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VH — tarek (2007.Dec.23)

 
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Pat



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:18 am    Post subject: VH — tarek (2007.Dec.23) Reply with quote


    6....39....4.5.....8.2....7..5.....2.9.....6.3.....1..1....9.4.....1.3....25....8

    [ play ]

      22 cells given
Code:


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

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keith



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I could not find anything simpler than an X-wing and then a UR or another fish.

Keith
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:

+-------------+----------------+--------------+
| 6    27  1  | 478 478   3    | 9   258  45  |
| 27   3   4  | 9   5     678  | 268 28   1   |
| 5    8   9  | 2   46    1    | 46  3    7   |
+-------------+----------------+--------------+
| 478  1   5  | 3   46789 678  | 48  789  2   |
| 2478 9   78 | 1   2478  2578 | 458 6    3   |
| 3    247 6  | 478 24789 2578 | 1   5789 459 |
+-------------+----------------+--------------+
| 1    57  3  | 678 278   9    | 25  4    56  |
| 478  457 78 | 67  1     27   | 3   259  569 |
| 9    6   2  | 5   3     4    | 7   1    8   |
+-------------+----------------+--------------+

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Probably same as Keith. X-Wing on 4 in c49 followed by a Type 2 UR in boxes 28, 78-78-478-478.
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Pat



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote


    keith wrote:
    Please post puzzles that "require" a swordfish.
    We'll see what other solution paths there are.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pat wrote:

    keith wrote:
    Please post puzzles that "require" a swordfish.
    We'll see what other solution paths there are.

This one can be done by an X-wing and a UR, or by an X-wing and an XY-wing.

I do not see a swordfish that involves fewer steps.

Maybe Pat is ribbing me over my contention that Swordfish are generally not worth looking for. I stand my ground!

Keith
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Pat



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

right, not fewer steps

X-wing 4
... Swordfish 8
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Pat



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote


    you may prefer the 2nd puzzle from tarek's 2007.Dec.23 post

    7....29....8.1.....5.4....6..1.....4.4.....3.2.....5..5....3.9.....7.2....46....1

    [ play ]

      22 cells given
Code:


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

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 | 7     1     3     |*58    6     2     | 9     4    *58    |
 | 4     6     8     | 79    1     579   | 37    257   2357  |
 | 9     5     2     | 4     3     78    | 1     78    6     |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 368   39-8  1     | 2379  589   5789  | 678   278   4     |
 | 68    4     5     | 279   89    1     | 678   3     279-8 |
 | 2    *389   7     | 39    4     6     | 5     1    *89    |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 5     27    6     | 1     28    3     | 4     9     7-8   |
 | 1    *38    9     |*58    7     4     | 2     6    *358   |
 | 38    27    4     | 6     2589  589   | 378   578   1     |
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
swordfish 8r168c249 => -8r57c9r4c2; stte
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pat,

I'll look at that one.

But, I am not the anti-swordfish guy! It's akin to the USGA allowing only 14 clubs in your golf bag.

http://www.golflink.com/list_8652_golf-clubs-carry-golf-bag.html

What would you choose? Swordfish and higher fishes are probably not high on my list of must-know techniques.

Keith
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Pat



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

suppose the puzzles are filtered
and you know you will only need
"basic" moves + X-wing,Swordfish,Jellyfish
— in that case, looking for fish may be best

. - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . -
the above 2 examples turned out to need just 1 Swordfish;
i have now posted something more exciting
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
Maybe Pat is ribbing me over my contention that Swordfish are generally not worth looking for. I stand my ground!


I'm with Keith on this one, as I have been for years. Nothing against Swordfish of course, but I don't think the risk-reward ratio is very good. I'm open to change if someone can tell a paper-and-pencil solver how to look for them efficiently.

There was a recent exception, perhaps on one of Dan's puzzles, where there were two Swordfish, but I think that puzzle had a grid that was less busy than usual, making them relatively easy to spot.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:

+-----------+----------------+--------------+
| 7   1   3 | 58   6    2    | 9   4   58   |
| 4   6   8 | 79   1    579  | 37  257 2357 |
| 9   5   2 | 4    3    78   | 1   78  6    |
+-----------+----------------+--------------+
| 368 389 1 | 2379 589  5789 | 678 278 4    |
| 68  4   5 | 279  89   1    | 678 3   2789 |
| 2   389 7 | 39   4    6    | 5   1   89   |
+-----------+----------------+--------------+
| 5   27  6 | 1    28   3    | 4   9   78   |
| 1   38  9 | 58   7    4    | 2   6   358  |
| 38  27  4 | 6    2589 589  | 378 578 1    |
+-----------+----------------+--------------+

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W-Wing 58 boxes 38

(5=8)r1c9-r7c9=r7c5-(8=5)r8c4=>r1c4<>5 leads to here:

Code:

+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| 7   1   3 | 8  6   2  | 9   4  5    |
| 4   6   8 | 9  1   5  | 37  27 237  |
| 9   5   2 | 4  3   7  | 1   8  6    |
+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| 368 389 1 | 27 5   89 | 68  27 4    |
| 68  4   5 | 27 89  1  | 678 3  2789 |
| 2   89  7 | 3  4   6  | 5   1  89   |
+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| 5   27  6 | 1  28  3  | 4   9  78   |
| 1   38  9 | 5  7   4  | 2   6  38   |
| 38  27  4 | 6  289 89 | 378 5  1    |
+-----------+-----------+-------------+

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W-Wing 89 boxes 48

-8r6c2=r4c12-r4c6=r9c6-r7c5=8r7c9=>r6c9<>8
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