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Topic: Dec 25 VH |
storm_norm22
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Forum: Daily Sudoku puzzles Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 5:01 pm Subject: Dec 25 VH |
some m-wing on this holiday
https://i.ibb.co/MnJZkbV/sudoku3.png
(5=8)r6c7 - (8)r6c8 = (8-5)r7c8 = (5)r7c9; r4c9 <> 5 |
Topic: Dec 21 VH |
storm_norm22
Replies: 2
Views: 13911
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Forum: Daily Sudoku puzzles Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:52 pm Subject: Dec 21 VH |
xy-wing completes it
interestingly, the xyz-wing that eliminates the 2 in r4c7 doesn't do anything.
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Topic: a 10.1 from coloin |
storm_norm22
Replies: 9
Views: 80999
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:19 pm Subject: a 10.1 from coloin |
this is the kind of interesting "stuff" that needs to be posted more often. and pinned to the top of some forums for more interesting conversations |
Topic: Learning W-Wings |
storm_norm22
Replies: 11
Views: 260954
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Forum: Solving techniques, and terminology Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:09 pm Subject: Learning W-Wings |
+------------+----------+----------+
| 28 1 3 | 28 7 5 | 9 4 6 |
| 49 7 2489 | 3 89 6 | 1 28 5 |
| 6 5 289 | 289 1 4 | 3 7 28 |
+------------+----------+----------+
| 49 3 ... |
Topic: Things I Maybe Should Not Say |
storm_norm22
Replies: 16
Views: 219631
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Forum: General discussion Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 3:30 pm Subject: Things I Maybe Should Not Say |
when sudoku got its attention years ago. this was the first forum I visited.
I had a screen name at the time shortened from my current screen name as "storm_norm"
but since there isn't r ... |
Topic: VH++ 121522 |
storm_norm22
Replies: 8
Views: 74021
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 3:20 pm Subject: VH++ 121522 |
this puzzle is hard.
I am finding a fish and an xy-wing to start
then from there you have some pretty difficult chains to make any progress |
Topic: First time I post a vh sudoku |
storm_norm22
Replies: 9
Views: 40925
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2020 4:57 pm Subject: First time I post a vh sudoku |
Yes norm, used something related, believed it was an actual M-Wing, but I came to it via a different path. So many options and good rinsing/scanning skills needed in this one. Thanks again peter.
c ... |
Topic: First time I post a vh sudoku |
storm_norm22
Replies: 9
Views: 40925
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2020 3:16 am Subject: First time I post a vh sudoku |
almost m-wing
you would have this m-wing
(6=4)r9c9 - (4)r9c5 = (6-4)r8c4 = (4)r7c4
which would eliminate the 4 in r7c7 if the 6 in r8c5 didn't exist.
so following the 6's along (6)r8c5 - ... |
Topic: VH 110320 |
storm_norm22
Replies: 5
Views: 29808
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:09 pm Subject: VH 110320 |
this doesn't solve it. If you are looking for a cool way to eliminate some candidates using some Unique rectangle logic then in the image below you can see that the 4's in the UR (46)r56c57 only have ... |
Topic: VH 110320 |
storm_norm22
Replies: 5
Views: 29808
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:58 pm Subject: VH 110320 |
shortest path
is xy wing then xy wing?
(2=9)r7c1 - (9=7)r7c9 - (7=2)r4c9; r4c1 <> 1
then
(7=3)r4c7 - (3=9)r8c7 - (9=7)r7c9; r4c9 <> 7 |
Topic: VH+ 101220 |
storm_norm22
Replies: 4
Views: 28483
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 4:15 pm Subject: VH+ 101220 |
Thanks for checking that storm_norm! Hey, I see that you just joined! Welcome!
thank you.
actually my second sign up. was gone for so long that my other account was deactivated. |
Topic: Unfair 102420 |
storm_norm22
Replies: 3
Views: 22430
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:03 am Subject: Unfair 102420 |
from dongrave's grid
(8=9)r7c5 - (9)r7c1 = (9-5)r8c1 = (5)r9c2 - (5=8)r9c7; r7c9 <> 8 |
Topic: VH+ 101220 |
storm_norm22
Replies: 4
Views: 28483
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Forum: Other puzzles Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:20 am Subject: VH+ 101220 |
Here's the grid after basics:
+-------------+------------------+-----------------+
| 9 1258 28 | 7 3456 1345 | 238 268 123568 |
| 3 125 6 | 8 9 15 | 7 4 125 |
| 4 ... |
Topic: Oct 25 VH |
storm_norm22
Replies: 7
Views: 31190
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Forum: Daily Sudoku puzzles Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:30 pm Subject: Oct 25 VH |
+----------------+---------------+-----------+
| 58 7 6 | 58 2 4 | 9 3 1 |
| 4 9 2 | 7 3 1 | 5 6 8 |
| 358 38 1 | 568 9 68 | 7 2 4 |
+------- ... |
Topic: Oct 25 VH |
storm_norm22
Replies: 7
Views: 31190
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Forum: Daily Sudoku puzzles Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:15 pm Subject: Oct 25 VH |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+
| (58) 7 6 | (58) 2 4 | 9 3 1 |
| 4 9 2 | 7 3 1 | 5 6 8 |
| 3(5-8) 3(8) ... |
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