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by **wapati** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:40 am

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

Edited to change the puzzle as I posted it twice.

(Thanks Danny!)

by **daj95376** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:41 am

wapati wrote:A true Jelly, is what I need.

Your chow may vary?

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

ronk is going to kill me if I blow this. (Put your $$$ on him killing me!)

Code: Select all: # Franken Starfish r1249b9/c35789 w/endo-fin [r9c7] *-----------------------------------* | . . *2 | . *2 . | *2 *2 . | | . . *2 | . *2 . | *2 *2 *2 | | . 2 . | 2 2 . | . . 2 | |-----------+-----------+-----------| | . . *2 | . . . | . *2 . | | . 2 2 | . . . | -2 . 2 | | . . . | 2 . 2 | . . . | |-----------+-----------+-----------| | . . . | . 2 2 | . . *2 | | 2 . . | . . . | . . . | | . . . | . *2 . | #2 . . | *-----------------------------------*

[Edit: corrected exo to endo after hearing from ronk. He also says it's Sashimi, but I'm not in full agreement.]
Note: the Starfish later reduces to Jellyfish r1249/c....

by **wapati** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:09 am

You may be uniquely challanged by this one!

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

by **wapati** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:33 am

Complicated but low on big fish.

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

by **wapati** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:56 am

A swordfish and not much more required but many patterns available.

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

by **daj95376** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:23 am

Nothing big ... big busy!

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

by **wapati** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:28 am

daj95376 wrote:Nothing big ... big busy!

I see a finned Jelly, pretty early too!

by **wapati** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:33 am

Swordfish here and several more. I did start out trying the 9+ thread's mild template but fell short.

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

by **wapati** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:57 am

Jelly, or finned jelly is likely, I needed one or the other.
There are so many smaller patterns that you may well sail through :!:

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

Edited: yep, it looks snake like. I am trying other symmetry.

by **wapati** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:37 am

I didn't see any shortcuts. Lots of patterns, swordfish or finned swordfish depending on your solving order. Some unique fun.

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

by **wapati** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:53 am

There is at least one finned fish here, and some uniqueness!

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

by **wapati** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:48 am

Little patterns, lots of them!

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

by **wapati** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:50 am

This is knotty!

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

by **wapati** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:22 am

Many fins, soup perhaps?

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

by **re'born** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:36 am

wapati wrote:Many fins, soup perhaps?

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

Basic techniques + UR Type 1 gets you to

Code: Select all: .---------------.---------------.---------------. | 129 129 6 | 5 34 34 | 7 12 8 | | 8 5 7 | 16B 9 2 | 16A 3 4 | | 12 4 3 | 7 16A 8 | 9 5 126 | :---------------+---------------+---------------: | 3 8 12 | 4 167- 5 | 126B 9 1267| | 1679 179 5 | 8 2 16 | 3 4 167 | | 1267 127 4 | 3 167 9 | 8 1267 5 | :---------------+---------------+---------------: | 5 237 8 | 16 34 16 | 24 27 9 | | 127 6 12 | 9 5 34 | 124 8 1237| | 4 13 9 | 2 8 7 | 5 16 136 | '---------------'---------------'---------------'

where a little coloring on the 6's gives r4c5<>6. Locked candidates then gives r6c8<>6 (as well as r5c9<>6) revealing r9c8=6. From here, we do a little 3D multi-coloring to reveal the following:

[r8c7]=4=[r7c7]-4-[r7c5]-3-[r7c2]=3=[r9c2]=1=[r9c9]-1-[r8c7]

implying r8c7<>1. Other than a little skyscraper on 2 at the end, this solves the puzzle.

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