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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:20 am    Post subject: Set I Puzzle 15 -- A Change of Pace |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | +-----------------------+ | 2 . 5 | . . 6 | . . 1 |
 | . 8 . | . . 3 | 7 . 5 |
 | 3 . . | 2 . . | . 6 8 |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | . . 2 | 5 . . | . . . |
 | . . . | . . 7 | . . . |
 | 7 5 . | . 8 1 | . . 6 |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | . 1 . | . . . | 8 . . |
 | . . 6 | . . . | . . . |
 | 8 7 3 | . . 2 | . . 4 |
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:32 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Yes, I guess this one was a little different. It was a five-stepper, as I tried to see if I could solve it without using the two obvious Type 1 URs. 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | Remote pairs on 49 (twice), X-Wings on 9 and 1, and XY-Wing on 359 to finish | 
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		| cgordon 
 
 
 Joined: 04 May 2007
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 Location: ontario, canada
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:13 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I took 6 steps - so I guess at least one was redundant.  Type 1 UR; ER's on 3 and 4, Skyscrapers on 4 and 9; xyz wing on 349. 
 What was meant by a "change of pace".
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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:41 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | cgordon wrote: |  	  | What was meant by a "change of pace". | 
 Well, I thought it was going to be easier for everyone to solve -- only two non-Basic steps necessary.
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | c2b1  Naked  Pair                     <> 49   [r45c2] r7      Naked  Pair                     <> 49   [r7c1458]
 
 UR Type 1 [r13c27]              <> 49   [r1c7]          ***
 
 r4      Naked  Triple                   <> 149  [r4c5]
 c5    Naked  Pair                     <> 36   [r8c5]
 b8  Naked  Triple                   <> 459  [r89c4]
 
 Remote Pair   (2x Skyscraper)   <> 49   [r4c1],[r6c4]   ***
 
 b6  Naked  Pair                     <> 49   [r5c789]
 
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		| cgordon 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:59 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Quote: |  	  | only two non-Basic steps necessary. | 
 ...yeah but some non-basic steps are more non-basic than others. I'll stick with my 6 step programme.
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