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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:07 pm    Post subject: Wapati +. Reply with quote

I am going to ease into puzzles with more advanced techniques.

Anything goes, pretty much, but I will start with short chains/ALS/sue de coq and such.

Methods I won't bring attention to: x-wings, finned-x, sashimi-x,
xy-wing, xyz wing, turbot, 2-string kite, ER, UR 1 to 4, remote pairs,
swordfish or related sashimi/finned same, jellies or sashimi/finned same.

Methods that I know pretty well that are not really wapati norm but are wapati +: w-wing, simple m-wing, m-wing with extra strong link pair, xy-chain, xy-x chain (short), sue de coq (short...small, whichever LOL),ALS, ALS XZ (short), UR types 5 and 6, hidden UR.

All other methods may be included, by accident. Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are a lot of "possibles" here.
Swordfish, jellyfish are favorites of mine, the jelly avoids a hidden UR.
Unavoidable are 4-cell xy-chain, 4-cell Sue de Coq and one of: 4-cell xy-chain / W-wing.

Code:
. 4 7|. . .|3 . .
. . .|7 . 4|. . 6
6 . .|3 . .|. . 8
-----+-----+-----
. 3 .|. 4 .|8 2 .
. . .|9 . 2|. . .
. 5 2|. 7 .|. 6 .
-----+-----+-----
3 . .|. . 6|. . 2
2 . .|1 . 7|. . .
. . 4|. . .|7 9 .
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

2-hidden URs, 2 ALS-XZ chains.
(xy-x chains instead will work, just a lot more of them needed.)

Code:
. . .|. . .|8 9 .
. . .|4 6 .|. . 5
. 8 .|1 . 9|. 7 4
-----+-----+-----
7 . .|. . .|. . .
. . 3|2 5 1|9 . .
. . .|. . .|. . 3
-----+-----+-----
6 4 .|3 . 7|. 2 .
9 . .|. 1 6|. . .
. 3 8|. . .|. . .
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hidden UR, xy-x chain, xy-chain, w-wing, BUG. Kyriako generated.

Code:
. . 1|. . 7|8 . .
. . 7|5 8 6|. . .
2 8 .|. . .|. . .
-----+-----+-----
1 . .|. 5 .|. . 8
7 . .|3 . 8|. . 6
4 . .|. 9 .|. . 3
-----+-----+-----
. . .|. . .|. 5 2
. . .|9 1 5|6 . .
. . 4|8 . .|3 . .
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ALS XZ, hidden UR, xy-chain, BUG. Kyriako generated.

Code:

. 7 .|6 . 3|. 8 .
. 3 .|. . .|4 . 7
. . .|. 7 9|. 2 .
-----+-----+-----
3 . .|8 . .|1 . 9
. . 5|. . .|2 . .
. . .|7 . 2|. . 5
-----+-----+-----
7 . 8|. 5 .|. . .
. . .|. . .|. 1 8
9 . 6|. . 1|. . .
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

W-Wing, hidden UR, Sue de Coq, xy-x-chains.

Code:
3 . 6|. 9 .|. . 1
1 . .|. 3 .|. . .
. . .|. . 6|8 . .
-----+-----+-----
. 2 .|. . 9|3 . 8
. . 9|. 8 .|4 . .
5 . 8|1 . .|. 2 .
-----+-----+-----
. . 3|6 . .|. . .
. . .|. 5 .|. . 9
4 . .|. 7 .|1 . 3
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

W-Wing, UR, xy-x chains,many ALS-xz.
Code:

. . .|. . .|8 3 .
. 2 .|. 9 .|6 . .
3 4 .|. . .|. . 5
-----+-----+-----
. 7 .|. 2 4|. . .
9 . .|8 7 5|. . 3
. . .|6 1 .|. 7 .
-----+-----+-----
6 . .|. . .|. 8 2
. . 5|. 6 .|. 1 .
. 9 7|. . .|. . .
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

w-wing, xy-chain, hidden UR, sue de coq.

Code:

. 9 7|. . 1|. 8 .
3 . .|. . .|. . 7
. . .|7 4 .|. . 2
-----+-----+-----
5 . .|2 . 4|1 . .
. . 4|. . .|6 . .
. . 6|9 . 7|. . 5
-----+-----+-----
1 . .|. 7 6|. . .
9 . .|. . .|. . 1
. 7 .|5 . .|2 3 .
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Uniqueness Test 6, ALS-XZ, xy-x chains.

Code:
. . 8|. 9 7|. . .
. . 1|. 4 2|. 3 .
. . .|8 . .|. . .
-----+-----+-----
. 8 3|. 5 .|2 6 .
1 . .|. . .|. . 3
. 9 2|. 8 .|5 1 .
-----+-----+-----
. . .|. . 8|. . .
. 2 .|5 6 .|9 . .
. . .|7 2 .|4 . .
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It took me 17.34 minutes to solve this last puzzle using 3d colours, and if I had been sharper, I am sure I would have managed it in under 15 minutes. I consider 30 minutes to be a reasonably difficult puzzle, and 45 minutes to be more of a challenge. This last puzzle was easy.

I realize that not everybody likes using colours but it really is a very powerful technique, and once I programmed it into my solver, I have spent more and more time using it. I am curious how long it takes others to solve puzzles of this level and what techniques they used. Do people become faster and faster at what ever techniques they master?

In was thinking of programming the techniques I use in solving puzzles, but it is quite complex, because even though I call it 3d colours, I am using everything I know about other sudoku techniques at the same time.

Garvan
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

UR, hidden UR, three xy-x chains.

Code:
8 . .|. 4 .|3 . .
. 9 .|. . .|8 . .
. 4 .|6 8 9|. 1 .
-----+-----+-----
. . .|8 . 6|. . .
. 8 6|. . .|7 4 .
. . .|2 . 4|. . .
-----+-----+-----
. 7 .|1 6 3|. 9 .
. . 1|. . .|. 7 .
. . 5|. 9 .|. . 3
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 9:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Several big fish+, xy chains and xy-x chains.

Code:
. . .|2 4 .|. . .
. . 9|. . 3|. . 7
. 7 3|. . .|. 1 .
-----+-----+-----
9 . .|. 5 .|3 . 4
5 . .|9 . 2|. . .
. 3 .|. 1 .|. . .
-----+-----+-----
. . .|4 . .|. 8 9
. . 7|. . .|6 . .
. 1 .|5 . .|2 . .
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hidden UR, sue de coq, sword+, xy-chain, xy-x chain.

Code:
9 3 .|. 4 .|. . .
4 . .|7 . 8|3 . .
. . .|. 9 .|1 4 .
-----+-----+-----
. 5 .|. . 2|. 1 .
1 . 4|. . .|7 . 8
. 7 .|4 . .|. 3 .
-----+-----+-----
. 6 3|. 2 .|. . .
. . 2|3 . 4|. . 6
. . .|. 6 .|. 8 3
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

xy-x chains, xy chain, hidden UR, W-wing.

Code:
8 . 1|. . 3|. 9 .
. . .|. . .|3 . 4
. . .|. 9 5|. 8 .
-----+-----+-----
5 . 9|. . .|1 . 8
7 . .|. . .|6 . .
. 2 6|. . .|. . .
-----+-----+-----
. . .|1 . 7|. . 3
1 5 .|9 . .|. . .
. 3 .|. 6 8|. . 7
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ALS-xz, hidden UR.


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