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Set T_02 Puzzle 25

 
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daj95376



Joined: 23 Aug 2008
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:16 pm    Post subject: Set T_02 Puzzle 25 Reply with quote

VH+

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

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tlanglet



Joined: 17 Oct 2007
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Location: Northern California Foothills

PostPosted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great puzzle! Another BBDB VH. My seven steps included:
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Skyscraper <2>,
coloring <8>,
skyscraper <5> with pincer transport,
xy-wing <245> with pincer transport,
ER <3>,
Type 3 UR <37>,
m-wing to delete <5> from r5c46.

Ted Very Happy
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gindaani



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do people consider x-wings, and finned x-wings "the basics?" I'm inclined to include them, and possibly skyscrapers, in with the basics. I look for them while I'm looking for locked rows, single placement, etc.

Anyway, after 2 x-wings, 2 finned x-wings, and some other basics:

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357 xyz wing
245 xy wing
345 xyz wing
48 remote pairs eliminating 8 from r3c5 and r6c1 to finish it off
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daj95376



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gindaani wrote:
Do people consider x-wings, and finned x-wings "the basics?"

Here's my unofficial rating system for the puzzles I post. I only post puzzles in the VH, VH+, and Advanced ratings. Because the presence of an XYZ-Wing in a VH puzzle is often overlooked, I now identify VH puzzles where an XYZ-Wing might be needed in the solution.

===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Ratings are Accumulative

Basics: Naked/Hidden Single, Naked Pair/Triple, Locked Candidate 1/2

Basics+: Naked Quad, Hidden Pair/Triple/Quad

VH: BUG+1, UR Type 1, X-Wing, XY-Wing, XYZ-Wing

VH+: 2-String Kite, Empty Rectangle, Remote Pair, Skyscraper, finned/Sashimi X-Wing, UR Type 2

Advanced: M-Wing, W-Wing, XY-Chain, other URs

Extreme: Chain

Note: Many user's use extended and transport to describe how they take one technique and use the pincers/end cells to create a short chain to perform an elimination. Many user's also use the term pseudo-cell.

These terms were new to me when I joined this forum. Their meaning is not documented in the Terminology sub-group, and I learned them by observing examples where they were used.
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Another BBDB VH.

Agree with Ted. I took nine steps, including three ERs and an XY, two XYZs and two Ws. It was the third ER which opened up the 2nd W to finish it off.
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