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4 constrained samurais

Postby 1to9only » Sat May 19, 2018 9:37 am

I've further modified my gattai-maker to add constraints to the sudokus, I've generated some samurais, but the other gattais can be constrained as well!

Samurai Asterisks [EASY]
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.9..8..17..4..1..6..8.3..4.7..3.9....3..4....8...7.....2...4....8..........8.....
...3.8....48.1...6......47.3....2......76.3.5..6..9.8................1.7.......52
...9.................6...........3.1....3....3.2...........3.................4...
87.......6.3................1.4..6..4.8.59......2....8.81......7...6.94....9.7...
.....3..........6....2...4.....2...8....3..2....1.9..5.4..5.8..2..4..9..18..9..3.

Samurai Center Dots [EASY]
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....6.5.3..5.1.62.76.......5.4..2........42...7.....8..4..2....9.........1.4.7...
.6...49..1.75..2.......9.6.6..........9....862...97.......7..42...9...7.........5
...6.4.................5...5.3.....7.........2.....1.5...8.................9.3...
9.........5...4...63..7.......94...621....8..........3.9.2.......2..13.8..16...9.
...4.1.7.........5....7..2..4.....5...86........9..2.3.......37.73.5.9..5.2.3....

Samurai Diagonals [EASY]
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...59...34.28....19..........9...35...1.....4.4.................6...8.....41.....
......73..3.6.....4...73.5.9......48........1.1............4........2.......3..62
...6........8........5...........596.........954...........8........2........5...
92..4.......3........5............3.7........45......2.3.29...1.....4.5..96......
.....38.....5...9.................4.5.....9...63...5..........33....61.91...24...

Samurai Windokus [EASY]
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.8............53...6.84.....1....8.2.....2..6...1..5.34.6.1........96....51......
..8......5....34.87.3.........2..8...16...5...3..1..6....1.8.9.............936...
........................................5........................................
...294.............9.7.6....4..5..8...8...93...2..7.........4.32.91....7......6..
......23....43........2.8.41.7..2...4..7.....2.6....1.....96.2...23............5.

LOL! 1 given in the middle sudoku!

The 4 constrained samurais in Pdf files (zipped).
4-constrained-samurais.zip (47,143 bytes)
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Re: 4 constrained samurais

Postby 1to9only » Sat May 19, 2018 9:58 am

Here are my gattai-maker timings:
Samurai Asterisks [EASY]
generated in 12.915746688842773
93 givens [25%]
Samurai Center Dots [EASY]
generated in 33.36840009689331
100 givens [27%]
Samurai Diagonals [EASY]
generated in 24.844064235687256
84 givens [22%]
Samurai Windokus [EASY]
generated in 121.19801807403564
85 givens [23%]
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Re: 4 constrained samurais

Postby enxio27 » Sat May 19, 2018 2:49 pm

Yay! Love me some constrained puzzles! :D
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another constrained samurai

Postby 1to9only » Fri May 25, 2018 10:56 am

Aah! A Samurai Windoku with no givens in the middle Sudoku! Enjoy.

Samurai Windoku [MEDIUM]
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......2.1..91...7...8..26............9.....5778......28.6..9......4......14......
..96.....7..41....4.1...35..9.....8............3...9........2.4....2..3....54...1
.................................................................................
2...63....6..8....9.8........9...2............2.....6..85...3.7....51..4.....86..
......81......1......3..9.43......8991.....6............31..7...4...61..1.8......

The Pdf file.
samurai-wind-180521-142308.medium.pdf (12,264 bytes)
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Re: another constrained samurai

Postby enxio27 » Fri May 25, 2018 7:08 pm

1to9only wrote:Aah! A Samurai Windoku with no givens in the middle Sudoku! Enjoy.

:D :D :D
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a disjointed samurai

Postby 1to9only » Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:45 am

I have added Disjoint Groups to my list of constraints! I've only generated this one Samurai-DG, it's rated: Medium.

Samurai-DG [Medium]
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..8....7.3.5.28.....4.....32.79.....5.....9.7....7.......5..............1.9......
2...96.7..........8....7195..9..5......8...1........4.....6............1....3.2..
.....9........8........4...316.....................369...8........2........7.....
..4.7....5............1.....3........5...2......3..9..3497....2..........6.13...7
......6.8..............8.......7....7.8.....2.....97.53.....9.....38.5.6.8....3..

ATTACHMENT
samurai-dg-180601-175815.84.Medium.pdf (14,477 bytes)
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Re: 4 constrained samurais

Postby enxio27 » Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:30 am

:D I wish I could finish these puzzles as fast as you post them!
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