A collection of direct hidden pairs according to SE

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Postby Pat » Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:30 pm

Eioru wrote:

        23 clues
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.12......3.....45.6.....78.....98......132......45.....86.....3.74.....6......92.


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 . 1 2 | . . . | . . .
 3 . . | . . . | 4 5 .
 6 . . | . . . | 7 8 .
-------+-------+------
 . . . | . 9 8 | . . .
 . . . | 1 3 2 | . . .
 . . . | 4 5 . | . . .
-------+-------+------
 . 8 6 | . . . | . . 3
 . 7 4 | . . . | . . 6
 . . . | . . . | 9 2 .




17 "Direct Hidden Pairs" --
many of them may be needed
but surely not all of them ?
    say 10 needed,
    the other 7 red herrings ?

by the way, Nicolas Juillerat chose to rate "naked singles" as tougher than "Direct Hidden Pairs" -- his software won't tell you that this puzzle can be solved by "singles".
    it does seem to need a great number of "naked singles" ( 11 ? )
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Postby TTHsieh » Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:27 am

42 Hidden Single, 15 Direct Hidden Pair wrote:
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 . . . | . . . | . . .
 . 1 . | 2 . 3 | . 4 .
 . . . | 5 6 7 | . . .
 - - - + - - - + - - -
 . 2 6 | . . . | 8 3 .
 . . 7 | . . . | 4 . .
 . 3 9 | . . . | 6 1 .
 - - - + - - - + - - -
 . . . | 7 8 6 | . . .
 . 9 . | 4 . 5 | . 2 .
 . . . | . . . | . . . 



42 Hidden Single, 15 Direct Hidden Pair wrote:
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 . . . | . . . | . . .
 . 1 . | 2 . 3 | . 4 .
 . . . | 5 6 7 | . . .
 - - - + - - - + - - -
 . 2 6 | . . . | 8 9 .
 . . 7 | . . . | 4 . .
 . 9 3 | . . . | 6 1 .
 - - - + - - - + - - -
 . . . | 7 8 6 | . . .
 . 3 . | 4 . 5 | . 2 .
 . . . | . . . | . . . 


  • 000000000010203040000567000026000830007000400039000610000786000090405020000000000
  • 000000000010203040000567000026000890007000400093000610000786000030405020000000000
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"Direct Hidden Pairs" -- 11 puzzles

Postby Pat » Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:50 pm

    anyone keeping track of these puzzles ?
      i'm glad to see that not all are solvable by "singles"


  • puzzle #
  • the puzzle
  • number of clues
  • number of "Direct Hidden Pairs"
  • puzzle source
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01,.12......3.....45.6.....78.....98......132......45.....86.....3.74.....6......92.,23,17,Eioru
02,.12......3.....45.6.....78.....54......132......69.....86.....3.74.....6......91.,23,16,TTHsieh
03,.12......3.....45.6.....78.....58......132......69.....86.....3.74.....6......91.,23,15,TTHsieh
04,.12......3.....45.6.....78.....54......231......69.....86.....3.74.....6......92.,23,15,TTHsieh
05,...453.....8...5...7.....9.6..7....43.......94....1..2.4.....7...2...3.....685...,22,08,tarek
06,...123.....4...5...6.....1.7..6....28.......13....1..8.9.....4...8...7.....745...,22,10,TTHsieh
07,924....38......9.2......51....91.......4.8.......67...1.8.....573......44.9...32.,25,10,Eioru
08,.86...3........9.77......14...93.......6.2.......48.....2.....8.65.....2.39...65.,23,13,Eioru
09,.86...3.5......96.7......1....93.......6.2.......48.....2.....8.65.....2.39...65.,23,13,Eioru
10,..........1.2.3.4....567....26...83...7...4...39...61....786....9.4.5.2..........,24,15,TTHsieh
11,..........1.2.3.4....567....26...89...7...4...93...61....786....3.4.5.2..........,24,15,TTHsieh

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immediately reveals a "hidden single" in the_same_

Postby Pat » Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:14 pm

Nicolas Juillerat wrote:Direct Hidden Pair

Direct Hidden Pair is a special case of the more general Hidden Pair technique -- the Hidden Pair immediately reveals a Hidden Single in the same unit.

i've just now realized this matter of the same unit
    in this example,
    the "hidden" duo in c1
    immediately creates a "hidden single" in b7 --
    not in the same unit,
    therefore not recognized as a "Direct Hidden Pair"
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"Direct Pointing" and "Direct Claiming"

Postby Pat » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:36 am

Nicolas Juillerat wrote:Direct Intersections
    Direct Pointing and Direct Claiming
    are special cases of the more general techniques Pointing and Claiming --

    the possible positions of a value in a region
    exclude some possible positions in another region
    and reveal a Hidden Single in that region.

    ( It is not necessary to write down the candidates in the empty cells. )

Direct Hidden Pair
    Direct Hidden Pair
    is a special case of the more general Hidden Pair technique --

    the Hidden Pair
    immediately reveals a Hidden Single in the same region.

    ( Direct Hidden Pairs, unlike Hidden Pairs in general,
    can be found without writing down the candidates in the empty cells.
    )



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i have looked at his 5 examples of "Direct Pointing"--
    in all cases,
    the box-to-line exclusion
    immediately creates a "hidden single" in a box

i tried my own example --

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 1 9 8 | 5 6 3 | 4 7 2
 . 4 2 | 9 . 8 | . . .
 . . . | 4 . 2 | . 9 8
-------+-------+------
 2 3 9 | 7 8 6 | . . .
 8 . . | . . . | 2 . 9
 . . . | 2 . 9 | 8 . 7
-------+-------+------
 4 2 . | 8 . . | 9 5 6
 6 8 . | . 9 . | . 2 .
 9 . . | 6 2 . | . 8 .


  • the 4 for b9 is in c9, immediately creating a "hidden single" 4 in r4
  • the 6 for b8 is in c8, immediately creating a "hidden single" 6 in r2
  • the 6 for b1 is in r3, immediately creating a "hidden single" 6 in c7
-- in all these 3 situations, the "hidden single" is created in a line -- not in a box -- and SuDoku Explainer considers it "Pointing" -- failing to recognize it as "Direct Pointing" !!


note: after placing the 4 in r4 ( above ), we have this situation --
    the 1 for r4 is in b6, immediately creating a "hidden single" 1 in c8
-- which in my view qualifies as "Direct Claiming" -- but SuDoku Explainer considers it "Claiming" -- failing to recognize it as "Direct Claiming" !!

this may help explain his comment that --
It seems that Direct Claimings do not occur in natural ways.
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Re: "Direct Pointing" and "Direct Claiming&am

Postby ronk » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:39 pm

Pat wrote:i tried my own example --
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 1 9 8 | 5 6 3 | 4 7 2
 . 4 2 | 9 . 8 | . . .
 . . . | 4 . 2 | . 9 8
-------+-------+------
 2 3 9 | 7 8 6 | . . .
 8 . . | . . . | 2 . 9
 . . . | 2 . 9 | 8 . 7
-------+-------+------
 4 2 . | 8 . . | 9 5 6
 6 8 . | . 9 . | . 2 .
 9 . . | 6 2 . | . 8 .

the 4 for b9 is in c9, immediately creating a "hidden single" 4 in r4
[...]
the "hidden single" is created in a line -- not in a box -- and SuDoku Explainer considers it "Pointing" -- failing to recognize it as "Direct Pointing" !!

I believe the "direct" means "immediate" and "easy", not just immediate. After all, the rating is quite low. For your example, in addition to locked candidates (4)b9\c9, one has to consider c7 as well. I don't think that is "easy" enough.

However, if there were already a placement in r4c7, then ...
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re: "Direct Pointing" and "Direct Claiming&qu

Postby Pat » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:53 am

ronk wrote:I believe the "direct" means "immediate" and "easy", not just immediate. After all, the rating is quite low. For your example, in addition to locked candidates (4)b9\c9, one has to consider c7 as well. I don't think that is "easy" enough.

However, if there were already a placement in r4c7, then ...



thanks, ronk, that's a good suggestion --


example B ( same as example A plus 2 more known cells r2c9 = r4c7 = 5 )

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 1 9 8 | 5 6 3 | 4 7 2
 . 4 2 | 9 . 8 | . . 5
 . . . | 4 . 2 | . 9 8
-------+-------+------
 2 3 9 | 7 8 6 | 5 . .
 8 . . | . . . | 2 . 9
 . . . | 2 . 9 | 8 . 7
-------+-------+------
 4 2 . | 8 . . | 9 5 6
 6 8 . | . 9 . | . 2 .
 9 . . | 6 2 . | . 8 .



the 4 for b9 is in c9, immediately creating a "hidden single" 4 in r4 -- the "hidden single" is created in a line -- not in a box -- and SuDoku Explainer considers it "Pointing" -- failing to recognize it as "Direct Pointing" !!


example C ( same as example A plus 2 more known cells r2c7 = 6, r4c8 = 4 )

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 1 9 8 | 5 6 3 | 4 7 2
 . 4 2 | 9 . 8 | 6 . .
 . . . | 4 . 2 | . 9 8
-------+-------+------
 2 3 9 | 7 8 6 | . 4 .
 8 . . | . . . | 2 . 9
 . . . | 2 . 9 | 8 . 7
-------+-------+------
 4 2 . | 8 . . | 9 5 6
 6 8 . | . 9 . | . 2 .
 9 . . | 6 2 . | . 8 .



the 1 for r4 is in b6, immediately creating a "hidden single" 1 in c8 -- which in my view qualifies as "Direct Claiming" -- but SuDoku Explainer considers it "Claiming" -- failing to recognize it as "Direct Claiming" !!


    i'd say it's just one bug
    which recognizes "Direct Pointing" and "Direct Claiming" only when the immediate "hidden single" is created in a box,
    failing to recognize it when it is created in a line.
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