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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:39 am    Post subject: Puzzle 10/07/08: AN*() | 
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				This puzzle may be very difficult.
 
 
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 | 5 . . | . . . | . . . |
 
 | . . 4 | . . 2 | 6 . 5 |
 
 | . 7 . | . 5 . | 9 3 4 |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . . . | . . . | . 2 9 |
 
 | . . 7 | . . 9 | . 4 . |
 
 | . 4 . | . 1 6 | . 7 . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | . 5 6 | . . . | . 9 . |
 
 | . . 9 | 1 6 3 | 4 . . |
 
 | . 3 1 | 5 . . | . . . |
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
 
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		   after basics
 
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 |  5     69    38    |  69    348   148   |  27    18    27    |
 
 |  138   189   4     |  3789  378   2     |  6     18    5     |
 
 |  168   7     2     |  68    5     18    |  9     3     4     |
 
 |--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
 
 |  368   68    38    |  47    47    5     |  1     2     9     |
 
 |  12    12    7     |  38    38    9     |  5     4     6     |
 
 |  9     4     5     |  2     1     6     |  8     7     3     |
 
 |--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
 
 |  478   5     6     |  48    2     478   |  3     9     1     |
 
 |  278   28    9     |  1     6     3     |  4     5     278   |
 
 |  2478  3     1     |  5     9     478   |  27    6     278   |
 
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 # 52 eliminations remain
 
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		Mogulmeister
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:02 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Hopefully not this horror:
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  ANQ(1378-9)r2c1458=r2c2-(9=6)r2c1-(6=8)r4c2-r4c3; r4c3<>8 solves puzzle
 
 
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ANQ(1378=9)r2c4 solves puzzle | 	 
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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:16 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Mogulmeister wrote: | 	 		  Hopefully not this horror:
 
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I couldn't get your first solution to work -- even after correcting for a cell typo. The second lost me as well.
 
 
 	  | (barely) simpler variant wrote: | 	 		  (3=18=9)r2c182 - (9=6)r1c2 - r3c1 = (6)r4c1  =>  r4c1<>3.
 
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I like my experimental notation. It employs all of the candidates and lists cells in an order that matches the candidates.
  Last edited by daj95376 on Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:37 am; edited 1 time in total | 
			 
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		Mogulmeister
 
 
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		Mogulmeister
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:44 am    Post subject:  | 
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				I fixed it. It should work now. If the <1378> Quad is true (ie no fin 9) then r2c2=9 => r1c2=6 => r4c2=8 => r4c3<>8.  If Quad is false then fin 9 in r2c4 already solves it.
 
 
I quite like the experimental notation........ | 
			 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:13 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				I never got around to looking for any AN*() stuff.......
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  Type 1 UR27 r19c79; r9c9<>27
 
(2=7)r9c7-(7=4)r9c6-ADP27[(4)r9c1=(8)r8c1]r1c79|r8c19|r9c17-(8=2)r8c2; r8c9<>2 [A 6-cell ADP with extensions of strong inference.]
 
Type 1 UR47 r79c16; r7c6<>47
 
BUG+1 forces r4c1=8
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:34 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				MM
 
 
Mogul Magic does it again    
 
 
I believe this is the first time I saw a form of logic analysis that did not result in a deletion or forced value, but the inferences ended in two independent one step solutions. Very, very nice.
 
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:53 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Danny
 
 
I like the idea of formatting the notation to add insight into the intent of the information. Using you example, 
 
(3=18=9)r2c182 - (9=6)r1c2 - r3c1 = (6)r4c1 => r4c1<>3, I immediately realize you are using the inference (3)r2c1=(9)r2c2 in the ALS (1389)r2c128. 
 
 
However, it was not as helpful when I tried similar formatting of the quad used by MM for this puzzle.
 
 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:35 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Type 1 UR (27)
 
Hidden UR (47), two eliminations
 
DP (12-18-28), r8c1<>7, r1c3568=8341 | 
			 
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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:12 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | tlanglet wrote: | 	 		  Danny
 
 
I like the idea of formatting the notation to add insight into the intent of the information. Using you example, 
 
(3=18=9)r2c182 - (9=6)r1c2 - r3c1 = (6)r4c1 => r4c1<>3, I immediately realize you are using the inference (3)r2c1=(9)r2c2 in the ALS (1389)r2c128. 
 
 
However, it was not as helpful when I tried similar formatting of the quad used by MM for this puzzle.
 
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The notation is not universal for all ALS scenarios. However, it does seem to simplify the scenario where two, singly occurring candidates have a conjugate relationship in an ALS. | 
			 
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		Mogulmeister
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:25 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| It would be nice to see if the concept can be extended/modified. I shall continue to label explicitly until such time but remain totally open minded - a nice start Dan. | 
			 
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