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 Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:12 pm Post subject: Re: Simple Sudoku Solving Techniques and Order |
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| angusj wrote: | | daj95376 wrote: | | That's okay, but now I'm curious as to the order SS applies its solution techniques. angusj? |
Naked Singles
Hidden Singles
Naked Pairs
Locked Candidates
Naked Triples
Naked Quads
Hidden Pairs
XWing
Swordfish
Colors
MultiColors
Hidden Triples
XYWing
Hidden Quads
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That seems like a strange ordering. I'd look for hidden pairs before searching for triples or quads. |
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| angusj
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| Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Simple Sudoku Solving Techniques and Order |
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| ajb wrote: | | That seems like a strange ordering. I'd look for hidden pairs before searching for triples or quads. |
I fully appreciate that this order is only my personal preference and others would choose a different order if they could. |
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| rkral
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| Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:50 pm Post subject: Re: Simple Sudoku Solving Techniques and Order |
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| angusj wrote: | | ajb wrote: | | That seems like a strange ordering. I'd look for hidden pairs before searching for triples or quads. |
I fully appreciate that this order is only my personal preference and others would choose a different order if they could. |
FWIW I agree with your ordering of hidden vs. naked N-tuples. Indeed, I still have have a tough time picking out the hidden candidates even when looking at the SS hint.
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