    189B |
 | 179  8    6    | 59   25   3    | 129  79A  4    |
 +----------------+----------------+----------------+
 | 1679 179  4    | 2    58   8-9  | 1369 39a  1569 |
 | 3    2    5    | 69   1    4    | 7    8    69   |
 | 169  19   8    | 569  3    7    | 4    2    1569 |
 +----------------+----------------+----------------+
 | 5    3    79   | 4    278  28   | 689  1    689  |
 | 179  6    179  | 3    78   5    | 89   4    2    |
 | 8    4    2    | 1    9    6    | 35   35   7    |
 +----------------+----------------+----------------+
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 In B3: One of the groups A or B is not true (is not <9>).  Then, one of the cells a or b is true, taking out <9> in R4C6.
 
 Keith
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		| arkietech 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:28 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Here is an example  of a beginner over his head in nice loops: 
  	  | Code: |  	  | *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 | 4     179   179   | 8     6     129   | 1259  579   3     |
 | 2     5     3     | 7     4     19    | 189   6     189   |
 | 179   8     6     | 59    25    3     | 129   79    4     |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 1679  179   4     | 2     58    89    | 1369  39    1569  |
 | 3     2     5     | 69    1     4     | 7     8     69    |
 | 169   19    8     | 569   3     7     | 4     2     1569  |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 5     3     79    | 4     278   28    | 689   1     689   |
 | 179   6     179   | 3     78    5     | 89    4     2     |
 | 8     4     2     | 1     9     6     | 35    35    7     |
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 r1c6=2=r3c5=5=r3c4-9-r3c8=7=r1c8=5=r1c7=2=r1c6=>r1c6=2
 edit 2nd try...
 
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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:22 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | keith wrote: |  	  | Danny, 
 I don't quite understand your diagram, but my grouped kite may be simpler:
 
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 Keith: Your grouped kite is much simpler than my example. I was rushed and fixated on [r3c4]<>9. I suspect that there's a much simpler way to perform my elimination as well. Nice catch!!!
 
 Danny
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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:37 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | arkietech wrote: |  	  | Here is an example  of a beginner over his head in nice loops: 
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 A valiant try, but I couldn't follow your chain. It broke down for me at
 
 
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 Maybe you could write it out at as a sequence of individual statements.
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		| arkietech 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:40 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | daj95376 wrote: |  	  |  	  | arkietech wrote: |  	  | Here is an example  of a beginner over his head in nice loops: 
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 A valiant try, but I couldn't follow your chain. It broke down for me at
 
 
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 Maybe you could write it out at as a sequence of individual statements.
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 if r3c4=5, r3c8=9, r1c8<>5, r1c7<>2, r1c6=2 oops it is r1c7=2
 if r3c4=9, r3c8=7, well woe is me. Thanks Danny I will keep on trying.
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