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storm_norm
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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 Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:29 am Post subject: MM 1552 oct-9-09 |
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050004083000010000907005002830000050001000200070000046510300408000040000020500010
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+-------+-------+-------+
| . 5 . | . . 4 | . 8 3 |
| . . . | . 1 . | . . . |
| 9 . 7 | . . 5 | . . 2 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 8 3 . | . . . | . 5 . |
| . . 1 | . . . | 2 . . |
| . 7 . | . . . | . 4 6 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 5 1 . | 3 . . | 4 . 8 |
| . . . | . 4 . | . . . |
| . 2 . | 5 . . | . 1 . |
+-------+-------+-------+ |
| Code: | .------------------.------------------.------------------.
| 1 5 26 | 2679 267 4 | 79 8 3 |
| 36 68 2368 | 2679 1 2679 | 5 79 4 |
| 9 4 7 | 8 3 5 | 1 6 2 |
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
| 8 3 469 | 2467 267 267 | 79 5 1 |
| 46 69 1 | 467 5 8 | 2 3 79 |
| 2 7 5 | 1 9 3 | 8 4 6 |
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
| 5 1 69 | 3 267 2679 | 4 279 8 |
| 367 689 3689 | 2679 4 1 | 36 279 5 |
| 3467 2 3469 | 5 8 679 | 36 1 79 |
'------------------'------------------'------------------' |
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tlanglet
Joined: 17 Oct 2007
Posts: 2468
Location: Northern California Foothills
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| Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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I found this puzzle to be in the category of the "Bend But Don't Break" variety; very much like one of Danny's great BBDB puzzles.
My NINE moves were:
Hidden UR68,
ER7,
ER9,
coloring 9,
coloring 9,
extended xy-wing34-7,
coloring 7,
x-wing on 7, and finally
xy-wing 2-67
My wife says it is to early to hit the scotch, so I think I will just go back to bed to recover.
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storm_norm
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 1741
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| Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | +--------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| 1 5 26 | 2679 267 4 | 79 8 3 |
| 36 68 2368 | 2679 1 2679 | 5 79 4 |
| 9 4 7 | 8 3 5 | 1 6 2 |
+--------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| 8 3 469 | 2467 267 267 | 79 5 1 |
| 46 6(9) 1 | 467 5 8 | 2 3 7(9) |
| 2 7 5 | 1 9 3 | 8 4 6 |
+--------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| 5 1 69 | 3 267 2679 | 4 279 8 |
| 367 68(9) 3689 | 2679 4 1 | 36 27-9 5 |
| 3467 2 346-9 | 5 8 679 | 36 1 7(9) |
+--------------------+-----------------+----------------+ |
skyscraper on 9's in columns 2 and 9 removes 9 from r8c8 and r9c3
| Code: | +-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+
| 1 5 26 | 267(9) 267 4 | 7(9) 8 3 |
| 36 68 2368 | 2679 1 267-9 | 5 79 4 |
| 9 4 7 | 8 3 5 | 1 6 2 |
+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+
| 8 3 469 | 2467 267 267 | 7(9) 5 1 |
| 46 69 1 | 467 5 8 | 2 3 7(9) |
| 2 7 5 | 1 9 3 | 8 4 6 |
+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+
| 5 1 69 | 3 267 2679 | 4 279 8 |
| 367 689 3689 | 267-9 4 1 | 36 27 5 |
| 3467 2 346 | 5 8 67(9) | 36 1 7(9) |
+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+ |
coloring move on 9 removes 9 from r8c4 and r2c6
hmm, now what?
looks like the key to the next move would be to extend a M-wing, but not extending it from the end that one normally would.
| Code: | +----------------+----------------+---------------+
| 1 5 2 | 679 67 4 | 79 8 3 |
| 36 68 38 | 279 1 27 | 5 79 4 |
| 9 4 7 | 8 3 5 | 1 6 2 |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+
| 8 3 49 | 2467 267 267 | 79 5 1 |
| 6(4) 69 1 | (47) 5 8 | 2 3 9(7) |
| 2 7 5 | 1 9 3 | 8 4 6 |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+
| 5 1 6 | 3 27 279 | 4 279 8 |
| 37 89 89 | 267 4 1 | 36 27 5 |
| 3-7(4) 2 34 | 5 8 679 | 36 1 9(7) |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+ |
notice that starting from the pair {4,7} in r5c4 to {4}r5c1 to {4}r9c1 is a partial M-wing.
so we can extend it from the starting cell, to {7}r5c9 to {7}r9c9.
(7)r9c9 = (7)r5c9 - (7=4)r5c4 - (4)r5c1 = (4)r9c1; r9c1 <> 7
| Code: | +------------+---------------+----------------+
| 1 5 2 | 79 6 4 | 79 8 3 |
| 36 68 38 | 279 1 2-7 | 5 (79) 4 |
| 9 4 7 | 8 3 5 | 1 6 2 |
+------------+---------------+----------------+
| 8 3 49 | 247 27 6 | 79 5 1 |
| 46 69 1 | 47 5 8 | 2 3 79 |
| 2 7 5 | 1 9 3 | 8 4 6 |
+------------+---------------+----------------+
| 5 1 6 | 3 27 279 | 4 (79) 8 |
| 7 89 89 | 6 4 1 | 3 2 5 |
| 34 2 34 | 5 8 (79) | 6 1 (79) |
+------------+---------------+----------------+ |
remote pair {7,9} finishes. removes 7 from r2c6 |
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Marty R.
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Posts: 5770
Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:20 am Post subject: |
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Seven steps for me. Three ERs (9,7,7), Hidden UR (6 , Coloring twice (9,9) and XY-Wing (679) with pincer transport. |
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daj95376
Joined: 23 Aug 2008
Posts: 3854
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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My solver:
| Code: | c7b5 Empty Rectangle <> 7 r1c4
c29r5 Skyscraper <> 9 r8c8,r9c3
r9c8 2-String Kite <> 9 r2c6
XY-Chain a-b-c-d-e-f
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| 1 5 2 | 69 67 4 | 79 8 3 |
| 36 68 38 | 279 1 27 | 5 79 4 |
| 9 4 7 | 8 3 5 | 1 6 2 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 8 3 c49 | 2467 267 267 | d79 5 1 |
| 46 69 1 | 47 5 8 | 2 3 e79 |
| 2 7 5 | 1 9 3 | 8 4 6 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 5 1 6 | 3 27 279 | 4 279 8 |
| a37 89 89 | 267 4 1 | 36 2-7 5 |
| 34-7 2 b34 | 5 8 679 | 36 1 f79 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
# 42 eliminations remain
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