Here is a minimal T&E(1) puzzle with B-rating = 29; it's another result of the same procedure that produced the non-minimal B30 in a previous post:
- Code: Select all
+-------+-------+-------+
! . . . ! 4 . . ! . 8 9 !
! . . . ! . . . ! 1 . . !
! . . 9 ! . 1 . ! . 4 5 !
+-------+-------+-------+
! . . 1 ! 8 . . ! 9 . . !
! . 7 . ! . . 2 ! . . . !
! 6 . . ! . 3 . ! . 2 . !
+-------+-------+-------+
! 3 . . ! . 6 7 ! . . . !
! . . 5 ! 9 . . ! 4 . . !
! . . . ! . . . ! . . 6 !
+-------+-------+-------+
...4...89......1....9.1..45..18..9...7...2...6...3..2.3...67.....59..4..........6
- Code: Select all
Resolution state after Singles and whips[1]:
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
! 1257 1235 2367 ! 4 257 356 ! 2367 8 9 !
! 24578 23458 234678 ! 23567 25789 35689 ! 1 367 237 !
! 278 238 9 ! 2367 1 368 ! 2367 4 5 !
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
! 245 2345 1 ! 8 457 456 ! 9 3567 347 !
! 4589 7 348 ! 156 459 2 ! 3568 1356 1348 !
! 6 4589 48 ! 157 3 1459 ! 578 2 1478 !
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
! 3 12489 248 ! 125 6 7 ! 258 159 128 !
! 1278 6 5 ! 9 28 138 ! 4 137 12378 !
! 12789 1289 278 ! 1235 2458 13458 ! 23578 13579 6 !
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
213 candidates
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