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Cannot go further, pls help

Postby Maria » Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:06 pm

Can someone tell me what next step is, the technique to be used, and explanation - trying to improve

Code: Select all
xx7/6xx/8xx
2xx/x1x/63x
6xx/x4x/2x5
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x2x/9xx/16x
x1x/3xx/x2x
x86/xxx/xxx
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x42/59x/786
87x/2xx/95x
569/x78/3x2


Thanks :D
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Re: Cannot go further, pls help

Postby JasonLion » Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:27 am

Without pencil marks I can't tell exactly how far you have gotten. From the puzzle as presented, you will need several locked candidates, a few naked pairs, and a sashimi X-wing, also called a skyscraper, to reduce it to singles.
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Re: Cannot go further, pls help

Postby eleven » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:48 am

Code: Select all
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | * . 7 | 6 . . | 8 . * |
 | 2 . . | . 1 . | 6 3 . |
 | 6 . * | . 4 . | 2 . 5 |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . 2 . | 9 . . | 1 6 . |
 | . 1 . | 3 . . | . 2 . |
 | . 8 6 | . . . | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | * 4 2 | 5 9 . | 7 8 6 |
 | 8 7 * | 2 . . | 9 5 * |
 | 5 6 9 | . 7 8 | 3 . 2 |
 +-------+-------+-------+


Look at the 1 in columns 1, 3 and 9. You only have 2 possibilities each (cells marked *).
They are forming 2 skyscrapers in colums 19 (2 * being in row 1, one of r7c1 and r9c8 must be 1) and 39 (row 8, one of r3c3 or r1c9 must be 1), both solve the puzzle.

See here for skyscrapers.
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Re: Cannot go further, pls help

Postby Maria » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:19 am

JasonLion wrote:Without pencil marks I can't tell exactly how far you have gotten. From the puzzle as presented, you will need several locked candidates, a few naked pairs, and a sashimi X-wing, also called a skyscraper, to reduce it to singles.

I will check on eleven's - thank you so much.
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Re: Cannot go further, pls help

Postby Maria » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:22 am

eleven wrote:
Code: Select all
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | * . 7 | 6 . . | 8 . * |
 | 2 . . | . 1 . | 6 3 . |
 | 6 . * | . 4 . | 2 . 5 |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . 2 . | 9 . . | 1 6 . |
 | . 1 . | 3 . . | . 2 . |
 | . 8 6 | . . . | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | * 4 2 | 5 9 . | 7 8 6 |
 | 8 7 * | 2 . . | 9 5 * |
 | 5 6 9 | . 7 8 | 3 . 2 |
 +-------+-------+-------+


Look at the 1 in columns 1, 3 and 9. You only have 2 possibilities each (cells marked *).
They are forming 2 skyscrapers in colums 19 (2 * being in row 1, one of r7c1 and r9c8 must be 1) and 39 (row 8, one of r3c3 or r1c9 must be 1), both solve the puzzle.

See here for skyscrapers.


following yr advice and the link...... with patience I may succeeed - keep you posted - thanks for yr kind help
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Re: Cannot go further, pls help

Postby ronk » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:47 am

Maria wrote:Can someone tell me what next step is, the technique to be used, and explanation

JasonLion wrote:Without pencil marks I can't tell exactly how far you have gotten.

Maria, are you even using pencilmarks? If not, it would be helpful to say so at the outset, otherwise most people will assume you are.

eleven wrote:Look at the 1 in columns 1, 3 and 9. You only have 2 possibilities each (cells marked *).
They are forming 2 skyscrapers in colums 19 (2 * being in row 1, one of r7c1 and r9c8 must be 1) and 39 (row 8, one of r3c3 or r1c9 must be 1), both solve the puzzle.

eleven, very nice pencilmark-less solution.
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Re: Cannot go further, pls help

Postby Maria » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:23 pm

ronk wrote:
Maria wrote:Can someone tell me what next step is, the technique to be used, and explanation

JasonLion wrote:Without pencil marks I can't tell exactly how far you have gotten.

Maria, are you even using pencilmarks? If not, it would be helpful to say so at the outset, otherwise most people will assume you are.

eleven wrote:Look at the 1 in columns 1, 3 and 9. You only have 2 possibilities each (cells marked *).
They are forming 2 skyscrapers in colums 19 (2 * being in row 1, one of r7c1 and r9c8 must be 1) and 39 (row 8, one of r3c3 or r1c9 must be 1), both solve the puzzle.

eleven, very nice pencilmark-less solution.


I am using nice pencilmarks... next time I will show.
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Re: Cannot go further, pls help

Postby Maria » Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:09 pm

Maria wrote:
eleven wrote:
Code: Select all
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | * . 7 | 6 . . | 8 . * |
 | 2 . . | . 1 . | 6 3 . |
 | 6 . * | . 4 . | 2 . 5 |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . 2 . | 9 . . | 1 6 . |
 | . 1 . | 3 . . | . 2 . |
 | . 8 6 | . . . | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | * 4 2 | 5 9 . | 7 8 6 |
 | 8 7 * | 2 . . | 9 5 * |
 | 5 6 9 | . 7 8 | 3 . 2 |
 +-------+-------+-------+


Look at the 1 in columns 1, 3 and 9. You only have 2 possibilities each (cells marked *).
They are forming 2 skyscrapers in colums 19 (2 * being in row 1, one of r7c1 and r9c8 must be 1) and 39 (row 8, one of r3c3 or r1c9 must be 1), both solve the puzzle.

See here for skyscrapers.


following yr advice and the link...... with patience I may succeeed - keep you posted - thanks for yr kind help




with this link everything is clear......
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