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Puzzle 10/03/01 ___ BBDB as VH+ puzzle

 
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daj95376



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:47 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/03/01 ___ BBDB as VH+ puzzle Reply with quote

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

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storm_norm



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

looked at it for a while, couldn't get it under 3 steps. the middle step is probably a little over the top.

#1.xy-wing 346 => r8c2 <> 6

gets it to here.

Code:
+----------------+----------------+--------------------+
| 7     2   (16) | 8    9    5    | (134)  16(34)  136 |
| 9     3   4    | 1    6    7    | 2      8       5   |
| 16    5   8    | 2    34   34   | 7      16      9   |
+----------------+----------------+--------------------+
| 5     7   (36) | 9    2    1346 | 8      16(34)  136 |
| 346   1   9    | 5    8    346  | (34)   2       7   |
| 8     46  2    | 34   7    1346 | 5      9       136 |
+----------------+----------------+--------------------+
| 134   9   5    | 7    134  2    | 6      1(3)    8   |
| 2     8   136  | 36   5    9    | 1-3    7       4   |
| 1346  46  7    | 346  134  8    | 9      5       2   |
+----------------+----------------+--------------------+

#2.this chain... als[(3)r15c7 = (1)]r15c7 - (1=6)r1c3 - (6=3)r4c3 - (3)r4c8 = (3)r7c8
would eliminate the 3 in r8c7
is prevented by the 3 in r1c8, so that 3 true leads to

(3-4)r1c8 = (4)r4c8 - (4=3)r5c7

either way, the 3 at r8c7 is toast.

#3.leaves a xy-wing {3,4,6} eliminates 3 from r5c1 and r4c9
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

W-Wing (34) + pincer transport
Flightless XY-Wing Chain (13-16-16-16-36) with pincer transport
XY-Wing (346)
Flightless W-Wing (46) with pincer transport
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is a "long road" solution.

xy-wing -346 with vertex in r6c2,
xy-wing 34-6 with vertex in r6c4,
w-wing 34 in r5c7 & r6c4 plus transport,
another xy-wing 34-6 with vertex in r6c4.

At thi s point the code is:
Code:
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 | 7     2     16    | 8     9     5     | 134   1346  136   |
 | 9     3     4     | 1     6     7     | 2     8     5     |
 | 16    5     8     | 2     34    34    | 7     16    9     |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 5     7    d36    | 9     2     14    | 8     1346  136   |
 |c34    1     9     | 5     8     6     |b34    2     7     |
 | 8     46    2     | 34    7     13    | 5     9     16    |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 134   9     5     | 7     134   2     | 6     13    8     |
 | 2     8    e136   | 36    5     9     |a13    7     4     |
 | 1346  46    7     | 346   134   8     | 9     5     2     |
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*

Notice the conflicting chain (terminology?) marked abcde.
If a=3 then b<>3, then c=3, then d<>3, then e=3 which is a conflict with the initial assumption that a=3. Thus r8c7<>3.
As an AIC, the chain is (3)r8c7 - r5c7 = r5c1 - r4c3 = r8c3; r8c7<>3.

To complete the puzzle, I used a x-wing 4 in r69c24 and a BUG+1 sets r4c9=6.

Ted
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:
   c24   X-Wing                          <> 4    r6c6,r9c15

 <46+3>  XY-Wing  r6c2/r4c3+r6c4         <> 3    r4c6
 <34+6>  XY-Wing  r6c4/r6c2+r8c4         <> 6    r8c2

   c37   X-Wing                          <> 1    r1c89

   c3b9  turbot fish/ER                  <> 3    r4c8

 <16+3>  XY-Wing  r3c8/r1c9+r7c8         <> 3    r1c8
 <46+3>  XY-Wing  r4c8/r4c3+r5c7         <> 3    r4c9,r5c1

I don't recall which steps were necessary.
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