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emm Hooked

Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 34
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:53 am Post subject: X-Treme Dec 23 |
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Just for the record I am actually having a little bit of trouble with X-Treme Dec 23 - but I'm sure I would be able to solve it if it wasn't Christmas and I had more time.
I'll have another go when all the eating and drinking is over. In the meantime thanks Ruud for lots of fun on your forum.
Happy Christmas from Downunder! |
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emm Hooked

Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 34
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:56 am Post subject: X-Treme Dec 23 |
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It has been fairly torrid getting to this point - I have used uniqueness and a lot of contradiction chains -
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*--------------------------------------------------*
| 2 14 134 | 7 9 5 | 8 34 6 |
| 7 8 34 | 6 34 1 | 9 5 2 |
| 9 5 6 | 38 2 48 | 34 7 1 |
|----------------+----------------+----------------|
| 36 13 15 | 9 56 28 | 7 28 4 |
| 48 2 7 | 48 1 3 | 5 6 9 |
| 46 9 58 | 248 56 7 | 1 28 3 |
|----------------+----------------+----------------|
| 5 6 9 | 23 8 24 | 34 1 7 |
| 1 7 2 | 5 34 9 | 6 34 8 |
| 38 34 48 | 1 7 6 | 2 9 5 |
*--------------------------------------------------* |
Almost a BUG but not quite. Any ideas? |
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sudokuEd Grandmaster

Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Posts: 257 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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An ALS move unlocks the puzzle emm
ALS(A=[r9c1,r4c6]B=[r356c4], X = 2, Z= 3) -> r3c7<>3
But I can't get as far as emm has. Any more ideas?
Code: | .---------------.---------------.---------------.
| 234 1234 134 | 7 9 5 | 8 34 6 |
| 7 8 34 | 6 34 1 | 9 5 2 |
| 9 5 6 | 38 2 48 | 34 7 1 |
:---------------+---------------+---------------:
| 36 13 135 | 29 56 289 | 7 28 4 |
| 248 24 7 | 248 1 3 | 5 6 9 |
| 46 249 4589| 248 56 7 | 1 28 3 |
:---------------+---------------+---------------:
| 5 6 29 | 239 8 24 | 34 1 7 |
| 1 7 234 | 5 34 249 | 6 349 8 |
| 348 349 3489| 1 7 6 | 2 349 5 |
'---------------'---------------'---------------' |
Last edited by sudokuEd on Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:32 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Ruud Site Owner

Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 601
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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you could start with the X-Wing for digit 4 in r37c67...
then there is this nice loop:
[r9c1]-8-[r4c6]=8=[r3c6]=4=[r3c7]=3=[r9c1] => r9c1<>8
several singles bring you to this point:
Code: | .------------.------------.------------.
| 2 1-34 134| 7 9 5 | 8 *34 6 |
| 7 8 34 | 6 34 1 | 9 5 2 |
| 9 5 6 | 38 2 48 |*34 7 1 |
:------------+------------+------------:
| 36 13 135| 9 56 28 | 7 28 4 |
| 8 2 7 | 4 1 3 | 5 6 9 |
| 46 9 45 | 28 56 7 | 1 28 3 |
:------------+------------+------------:
| 5 6 9 | 23 8 24 | 34 1 7 |
| 1 7 2 | 5 34 9 | 6 34 8 |
|*34 *34 8 | 1 7 6 | 2 9 5 |
'------------'------------'------------' |
A remote pair using the diagonal causes a single 1 in r1c2.
That finally cracks it.
Ruud _________________ “If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't.” - Emerson M Pugh |
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emm Hooked

Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 34
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice moves. Looks so easy when someone shows you how. Thanks! |
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