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[Nokel]

Hello there!

This one should be hard:

4xx|xx9|6xx
xx8|5xx|xxx
xxx|xx3|xx8
---+---+---
76x|xxx|x4x
x35|x2x|xx7
x.9x|7xx|xxx
---+---+---
x7x|x3x|58x
3xx|x6x|2xx
xx1|xxx|6xx

this very hard:

x81|x67|x24
2xx|94x|xxx
xxx|xxx|17x
---+---+---
x7x|429|xxx
6xx|1xx|xxx
xxx|xxx|71x
---+---+---
5xx|xxx|xxx
xxx|xx6|xx2
x23|xxx|x8x

Hope you can help me

Sincerly
Yours Nokel

[Sped]

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 *-----------*
 |4..|..9|6..|
 |..8|5..|...|
 |...|..3|..8|
 |---+---+---|
 |76.|...|.4.|
 |.35|.2.|..7|
 |.9.|7..|...|
 |---+---+---|
 |.7.|.3.|58.|
 |3..|.6.|2..|
 |..1|...|...|
 *-----------*


The first puzzle, above, has multiple solutions, so it is invalid.



The second puzzle, below, can be solved with nothing more than singles and a few exclusions based on line-box interactions.

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 *-----------*
 |.81|.67|.24|
 |2..|94.|...|
 |...|...|17.|
 |---+---+---|
 |.7.|429|...|
 |6..|1..|...|
 |...|...|71.|
 |---+---+---|
 |5..|...|...|
 |...|..6|..2|
 |.23|...|.8.|
 *-----------*


For example.. there is only one place in box 2 (the center top box) for a 1. Likewise only one place in box 4 for a 1. There is only one place a 2 can go in box 6. The 4 in box 6 must be in row 5, so all other 4s can be excluded from row 5. Etc. Etc.

[Nokel]

Ahh, oh, ok

Sorry, i thought someone can give me the right numbers for the puzzles.

[QBasicMac]

Here is a solution to your first puzzle:

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453  879  612
618  542  739
927  613  458

762  398  145
135  426  897
894  751  326

276  934  581
389  165  274
541  287  963


Here is a different one

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453  879  612
618  542  739
927  613  458

762  391  845
835  426  197
194  758  326

276  934  581
389  165  274
541  287  963


If you explain why you (or anybody) wants to see these solutions, I will provide the others.

Mac

[udosuk]

Here is the solution for the 2nd puzzle:

381|567|924
267|941|538
954|832|176
---+---+---
175|429|863
639|178|245
842|653|719
---+---+---
516|284|397
798|316|452
423|795|681

Copy and paste the tiny text to Notepad to view...

[Nokel]

Thanks for the help, and sorry to say, but i made mistakes in the first puzzle:


It should look like this...

4xx|x96|xxx
xx8|5xx|xxx
xxx|xx3|xx8
---+---+---
76x|xxx|x4x
x35|x2x|xx7
x9x|7xx|xxx
---+---+---
x7x|x3x|58x
3xx|x6x|2xx
xx1|xxx|6xx

Perhaps, if you are not too mad at me, you can give me the correct solution again

Thanks in advance, yours Nokel

[Nokel]

Hey Mac, i need the solutions for a small competition (hope thats the correct word).

[tarek]

Your puzzle is now a valid single solution 25 clue minimal non symmetric vanilla sudoku

You can solve it in 11 steps using singles only.

good luck with the competition.

tarek

[Nokel]

ok, i am working on it right now, hard to understand, what you have written...

The finish time for the solution is in 1 h, then its too late, i hope i can make it...

[Nokel]

what do you mean with using singles only please?

[udosuk]

Unique solution for the 1st:

453|896|712
918|572|463
627|143|958
---+---+---
762|319|845
835|624|197
194|758|326
---+---+---
276|931|584
389|465|271
541|287|639

You should visit more the other subforums on this site if you want to learn the techniques... Such as the "General/puzzle" & "Advanced solving techniques"...

[Nokel]

thanks very much

i will visit the other forums, as you suggested.

Yours
Nokel

[QBasicMac]

Unique solution for the 1st:

Hey, I'm in a contest. I have to list the planets in order from the sun. Please help me cheat by providing the answer so I can beat out the stupid nerds that do there own work. TIA

Mac

[udosuk]

Hey, I'm in a contest. I have to list the planets in order from the sun. Please help me cheat by providing the answer so I can beat out the stupid nerds that do there own work. TIA

Mac, sorry can't help you there... Your question doesn't have a unique answer (the double dwarf planets Pluto & Charon keep changing their distances from the Sun so the order is not fixed)... I only help people cheat on questions/puzzles/tests/exams with unique answers/solutions... You're on your own against those stupid nerds there...

[QBasicMac]

Pluto & Charon keep changing their distances from the Sun

LOL - and it's even worse. The Ph.D.'s have decided Pluto isn't a planet any more.

Mac