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				|  Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 5:38 pm    Post subject: Additional solutions to 5 Nov? |   |  
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				| I found two other solutions to the 5 Nov puzzle besides the one given on the board. I thought solutions were supposed to be unique? 
 Here are the other two solutions:
 
 482 367 951 ***     482 367 951
 917 452 386 ***     917 452 683
 563 198 742 ***     563 198 742
 
 825 713 469 ***     825 713 469
 731 946 528 ***     731 946 528
 649 825 137 ***     649 825 137
 
 294 581 673 ***     294 581 376
 176 234 895 ***     176 234 895
 358 679 214 ***     358 679 214
 
 The important difference is the "2" at row 7, col. 1. The given solution has a "3" there, and there is only one solution with a "3". But a "2" also works, and gives you 3-6 pairs at 2/7 2/9 7/7 and 7/9, for two possible solutions.
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		| someone_somewhere 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 5:50 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Hi, 
 It would be helpfull to post the initial position.
 
 P.S. I found a lot of puzzles on the 5 Nov. Hard to match it with your posting.
 
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		| geoff h 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 10:32 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Yes, this is NOT the puzzle from this site for 5th November. 
 Please post the original puzzle you are working from as there is only one solution to each proper Sudoku puzzle.
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		| Walter Oney 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:20 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I can't account for it. I tried the puzzle for 5 Nov and got the three solutions I described. When I look now, the 5 Nov puzzle is different. My mind must be mush. 
 [Previously posted as "Guest" because I didn't understand the user interface.]
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		| someone_somewhere 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:16 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Hi, 
 Maybe it was the one from 5 Nov 2006 ;-)
 
 Or maybe it was quickly corrected by the author of the page ?! ...
 
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		| samgj Site Admin
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:53 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | someone_somewhere wrote: |  	  | Hi, Or maybe it was quickly corrected by the author of the page ?! ...
 
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 I did do this once in the early days, but unless something really serious happens I will endevour never to do this again.   Accidental puzzle repetition is preferable to having different versions of 5th Nov puzzle floating about in my view.
 
 Sam
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