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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:54 am    Post subject: Puzzle 10/07/30: A |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | +-----------------------+ | 3 . 6 | . . . | 8 7 5 |
 | . . 4 | 8 . . | . . 9 |
 | 8 5 7 | . . 9 | . . . |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | . 4 . | 1 9 . | . . 2 |
 | . . . | 7 5 . | . . . |
 | . . 5 | . . 2 | . . 7 |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | 4 . . | . . . | 7 9 3 |
 | 5 . . | . . . | 4 . . |
 | 9 7 . | 4 . 3 | 5 . 1 |
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		| tlanglet 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:32 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Taking as I saw them, I had three steps...... 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | Type 1 UR (36)r36c45; r6c5<>36 
 Flightless AXY-wing 1-68 vertex (18)r6c2, pincers (16)r6c1 & (68)r8c2 with fin (3)r8c2
 If xy-wing is true with transport: (6)r8c2-r8c89=(6)r9c8; r6c8<>6
 If fin is true: (3)r8c2-r5c2=r4c3-(3=6)r4c7; r6c8<>6
 
 xy-wing 4-68 vertex (48)r6c5 with pseudocell pincer (46)box6; r4c7,r5c6<>6
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		| Mogulmeister 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:53 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Two Steps: 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | 1. UR 36 r6c5<>36
 2. A quasi XYZ Wing or just an AIC if you prefer:
 (6=8)r4c6-(8=4)r6c5-(4=68)r6c7&r5c9-(6)r4c7; r4c7<>6
 
 
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		| tlanglet 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:06 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Mogulmeister wrote: |  	  | Two Steps: 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | 1. UR 36 r6c5<>36
 2. A quasi XYZ Wing or just an AIC if you prefer:
 (6=8)r4c6-(8=4)r6c5-(4=68)r6c7&r5c9-(6)r4c7; r4c7<>6
 
 
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 MM,
 
 Your second move is what I have been calling a Kraken cell based on a comment from Luke.
 
 Ted
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		| Mogulmeister 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:36 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Thanks Ted - I wasn't sure what to call it at all to be honest and in the end I reverted to my "global AIC" view. Happy to call it Kraken cell. The "&" was meant to be a "pipe" but I'm on a different keyboard today and can't find it! 
 PS Did you get my pm from last week about one of your earlier puzzles ? I was asking about the interesting M{} thing !
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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:52 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Mogulmeister wrote: |  	  | The "&" was meant to be a "pipe" but I'm on a different keyboard today and can't find it! 
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 FWIW: my practice is to use a comma to separate cells in a list.
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		| ronk 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:08 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | tlanglet wrote: |  	  |  	  | Mogulmeister wrote: |  	  | ... 2. A quasi XYZ Wing or just an AIC if you prefer:
 (6=8)r4c6-(8=4)r6c5-(4=68)r6c7&r5c9-(6)r4c7; r4c7<>6
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 Your second move is what I have been calling a Kraken cell based on a comment from Luke.
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 Errr ... when a poly-valued cell is part of an ALS, I believe Luke451 and even Mike Barker would avoid use of the kraken term.
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		| tlanglet 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:39 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | ronk wrote: |  	  |  	  | tlanglet wrote: |  	  |  	  | Mogulmeister wrote: |  	  | ... 2. A quasi XYZ Wing or just an AIC if you prefer:
 (6=8)r4c6-(8=4)r6c5-(4=68)r6c7&r5c9-(6)r4c7; r4c7<>6
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 Your second move is what I have been calling a Kraken cell based on a comment from Luke.
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 Errr ... when a poly-valued cell is part of an ALS, I believe Luke451 and even Mike Barker would avoid use of the kraken term.
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 Ron,
 
 Thanks for the feedback.
 
 My response was directed to the "quasi xyz-wing" phase used by MM. In the context of the AIC, I understand that "Kraken cell" is not appropriate.
 
 Ted
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		| peterj 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:40 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Here's a one stepper (I think - I'm on a train and it's noisy) .. 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | ANT(268)[(3)r5c2=(268)r5c129] - (68=4)r5c6 - AUR1(36)[(4)r6c5=(8)r6c5] - (8=6)r4c6 - (6=3)r4c7 ; r4c3<>3, r5c8<>3 | 
 (You might suspect that initially I played the AUR seperately!)
 
 [Edit. Looks pretty similar to mm's move now I look at the posts?]
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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:31 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | tlanglet wrote: |  	  | I understand that "Kraken cell" is not appropriate. 
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 My OCD finally forced me to research the use of "Kraken Cell".
 
 My first encounter with "Kraken Cell" was in a Mike Barker post describing how a remote fin cell could be linked through a chain to one or more eliminations in a fish pattern.
 
 It now seems that "Kraken Cell" is associated with a specialized forcing chain where all of the streams emanate from the candidates in a single cell.
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		| Luke451 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:50 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Hi, Ted, 
 Looks like y'all have already straightened this one out. Just to be clear,
 my note was in reference to this type of move:
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | "Weird" xyz-wing (169)r7c4 (1)r7c4; r8c4<>1
 (6)r7c4-(6=3)r7c2-(3=1)r5c2-r5c5=(1)r8c5; r8c4<>1
 (9)r7c4-(9=1)r8c5; r8c4<>1
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 I have seen folks call these "kraken cells" on many occasions.
 
 If a pattern or AIC etc takes care of the same elim, IMO  that would be
 a better way to go. Still, this is one of those practices that is good to know/
 practice for more extreme puzzles.
 
 
  	  | Danny wrote: |  	  | It now seems that "Kraken Cell" is associated with a specialized forcing chain where all of the streams emanate from the candidates in a single cell. | 
 The same usage has been applied to "kraken row/column/box," to the dismay of some.
 How widely accepted it is I can't say for sure, but it's definitely in common use.
 
 Here is an example from earlier this very month...
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:23 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Type 1 UR (36) XYZ-Wing (128)
 XY-Wing (368) + pincer transport
 M-Wing (46)
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