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		Clement
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:56 pm    Post subject: Sep 24 VH | 
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				| XY-Wing 68 56 58 with pivot in r9c9 removing 8 in r3c6 solves the puzzle. | 
			 
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		kuskey
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:45 am    Post subject: Sep 24 VH | 
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				| For those who enjoy a little longer ride, there is a second 568 xy-wing with pivot at r9c5. I found this one first before the one mentioned by Clement. | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:07 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| A W-Wing on 58 does it too. R9c9<>5. | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:54 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				How about the 6-cell ADP(235)r249c13, marked *, which is also called a BUG-Lite+1. 
 
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		  *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 
 | 4     1     7     | 25    68    3     | 2569  256   5689  |
 
 |*25    8    *25    | 9     67    1     | 67    3     4     |
 
 | 9     3     6     | 25    4     78    | 257   1     58    |
 
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 
 |*35    6    *359   | 7     2     4     | 39    8     1     |
 
 | 8     4     1     | 6     3     9     | 25    25    7     |
 
 | 7     2     39    | 8     1     5     | 369   4     69    |
 
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 
 | 1     9     4     | 3     57    67    | 8     56    2     |
 
 | 6     5     8     | 1     9     2     | 4     7     3     |
 
 |*23    7    *23    | 4     58    68    | 1     9     56    |
 
 *-----------------------------------------------------------* | 	  
 
This is similar to a Type 1 UR in that the pattern has a single cell that contains free, extra digits. Thus, r4c3<>35=9. 
 
 
As infrequent and interesting as it may be, the ADP is not a one step solution here. In fact, any of the previously mentioned steps are still available and are required to complete the puzzle.
 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:57 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | How about the 6-cell ADP(235)r249c13, marked *, which is also called a BUG-Lite+1.  | 	  
 
That jumped off the page at me, but I didn't mention it because it didn't make a huge number of eliminations.
 
 
One of these days I might learn the difference between a DP and BUG-Lite. | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:07 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				[quote="Marty R."] 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | One of these days I might learn the difference between a DP and BUG-Lite. | 	  
 
Marty, when you do, please inform tell me of the definition. I have been corrected numerous times but still keep trying. I have searched different sources but was unable to find a formal definition anywhere.
 
 
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		storm_norm
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:50 am    Post subject:  | 
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				[quote="tlanglet"] 	  | Marty R. wrote: | 	 		   	  | Quote: | 	 		  | One of these days I might learn the difference between a DP and BUG-Lite. | 	  
 
Marty, when you do, please inform tell me of the definition. I have been corrected numerous times but still keep trying. I have searched different sources but was unable to find a formal definition anywhere.
 
 
Ted | 	  
 
 
if r249c13 have exactly
 
 
r2c13 - 25
 
 
r4c13 - 35
 
 
r9c13 - 23
 
 
then the puzzle will not have a unique solution.  
 
 
in a BUG situation, every remaining unsolved cell has exactly two candidates.  hence its name - Bi value Universal Grave
 
your example is just a smaller version of the same situation and thus called a BUG-lite.
 
its unfortunate that the names are confusing us because the examples are so nice to find and often a treat to unleash.
 
the easiest thing to remember here is that deadly patterns encompass all of these patterns such as URs, MUGs, BUGs, BUGlites, reverse buglites, reverse BUGs. 6 cell patterns, 8 cells patterns, 10 cells patterns,  etc... 
 
 
the names are there to help categorize the specific patterns, nothing more.  if anything, trying to figure out a category for these patterns is a problem unto itself.
 
 
think about this for a second.  isn't a UR based on two candidates??
 
 
wouldn't this categorization then fit certain kinds of BUGlite scenarios??
 
 
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		ronk
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:50 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | storm_norm wrote: | 	 		  think about this for a second.  isn't a UR based on two candidates??
 
 
wouldn't this categorization then fit certain kinds of BUGlite scenarios? | 	  
 
Yes, the smallest possible BUG-Lite is a UR ... and the largest possible in any given pencilmarked grid is a BUG. | 
			 
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