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keith
Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:20 am Post subject: A VH 4-Stepper |
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I enjoyed this one. Code: | Puzzle: BB120608sh
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . 2 | 5 . 8 | 7 . . |
| . 1 . | . . . | . 5 . |
| 5 . . | 1 . 4 | . . 2 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 7 . 9 | . 1 . | 2 . 8 |
| . . . | 4 . 5 | . . . |
| 6 . 3 | . 8 . | 5 . 1 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 2 . . | 7 . 3 | . . 5 |
| . 7 . | . . . | . 2 . |
| . . 5 | 8 . 2 | 9 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+ | Keith |
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tlanglet
Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Northern California Foothills
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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I solved this puzzle yesterday in six steps but given this post, I did it again and found a three step solution: Quote: | x-wing <8> r28c37
xy-wing <468> pivot <68> r7c8
xy-wing <369> pivot <39> r8c1 |
Ted |
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Marty R.
Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 5770 Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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I also used three steps, but different from Ted's.
Multi-coloring on 4
XY-Wing on 396
X-Wing on 3 |
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keith
Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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I believe I had two X-wings, then two XY-wings.
By the way, I am not looking for the minimum number of steps. It just seems to me that many like multi-step puzzles at about the level of this site's "Very Hard".
Keith
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storm_norm
Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 1741
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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keith, I like it. except my soda was flat when I finally finished. |
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keith
Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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storm_norm wrote: | keith, I like it. except my soda was flat when I finally finished. | My glass of red wine was was empty a couple of times!
Keith |
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cgordon
Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 769 Location: ontario, canada
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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A good one for a snowed-in cabin fever day in Canada with an Easy VH for the Daily Puzzle.
4 different steps for me: x-wing on 8, ER on 4, 369 xy wing (pivot 39 twice used) and the 468 xy wing.
But no wine or Scotch - it's beer for me. Though I usually stop after 2.
Sometimes 2:30. |
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