dailysudoku.com Forum Index dailysudoku.com
Discussion of Daily Sudoku puzzles
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

vanhegan VH 1/14

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    dailysudoku.com Forum Index -> Other puzzles
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
storm_norm



Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 1741

PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:49 pm    Post subject: vanhegan VH 1/14 Reply with quote

Code:
5 . .|1 . .|. . 2
. . 6|. . 2|1 . .
1 . .|. . 6|. . .
-----+-----+-----
. 8 5|2 . .|9 . .
. 1 .|. 4 .|. 6 .
. . 9|. . 3|2 8 .
-----+-----+-----
. . .|8 . .|. . 6
. . 1|7 . .|5 . .
7 . .|. . 9|. . 4

this is one of those days in the vanhegan life where the VH was more difficult, seemingly, than the fiendish (which is solvable with one skyscraper).
anyone else try this one?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
keith



Joined: 19 Sep 2005
Posts: 3355
Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA

PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sudoku Susser:

8 x Comprehensive Forcing Chains
4 x Simple Forcing Chains
1 x XY-Wing
1 x Swordfish
3 x Intersection Removal
1 x Simple Naked Sets
14 x Pinned Squares

Only about three of the chains are reasonable: Extended XY-wings, etc.

Keith
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
storm_norm



Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 1741

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

keith wrote:
Sudoku Susser:

8 x Comprehensive Forcing Chains
4 x Simple Forcing Chains
1 x XY-Wing
1 x Swordfish
3 x Intersection Removal
1 x Simple Naked Sets
14 x Pinned Squares

Only about three of the chains are reasonable: Extended XY-wings, etc.

Keith

whoa!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
storm_norm



Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 1741

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:
.------------------.------------------.------------------.
| 5     349   348  | 1     389   7    | 6     39    2    |
| 39    379   6    | 4     3589  2    | 1     3579  3789 |
| 1     2379  2378 | 35    3589  6    | 4     3579  3789 |
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
| 36    8     5    | 2     67    1    | 9     4     37   |
| 23    1     237  | 9     4     8    | 37    6     5    |
| 46    47    9    | 56    567   3    | 2     8     1    |
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
| 2349  2349  234  | 8     123   5    | 37    1237  6    |
| 8     6     1    | 7     23    4    | 5     239   39   |
| 7     5     23   | 36    1236  9    | 8     123   4    |
'------------------'------------------'------------------'

ok, so coloring on 3 removes 3 from r7c1 and the adjoining w-wing on {3,9} removes the 9 from r2c9
doesn't help much, but from first glance that is what was available.

then on 7... r4c9 = r5c7 - r5c3 = r6c2 - r23c2 = r3c3; r3c9 <> 7
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
keith



Joined: 19 Sep 2005
Posts: 3355
Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A 4-cell chain 35 - 56 - 67 - 37 takes out <3> in R3C9.

A W-wing <39> takes out <9> in R2C9.

An extended XY-wing 37 -37 -37 - 67 - 36 takes out <3> in R7C1.

Skyscraper takes out <7> in R3C9.

Code:
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 5    349  348  | 1    389  7    | 6    39   2    |
| 39   379  6    | 4    3589 2    | 1    3579 378  |
| 1    2379 2378 | 35   3589 6    | 4    3579 89   |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 36   8    5    | 2    67   1    | 9    4    37   |
| 23   1    237  | 9    4    8    | 37   6    5    |
| 46   47   9    | 56   567  3    | 2    8    1    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 249  2349 234  | 8    123  5    | 37   1237 6    |
| 8    6    1    | 7    23   4    | 5    239  39   |
| 7    5    23   | 36   1236 9    | 8    123  4    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+

Your move.

Keith


Last edited by keith on Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:33 am; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
storm_norm



Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 1741

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

sorry keith I guess we weren't simulcasting Smile
this is your grid and has a coloring move on 7, that eliminates 7 from r3c9
Code:
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 5    349  348  | 1    389  7    | 6    39   2    |
| 39   379  6    | 4    3589 2    | 1    3579 378  |
| 1    2379 2378 | 35   3589 6    | 4    3579 789  |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 36   8    5    | 2    67   1    | 9    4    37   |
| 23   1    237  | 9    4    8    | 37   6    5    |
| 46   47   9    | 56   567  3    | 2    8    1    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 249  2349 234  | 8    123  5    | 37   1237 6    |
| 8    6    1    | 7    23   4    | 5    239  39   |
| 7    5    23   | 36   1236 9    | 8    123  4    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
keith



Joined: 19 Sep 2005
Posts: 3355
Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

storm_norm wrote:
sorry keith I guess we weren't simulcasting Smile
this is your grid and has a coloring move on 7, that eliminates 7 from r3c9
Code:
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 5    349  348  | 1    389  7    | 6    39   2    |
| 39   379  6    | 4    3589 2    | 1    3579 378  |
| 1    2379 2378 | 35   3589 6    | 4    3579 789  |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 36   8    5    | 2    67   1    | 9    4    37   |
| 23   1    237  | 9    4    8    | 37   6    5    |
| 46   47   9    | 56   567  3    | 2    8    1    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 249  2349 234  | 8    123  5    | 37   1237 6    |
| 8    6    1    | 7    23   4    | 5    239  39   |
| 7    5    23   | 36   1236 9    | 8    123  4    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+

Right, which I edited in my previous message, and is pointed out in your other message. Now, what?

(Time to look for those things we used to use and forgot: Like, finned XY-wings.)

Keith
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
storm_norm



Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 1741

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 5    349  348  | 1    389  7    | 6    39   2    |
| 39   379  6    | 4    3589 2    | 1    3579 378  |
| 1    2379 2378 | 35   3589 6    | 4    3579 89   |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 36   8    5    | 2    67   1    | 9    4    37   |
| 23   1    237  | 9    4    8    | 37   6    5    |
| 46   47   9    | 56   567  3    | 2    8    1    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 249  2349 234  | 8    123  5    | 37   1237 6    |
| 8    6    1    | 7    23   4    | 5    239  39   |
| 7    5    23   | 36   1236 9    | 8    123  4    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+

so this is where we are, I Like to look for w-wings or m-wings that can be extended, or maybe mix them up a bit.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
storm_norm



Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 1741

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 5  *34-9 *348  | 1    389  7    | 6    39   2    |
|*39   379  6    | 4    3589 2    | 1    3579 378  |
| 1    2379*2378 | 35   3589 6    | 4    3579*89   |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
|*36   8    5    | 2    67   1    | 9    4   *37   |
| 23   1    237  | 9    4    8    | 37   6    5    |
| 46   47   9    | 56   567  3    | 2    8    1    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 249  2349 234  | 8    123  5    | 37   1237 6    |
| 8    6    1    | 7    23   4    | 5    239 *39   |
| 7    5    23   | 36   1236 9    | 8    123  4    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+

for example that w-wing {3,9} can be extended via the 8 in r3c9.
8 true r3c9,
8 not true r3c3
8 true r1c3
4 not true r1c3
4 true r1c2, means that 9 is eliminated from r1c2.
because either the 9 is true in r2c1 or the 4 is true in r1c2 either way the 9 in r1c2 is not true.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
daj95376



Joined: 23 Aug 2008
Posts: 3854

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Four-Stepper: Empty Rectangle, 2x XY-Chain, and XYZ-Wing.

[Edit: replaced suggestion with a solution.]


Last edited by daj95376 on Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:28 am; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
storm_norm



Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 1741

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 5   *34 *3-48  | 1    389  7    | 6   *39   2    |
| 39   379  6    | 4    3589 2    | 1    3579 378  |
| 1    2379*2378 | 35   3589 6    | 4    3579*89   |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 36   8    5    | 2    67   1    | 9    4    37   |
| 23   1    237  | 9    4    8    | 37   6    5    |
| 46   47   9    | 56   567  3    | 2    8    1    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 249  2349 234  | 8    123  5    | 37   1237 6    |
| 8    6    1    | 7    23   4    | 5    239  39   |
| 7    5    23   | 36   1236 9    | 8    123  4    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+

from my last posted position, this nifty chain finishes it.
(4=3)r1c2 - (3=9)r1c8 - (9=8)r3c9 - (8)r3c1 = (8)r1c3; r1c3 <> 4

basically it says that either the 4 in r1c2 is true or if not true, follow the chain around and the 8 in r1c3 is true. in either case, the 4 in r1c3 can't exist.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    dailysudoku.com Forum Index -> Other puzzles All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group