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Pat



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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:43 pm    Post subject: m_b_metcalf # 176 # 72 Reply with quote


    ..1...2...3...4.5.4.....6.7.....8.9.....6.....9.3.7...6.7.....2.5.2...8...2...1..

    [ play ]
Code:

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


2 paths,
which would you prefer ?
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2012 4:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Multi-coloring on 2. Skyscraper in c28. Transport 2 from r3c2 to r2c5; r6c5<>2.
Transport 2 from r2c5 to r5c6; r5c8<>2.

Code:

+---------------+------------------+----------------+
| 59    78 1    | 56789 5789  569  | 2     4  3     |
| 27    3  6    | 17    127   4    | 89    5  89    |
| 4     28 59   | 589   23589 2359 | 6     1  7     |
+---------------+------------------+----------------+
| 12357 6  345  | 145   1245  8    | 3457  9  145   |
| 12357 27 3458 | 1459  6     1259 | 34578 27 1458  |
| 125   9  458  | 3     1245  7    | 458   26 14568 |
+---------------+------------------+----------------+
| 6     1  7    | 48    48    59   | 59    3  2     |
| 39    5  39   | 2     17    16   | 47    8  46    |
| 8     4  2    | 5679  3579  3569 | 1     67 59    |
+---------------+------------------+----------------+

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Pat



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PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

only needs "basic" moves
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pat wrote:
only needs "basic" moves


I've been screwing up basics on 75% of the puzzles lately.
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keith



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Marty R. wrote:
Multi-coloring on 2. Skyscraper in c28. Transport 2 from r3c2 to r2c5; r6c5<>2.
Transport 2 from r2c5 to r5c6; r5c8<>2.

Code:

+---------------+------------------+----------------+
| 59    78 1    | 56789 5789  569  | 2     4  3     |
| 27    3  6    | 17    127   4    | 89    5  89    |
| 4     28 59   | 589   23589 2359 | 6     1  7     |
+---------------+------------------+----------------+
| 12357 6  345  | 145   1245  8    | 3457  9  145   |
| 12357 27 3458 | 1459  6     1259 | 34578 27 1458  |
| 125   9  458  | 3     1245  7    | 458   26 14568 |
+---------------+------------------+----------------+
| 6     1  7    | 48    48    59   | 59    3  2     |
| 39    5  39   | 2     17    16   | 47    8  46    |
| 8     4  2    | 5679  3579  3569 | 1     67 59    |
+---------------+------------------+----------------+

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Marty,

The pair 27 in R5 places 2 in C6.

Keith
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Pat



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

keith wrote:
The pair 27 in R5 places 2 in C6

yes, that's the final move (the 5th move) when using only "basic" moves
    c8 "naked" duo ={3,4}
    r2 "naked" duo ={8,9}
    b1 "hidden" duo {5,9}
    (8) b1\c2
    r5 "naked" duo ={2,7}

the other challenge was,
to find the somewhat-shorter path
with the X-wing
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