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Rocky Mozell



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:21 pm    Post subject: Jun 12 VH Reply with quote

358 xy wing pivot at r1c8.

Where is everyone?
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blindleader



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Two theories.
1 Everyone is busy playing in the summer sun.
2 Everyone thought this puzzle was too easy to comment on. By far the easiest VH I've ever seen here. Simple basics get you so close to the end that the xy-wing just jumps out at you. YMMV Smile
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:

+----------+---------+----------+
| 2 1  58  | 6 38  4 | 9   35 7 |
| 9 47 48  | 1 378 5 | 38  6  2 |
| 3 67 568 | 9 78  2 | 18  15 4 |
+----------+---------+----------+
| 7 5  1   | 3 9   6 | 2   4  8 |
| 4 8  3   | 5 2   7 | 6   9  1 |
| 6 9  2   | 8 4   1 | 5   7  3 |
+----------+---------+----------+
| 5 2  67  | 4 16  8 | 137 13 9 |
| 1 3  47  | 2 5   9 | 47  8  6 |
| 8 46 9   | 7 16  3 | 14  2  5 |
+----------+---------+----------+

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In addition to the XY-Wing, there's also a BUG+3 for those who are so inclined. 8r2c5=8r3c3=1r7c7=>r7c8<>1.
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Lee



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Marty,

Sorry to be so late in my comments, but we have had internet problems the last few days.

Thanks for pointing out the BUG+3.

It is my understanding that in order to cope with the BUG we find a cell that is driven by forcing chains to the same value by all the extra candidates (the two 8's and the 1 in this case). Cell r7c8 seems to be driven to 3 by one of the 8's and the 1, but is driven to 1 by the other 8 (the 8 in r3c3).

It seems that cell r3c5 is driven to 7 by all the extra candidates, and therefore I would think it is the road to solution rather than cell r7c8. In this case the solution would be the same, but that might just be coincidental.

Am I missing or misunderstanding something. I would appreciate comments. Thanks.
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:

It is my understanding that in order to cope with the BUG we find a cell that is driven by forcing chains to the same value by all the extra candidates (the two 8's and the 1 in this case). Cell r7c8 seems to be driven to 3 by one of the 8's and the 1, but is driven to 1 by the other 8 (the 8 in r3c3).


R3c3=8-(8=7)r3c5-(7=6)r3c2-(6=4)r9c2-(4=1)r9c7-(1=3)r7c8

R3c3=8-(8=1)r3c7-1r79c7=>r7c8=1

As you can see, r7c8 can be proven to be either 1 or 3 depending on the path you use. However, in a forcing chain it doesn't matter; as long as you can prove the one that suits your needs it can be used. Hope that's clear. If not, give a holler.
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