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  Topic: Impossible Menneske No. 10
peterj

Replies: 9
Views: 36101

PostForum: Other puzzles   Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:28 am   Subject: Impossible Menneske No. 10
Ouch!

#0 SSTS, kite(3) => r9c4<>3

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  Topic: Menneske 4668662
peterj

Replies: 5
Views: 24114

PostForum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 4:06 pm   Subject: Menneske 4668662
"Simplest" pattern path I could find was...
x-wing(1)c49/r19 ; r1c18<>1, r9c158<>1
xy-chain-ish (7=2)r9c5-(2=1)r9c4-(1=2*)r1c4-(2=5)r1c1 ...
  Topic: Hodoku 1842
peterj

Replies: 11
Views: 42880

PostForum: Other puzzles   Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:38 pm   Subject: Hodoku 1842
Most straightforward approach I could find...
#1 finned-x-wing(4)r68/c14,r8c5 ; r7c4<>4
#2 kite(7)r4/c3 ; r7c4<>7
#3 turbot(7)b6/c3 ; r7c9<>7 { Marty' ...
  Topic: Eureka site?
peterj

Replies: 0
Views: 17237

PostForum: General discussion   Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:54 am   Subject: Eureka site?
Seems to be infected with malware again ... or is it just me?

The puzzle seems to be available at the old [url=http://sudoku.org.uk/WeeklySudoku.asp]site but the forum accessed from there is jibber ...
  Topic: Vanhegan fiendish 5/11/12
peterj

Replies: 8
Views: 22648

PostForum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 8:55 am   Subject: Vanhegan fiendish 5/11/12
I will be in England next week. A country whose primary redeeming features are this discussion list and the quality of the Sudoku puzzles in their generally free daily newspapers.

.. and better cro ...
  Topic: au 3/19 tough
peterj

Replies: 10
Views: 26096

PostForum: Other puzzles   Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:50 pm   Subject: au 3/19 tough
Or just an h-wing...

h-wing (4=9)r9c3-r1c3=(9-3)r1c2=r9c2 ; r9c2<>4
  Topic: Sudoku Au Site Puzzle 04/Jan
peterj

Replies: 3
Views: 15900

PostForum: Other puzzles   Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:37 pm   Subject: Sudoku Au Site Puzzle 04/Jan
On that site it was "tough" (and they get really tough!) - I guess it wouldn't register with SE.
It's not often you see a house with 8-cells and a quin/hidden triple.
Peter
  Topic: Sudoku Au Site Puzzle 04/Jan
peterj

Replies: 3
Views: 15900

PostForum: Other puzzles   Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:31 am   Subject: Sudoku Au Site Puzzle 04/Jan
*-----------*
|.4.|...|..7|
|..7|6..|...|
|9..|.83|...|
|---+---+---|
|..9|..1|.6.|
|.3.|...|.9.|
|.5.|2..|7..|
|---+---+---|
|...|52.|..4|
|...|..7|2..|
|1..|...|.8.|
*------- ...
  Topic: Is Eureka down?
peterj

Replies: 4
Views: 27841

PostForum: General discussion   Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:48 am   Subject: Is Eureka down?
I think it got hit by some virus? I went there and my Corporate-McAfee went bonkers blocking some access to ".ru" URL (never a good sign!)...

Now it seems clean but the thread titles and ...
  Topic: Vanhagen Extreme December 1,2011
peterj

Replies: 5
Views: 18893

PostForum: Other puzzles   Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:34 pm   Subject: Vanhagen Extreme December 1,2011
Selective memory doesn't worry me... best to ignore the collateral damage of chains and use the outcomes that are helpful!

Anyway it was only a bit of fun - I think I initially had an l-wing and th ...
  Topic: Vanhagen Extreme December 1,2011
peterj

Replies: 5
Views: 18893

PostForum: Other puzzles   Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:37 pm   Subject: Vanhagen Extreme December 1,2011
Long time... Hi!

Ted! Erstwhile king of almost-wings... Smile

xy-wing(12-7)r5c9,r5c3,r7c9
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(7)r5c9* - r4c8=(7-6)r4c1=r4c4 - r3c4=r3c5 - r8c5=r8c8 - *(7)r8c89=r ...
  Topic: Awfully quiet around here...
peterj

Replies: 3
Views: 51387

PostForum: Puzzles by daj   Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:30 pm   Subject: Awfully quiet around here...
Seems pretty quiet on all Sudoku forums I frequent! Maybe people actually have a life and go on their boats/cottages/holidays in the summer - or maybe they only post when they get back to their office ...
  Topic: Free Press August 19, 2011
peterj

Replies: 10
Views: 27926

PostForum: Other puzzles   Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:49 am   Subject: Free Press August 19, 2011
Not as impressive as Keith's DP, but still interesting.
Very interesting! I have all bit given up on hidden rectangles as I have yet to find one that helps the solution.
Here is one that actually c ...
  Topic: Puzzle 11/08/19: ~ Extreme
peterj

Replies: 4
Views: 50738

PostForum: Puzzles by daj   Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:51 pm   Subject: Puzzle 11/08/19: ~ Extreme
This was a BBDB for me - with one extreme fish/x-chain move - otherwise lots of turbots etc.
skyscraper(3) c26 ; r7c45<>3, r8c13<>3
m-wing(79) (7=9)r8c1 - r8c4=&# ...
  Topic: Puzzle 11/08/17: ~ Advanced
peterj

Replies: 5
Views: 56720

PostForum: Puzzles by daj   Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:24 am   Subject: Puzzle 11/08/17: ~ Advanced
May I ask if this particular chain could be expressed as an AIC?
Without knowing exactly what was in your head it's hard to know.. Wink

But assuming it was concerning the strong link on 1 and ...
  Topic: Puzzle 11/08/17: ~ Advanced
peterj

Replies: 5
Views: 56720

PostForum: Puzzles by daj   Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:46 am   Subject: Puzzle 11/08/17: ~ Advanced
I don't know if this method has a name, or if it is considered to be trial and error?
/SudoQ
As you have described it, I would call it a "contradiction forcing chain". In that you assume a ...
  Topic: Puzzle 11/08/17: ~ XY (difficult!)
peterj

Replies: 2
Views: 43288

PostForum: Puzzles by daj   Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:57 am   Subject: Puzzle 11/08/17: ~ XY (difficult!)
Fun puzzle with lots of moves and paths to try...

First two could be combined as an 'almost' if desired.. final move perhaps a bit "extreme" but effective!
colouring/x-chain(1) & ...
  Topic: Puzzle 11/08/15: ~ Advanced
peterj

Replies: 3
Views: 46414

PostForum: Puzzles by daj   Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:40 am   Subject: Puzzle 11/08/15: ~ Advanced
skyscraper(9) r18 ; r9c1<>9, r2c3<>9
xy-wing(13-8) r5c1, r4c3, r5c6 ; r4c56<>8, r5c3<>8
  Topic: Puzzle 11/08/13: ~ Advanced (BBDB?)
peterj

Replies: 5
Views: 64254

PostForum: Puzzles by daj   Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:42 pm   Subject: Puzzle 11/08/13: ~ Advanced (BBDB?)
Was there perhaps a move before your skyscraper, to get a strong link on 4 in r7?
I culled one too many when I abandoned my "advanced" path Embarassed Thanks!
  Topic: Puzzle 11/08/13: ~ Advanced (BBDB?)
peterj

Replies: 5
Views: 64254

PostForum: Puzzles by daj   Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:01 am   Subject: Puzzle 11/08/13: ~ Advanced (BBDB?)
I tried to stay in rating - but after about four back-to-backs ... jumped ship
skyscraper(6) r67 ; r5c1<>6, r8c3<>6
skyscraper(4) r47 ; r5c8<>4, r89c7<>4
als ...
 
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