| Author | Message | 
  
	|  Topic: Chicago Tribune 8/4/17 | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:15 pm   Subject: Chicago Tribune 8/4/17 | 
  
	| 5r1c1 -> 1 solution 8r1c1 -> 0 solution
 
 An optimized interpretation :
 +-----------------+-------------------+--------------------+
 | 5-8  17    2    | (48)  6      5(4) | 1 ...
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	|  Topic: VH++101317 | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
 Replies: 2
 Views: 24864
 
 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 12:17 am   Subject: VH++101317 | 
  
	| 9 singles Skyscraper{2C36} -> -{2r9c1, 2r8c45}; 2 singles
 Claiming{6C3} -> -{6r23c1, 6r12c2}
 Jellyfish{6R25C16} -> -{6r39c8, 6r9c7}
 Pointing{7B9} -> -{7r1c9}; 2 singles
 Claiming{8C4}  ...
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	|  Topic: Can you spot the next move? | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
 Replies: 4
 Views: 34176
 
 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 9:21 am   Subject: Can you spot the next move? | 
  
	| 1. Sudoku rule : a candidate for a digit d missing from all the valid solutions of the digit d is excluded. +----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+
 | 19       3     59    | 7 ...
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	|  Topic: Bonus VH for 101017 | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
 Replies: 3
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:48 pm   Subject: Bonus VH for 101017 | 
  
	| B6 -> 1 unique solution : +--------------------+---------------+------------------+
 | 19     12     7    | 8    4    5   | 239   6   23     |
 | 589    2568   268  | 26   7    3   | 29    1   4   ...
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	|  Topic: very hard VIIi | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:59 pm   Subject: very hard VIIi | 
  
	| 3 singles; HP(18)r47c6; LC(5B8, 6B2) +-----------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
 | -6(34)  9(34)  169(4) | 7    8   9(3)  | 169     2        5  ...
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	|  Topic: very hard VII | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
 Replies: 2
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:33 am   Subject: very hard VII | 
  
	| +-------------------+--------------------+------------------+ | 78(9)   2   5789  | 1589  3     1459   | 6      78   145  |
 | 378     1   3578  | 58    2568  56(24) | 5(4)    ...
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	|  Topic: sett.sudoku 18082017 | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 8:27 am   Subject: sett.sudoku 18082017 | 
  
	| 2L2C4 + (58)L4C4 -> 0 solution; L2C1=2 and stte | 
  
	|  Topic: Aug 23 VH | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
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 |  Forum: Daily Sudoku puzzles   Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:30 am   Subject: Aug 23 VH | 
  
	| r3c8=r8c5=8  | 
  
	|  Topic: Aug 23 VH | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
 Replies: 15
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 |  Forum: Daily Sudoku puzzles   Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 5:51 am   Subject: Aug 23 VH | 
  
	| Only 1r7c2 [1r3c9] belongs [doesn't belong] to all the solutions of the 1s; stte 
 Interpretation :
 Grouped Kite {1R2, 1C9} -> -1r9c1; r7c2=1 and stte
 [Skyscraper {1C57} -> -1r3c9]
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	|  Topic: very hard VI | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
 Replies: 2
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:30 pm   Subject: very hard VI | 
  
	| 8 singles; exclusions by the solutions of the 3s, the 5s and C2 +-------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
 | 2      56      89       | 7       159   159 | 1389  3468   1489  ...
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	|  Topic: very extreme I | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:22 pm   Subject: very extreme I | 
  
	| The following Symmetric Pigeonhole Matrix : +---------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+
 | 25678   2689  2789  | 3579    (589)  1      | 2357-6  4       (367& ...
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	|  Topic: sett.sudoku 12082017 | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 12:15 pm   Subject: sett.sudoku 12082017 | 
  
	| SSTS to the end : Basics : 11 singles; X-Wing(3R15) -> -{3r9c5, 3r3c8}; Grouped Kite(8R1C9) -> -{8r9c5}; r9c5=6
 XY-Wing(348)r58c5,r6c4 -> -{8r9c4}; stte
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	|  Topic: VH+081017 | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
 Replies: 11
 Views: 53718
 
 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:05 pm   Subject: VH+081017 | 
  
	| Hi Paolo, to avoid any confusion, here is my definition of basics : 
 Basics : application of the Sudoku puzzle "basic" rule : a candidate is (placed/excluded) if it (belongs/doesn't belong ...
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	|  Topic: VH+081017 | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
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 Views: 53718
 
 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:30 pm   Subject: VH+081017 | 
  
	| Hi Paolo, 
 In my solution, I optimized the rational basics, otherwise they would lead to 7 singles !
 
 JC
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	|  Topic: VH+081017 | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:21 am   Subject: Re: VH+801017 | 
  
	| (4=175)r7c469 - (5=6)r7c3 - (6=4)r1c123, r2c23 - (4)r2c5 = (4)r3c4 - (4)r7c4 (a loop) => - 4 r7c2, r89c4; stteHi Clement, 
 Interesting loop, however
 
 1. your hyper-condensed Eureka notation doe ...
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	|  Topic: VH+081017 | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
 Replies: 11
 Views: 53718
 
 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 10:29 pm   Subject: VH+081017 | 
  
	| 3 singles; exclusions by the solutions of the 4s, C1; 1 single +---------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
 | 13      1378   38   | 5      6      1237    | 4       1237    ...
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	|  Topic: very hard V | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
 Replies: 3
 Views: 24150
 
 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 4:01 pm   Subject: very hard V | 
  
	| 8 singles Exclusions by the solutions of the 2s, 4s
 Exclusions by the solutions of B9, R8; 4 singles
 
 6r2c7 -> 0 solution via the exclusions by the solutions of the 9s, C8 and the 1s; 5 singles ...
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	|  Topic: sett.sudoku 04082017 | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
 Replies: 11
 Views: 49889
 
 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:25 pm   Subject: sett.sudoku 04082017 | 
  
	| Hi Paolo, 
 Using your constraints in step 2, one can write the following mixed block matrix :
 |2r46c7 2r5c8|
 |2r3c2  2r5c2| 2r8c2
 &2r8c5 4r8c5      &
 &    ...
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	|  Topic: sett.sudoku 04082017 | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
 Replies: 11
 Views: 49889
 
 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:45 pm   Subject: sett.sudoku 04082017 | 
  
	| Hi Paolo, 
 your step 2 : the solutions of your 5 constraints {(24)r28c5, 2C2B26} effectively exclude {2r3c7, 2r8c2}. To wit : 2r2c5 -> 2r3c2 , while 4r2c5 -> 2r8c2, EmptyRectangle(2C2, 2B6). T ...
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	|  Topic: sett.sudoku 04082017 | 
  
	| JC Van Hay 
 Replies: 11
 Views: 49889
 
 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 7:08 pm   Subject: sett.sudoku 04082017 | 
  
	| Hi Paolo, 
 your
 step 6 is included in step 2;
 step 8 is to be corrected, for example : {8C3, 6R2, (62)r4c1, 2C7} -> -8r6c7;
 step 10 : r1c8=2.
 
 JC
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