Evil Puzzle 3,028,184,900

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Evil Puzzle 3,028,184,900

Postby Len » Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:37 pm

Help! My code:
*6****3****4/ ****9****7***2/ ***1**5****8
*8****1****7/ ****6****5**34/ *349*29**249
*2****5****9/ ****1***34***8/ *347**6***47

*3**467***56/ *2457**246**49/ ***8**1**249
*9***46****2/ ***48**468***1/ ***5**7****3
57****8****1/ 23457**234*349/ **49*29****6

57***79**358/ ***38*1389***6/ ***2**4*1579
*4***29***58/ ***28*1289***7/ ***6**3**159
*1*2679***36/ **234*2349***5/ **79**8***79
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Postby Sped » Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:14 pm

Code: Select all
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------*
 | 6      3      4      | 9      7      2      | 1      5      8      |
 | 8      1      7      | 6      5      34     | 349    29     249    |
 | 2      5      9      | 1      34     8      | 347    6      47     |
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 | 3      467    56     | 2457   246    49     | 8      1      249    |
 | 9      46     2      | 48     468    1      | 5      7      3      |
 | 57     8      1      | 23457  234    349    | 49     29     6      |
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 | 57     79     358    | 38     1389   6      | 2      4      1579   |
 | 4      29     58     | 28     1289   7      | 6      3      159    |
 | 1      2679   36     | 234    2349   5      | 79     8      79     |
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------*


Naked pair in row 9 /box 9.

Naked triple in column 5.

All singles after that.
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Postby Len » Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:53 pm

I don't see the naked triple?
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Postby Sped » Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:29 pm

Len wrote:I don't see the naked triple?



Code: Select all
 
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------*
 | 6      3      4      | 9      7      2      | 1      5      8      |
 | 8      1      7      | 6      5      34     | 349    29     249    |
 | 2      5      9      | 1      34     8      | 347    6      47     |
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 | 3      467    56     | 2457   246    49     | 8      1      249    |
 | 9      46     2      | 48     468    1      | 5      7      3      |
 | 57     8      1      | 23457  234    349    | 49     29     6      |
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 | 57     79     358    | 38     1389   6      | 2      4    15(79)   |
 | 4      29     58     | 28     1289   7      | 6      3    15(9)    |
 | 1    26(79)   36     | 234  234(9)   5      | 79     8      79     |
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------*


The naked pair (79) in r9c79 allows the exclusion of all the candidates in parentheses above, including the 9 in r9c5.

After those exclusions the grid looks like this:


Code: Select all
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------*
 | 6      3      4      | 9      7      2      | 1      5      8      |
 | 8      1      7      | 6      5      34     | 349    29     249    |
 | 2      5      9      | 1      34*    8      | 347    6      47     |
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 | 3      467    56     | 2457   246    49     | 8      1      249    |
 | 9      46     2      | 48     468    1      | 5      7      3      |
 | 57     8      1      | 23457  234*   349    | 49     29     6      |
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 | 57     79     358    | 38     1389   6      | 2      4      15     |
 | 4      29     58     | 28     1289   7      | 6      3      15     |
 | 1      26     36     | 234    234*   5      | 79     8      79     |
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------*


The naked triple (234) is in r369c5, and is marked with asterisks above.
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Postby Len » Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:28 pm

Thanks Sped. I can't believe I dropped the ball on that one.
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re: Web Sudoku - Evil 3,028,184,900

Postby Pat » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:15 am

Web Sudoku [ Evil ] wrote:
3,028,184,900
- - -[ 26 clues ]

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


after 12 "singles" -
Code: Select all
 6 3 4 | 9 7 2 | 1 5 8
 . 1 7 | 6 5 . | . . .
 . 5 9 | 1 . . | . 6 .
-------+-------+------
 3 . . | . . . | 8 1 .
 9 . 2 | . . 1 | 5 7 3
 . 8 1 | . . . | . . 6
-------+-------+------
 . . . | . . 6 | 2 4 .
 . . . | . . 7 | 6 3 .
 1 . . | . . 5 | . 8 .

      i should mention that Len's post shows 4 more cells solved
      ( 248 in c1 and 8 in c6 )
      - i must admit i do not know how those 4 cells were solved.
in box9, as Sped noted,
the "naked" duo {7,9}
excludes them elsewhere in that row.

i also noticed that in c4,
the "hidden" duo {5,7}
creates 2 box-line interactions:
the 2 and 3 for c4 must both be in box8
- exclude them elsewhere in that box.

this leaves a "naked single" at r9c5


that was my initial solution-path,
later i reviewed the puzzle and found a simpler solution-path -
one which uses 2 duos but only one box-line interaction.

the "naked" duo in box9
creates a "hidden" duo {1,9} in box8,
which creates a box-line interaction:
the 8 for box8 must be in c4.
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