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[tarek]

Great Maurice,

so,

Regulra Sudoku =Vanilla
Vanilla + Girandola group = Girandola
Vanilla + 2 main diagonals = SudokuX
Vanilla + 4 windows (r234678c234678) = Windoku
Vanilla + 4 windows (r234678c123789) or (r123789c234678) = Windoku2
Windoku + girandola = Gwindoku
Windoku2 + girandola = Gwindoku2

I have only xy-wing & xyz-wing left to be added to the solver to bring it up to minimum standards....
I have now on ....

Singles
Subsets
Fish

tarek

[tarek]

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Gwindoku #4
.8.....2.1...2...9.............7.......9.3.......1.............2...6...7.5.....1.
 . 8 . | . . . | . 2 . 
 1 . . | . 2 . | . . 9 
 . . . | . . . | . . . 
-------+-------+------
 . . . | . 7 . | . . . 
 . . . | 9 . 3 | . . . 
 . . . | . 1 . | . . . 
-------+-------+------
 . . . | . . . | . . . 
 2 . . | . 6 . | . . 7 
 . 5 . | . . . | . 1 . 

This is easier than G3.
Easier if u decide to actively use the girandola group:D:idea:

tarek

[tarek]

G4 Solution

Non single moves: (g girandola group, w windoku group)

7 has Locked candidates in c1/g
[r5c28]<>7
8 has Locked candidates in r5/g
[r9c19]<>8
9 has Locked candidates in g/c1
[r67c1]<>9
5 has Locked candidates in w8/r6
[r6c6]<>5

983745621175826439462139875839472156641953782527618394314597268298361547756284913

tarek

[tarek]

This should be very challenging. Next time hopefully, the girandola will be meeting Wide Windows:D

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Gwindoku #5
.....................5.3.....34781.....3.2.....29158.....8.7.....................
 . . . | . . . | . . . 
 . . . | . . . | . . . 
 . . . | 5 . 3 | . . . 
-------+-------+------
 . . 3 | 4 7 8 | 1 . . 
 . . . | 3 . 2 | . . . 
 . . 2 | 9 1 5 | 8 . . 
-------+-------+------
 . . . | 8 . 7 | . . . 
 . . . | . . . | . . . 
 . . . | . . . | . . .

tarek

[HATMAN]

Easy start but some nasty fish in the middle which I needed "get a big clue" for so I won't post the solution.

[tarek]

X-WING ATTACK !!!

The following are superior level girandolas (need one or more out triples or x-wings) .... remember that an x-wing is a 2-fish (2 sectors * 2 Sectors).

The 1st is a TRAINING puzzle, you need to solve it with 1 X-wing only. The rest will need some extra work.

Girandola #06 (Training Camp)
[Solving with 1 x-wing only is needed for graduation]

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.5.9.6.1.1.......4...1.3...7.3.2.5.1...3.5...5.2.1.9.8...8.4...6.......7.2.7.9.5.
 . 5 . | 9 . 6 | . 1 . 
 1 . . | . . . | . . 4 
 . . . | 1 . 3 | . . . 
-------+-------+------
 7 . 3 | . 2 . | 5 . 1 
 . . . | 3 . 5 | . . . 
 5 . 2 | . 1 . | 9 . 8 
-------+-------+------
 . . . | 8 . 4 | . . . 
 6 . . | . . . | . . 7 
 . 2 . | 7 . 9 | . 5 .

Girandola #07 (Girandola Galaxy)

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.7.6.2...6......25...8...6.4.5.8...7...1.....9.....1.3.....8.5..29...4...5.7.9...
 . 7 . | 6 . 2 | . . . 
 6 . . | . . . | . 2 5 
 . . . | 8 . . | . 6 . 
-------+-------+------
 4 . 5 | . 8 . | . . 7 
 . . . | 1 . . | . . . 
 9 . . | . . . | 1 . 3 
-------+-------+------
 . . . | . . 8 | . 5 . 
 . 2 9 | . . . | 4 . . 
 . 5 . | 7 . 9 | . . .

Girandola #08 (Asteroid belt)

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.3.....1.8.......9...6.4......512.....1...3...6.....2....759...2.7...6.8.9.....5.
 . 3 . | . . . | . 1 . 
 8 . . | . . . | . . 9 
 . . . | 6 . 4 | . . . 
-------+-------+------
 . . . | 5 1 2 | . . . 
 . . 1 | . . . | 3 . . 
 . 6 . | . . . | . 2 . 
-------+-------+------
 . . . | 7 5 9 | . . . 
 2 . 7 | . . . | 6 . 8 
 . 9 . | . . . | . 5 .

Girandola #09 (Planet Tourbillion)

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...9.7....72...68..5..8..2....2.3.....6...1..3.......9.2.....3...9...8.....768...
 . . . | 9 . 7 | . . . 
 . 7 2 | . . . | 6 8 . 
 . 5 . | . 8 . | . 2 . 
-------+-------+------
 . . . | 2 . 3 | . . . 
 . . 6 | . . . | 1 . . 
 3 . . | . . . | . . 9 
-------+-------+------
 . 2 . | . . . | . 3 . 
 . . 9 | . . . | 8 . . 
 . . . | 7 6 8 | . . .

Girandola #10 (Outer Rim)

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.....536.1.3..9........2.1.......1.66.......87.1.......1.9........6..9.4.798.....
 . . . | . . 5 | 3 6 . 
 1 . 3 | . . 9 | . . . 
 . . . | . . 2 | . 1 . 
-------+-------+------
 . . . | . . . | 1 . 6 
 6 . . | . . . | . . 8 
 7 . 1 | . . . | . . . 
-------+-------+------
 . 1 . | 9 . . | . . . 
 . . . | 6 . . | 9 . 4 
 . 7 9 | 8 . . | . . .

Girandola #11 (Lonely Star)

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.4.1.7.3..1.....6..6.3.2.7.1.6...9.3...5.6...7...9...6.2.....8.4.8...3.1....3....
 . 4 . | 1 . 7 | . 3 . 
 . 1 . | . . . | . 6 . 
 . 6 . | 3 . 2 | . 7 . 
-------+-------+------
 1 . 6 | . . . | 9 . 3 
 . . . | 5 . 6 | . . . 
 7 . . | . 9 . | . . 6 
-------+-------+------
 . 2 . | . . . | . 8 . 
 4 . 8 | . . . | 3 . 1 
 . . . | . 3 . | . . . 

enjoy,

tarek

[tarek]

I guess the FORCE wasn't on the solvers' side on these.....

Will leave them to simmer for another week before revealing the x-wing fleet.

tarek

[tarek]

Here are the solutions & non-single moves walk-throughs for the latest posted Girandolas.

Possible x-wings are preceded by a "*". The possibilities are then followed by the best option selected by the solver

c: column
r: row
b: box
g: girandola group

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Girandola #06 (Training Camp)
.5.9.6.1.1.......4...1.3...7.3.2.5.1...3.5...5.2.1.9.8...8.4...6.......7.2.7.9.5.
* x-wing c1c7/r5r9  [r5c38]<>4
* x-wing c7g/r5r9  [r5c13]<>4
* x-wing b9g/r9c8  [r4c8]<>4
* x-wing c7g/r9b6  [r4c8]<>4
* x-wing r8g/c8b7  [r4c8]<>4
* x-wing r2r5/c3c7  [r3c3]<>6
* x-wing c2c8/r3r8  [r3c35]<>8
4 forms an x-wing in c1c7/r5r9
[r5c38]<>4
Puzzle Solved
 Solution:
258946713137582694964173285793428561816395472542617938375864129689251347421739856
 2 5 8 | 9 4 6 | 7 1 3 
 1 3 7 | 5 8 2 | 6 9 4 
 9 6 4 | 1 7 3 | 2 8 5 
-------+-------+------
 7 9 3 | 4 2 8 | 5 6 1 
 8 1 6 | 3 9 5 | 4 7 2 
 5 4 2 | 6 1 7 | 9 3 8 
-------+-------+------
 3 7 5 | 8 6 4 | 1 2 9 
 6 8 9 | 2 5 1 | 3 4 7 
 4 2 1 | 7 3 9 | 8 5 6 

Girandola #07 (Girandola Galaxy)
.7.6.2...6......25...8...6.4.5.8...7...1.....9.....1.3.....8.5..29...4...5.7.9...
8 forms an intersection in b6/c8
[r19c8]<>8
2 forms an intersection in b5/r6
[r6c3]<>2
4 forms an intersection in b6/c8
[r1c8]<>4
* x-wing c8g/r1r9  [r19c35]<>1
* x-wing b9g/r9c9  [r3c9][r9c35]<>1
* x-wing c8g/r9b3  [r3c9][r9c35]<>1
1 forms an x-wing in b9g/r9c9
[r3c9][r9c35]<>1
1 forms an intersection in b3/r1
[r1c35]<>1
34 is a naked double in c5
[r3c5]<>3 [r6c5]<>4 [r7c5]<>3<>4
* x-wing c5c8/r1r9  [r19c3][r9c17]<>3
* x-wing r1r9/c3c5  [r27c3]<>4
* x-wing c2b3/r2g  [r2c3][r9c1]<>8
* x-wing r1c2/b1g  [r2c3][r9c1]<>8
3 forms an x-wing in c5c8/r1r9
[r19c3][r9c17]<>3
Puzzle Solved
 Solution:
574632918681974325392851764415386297238197546967425183743218659829563471156749832
 5 7 4 | 6 3 2 | 9 1 8 
 6 8 1 | 9 7 4 | 3 2 5 
 3 9 2 | 8 5 1 | 7 6 4 
-------+-------+------
 4 1 5 | 3 8 6 | 2 9 7 
 2 3 8 | 1 9 7 | 5 4 6 
 9 6 7 | 4 2 5 | 1 8 3 
-------+-------+------
 7 4 3 | 2 1 8 | 6 5 9 
 8 2 9 | 5 6 3 | 4 7 1 
 1 5 6 | 7 4 9 | 8 3 2 

Girandola #08 (Asteroid belt)
.3.....1.8.......9...6.4......512.....1...3...6.....2....759...2.7...6.8.9.....5.
5 forms an intersection in g/r1
[r1c367]<>5
3 forms an intersection in b2/c5
[r689c5]<>3
6 forms an intersection in b5/r5
[r5c89]<>6
6 forms an intersection in b8/r9
[r9c13]<>6
8 forms an intersection in g/r5
[r5c46]<>8
1 forms an intersection in g/r9
[r9c7]<>1
2 forms an intersection in b8/r9
[r9c7]<>2
8 forms an intersection in b8/r9
[r9c3]<>8
137 is a naked triple in g
[r1c1]<>7 [r1c9]<>7 [r5c5]<>7 [r5c8]<>7
8 forms an intersection in b5/r6
[r6c3]<>8
* x-wing r1r9/c3c7  [r2467c37]<>4
* x-wing c3c7/r3r6  [r36c19]<>5
* x-wing r1r5/c1c9  [r36c19]<>5
* x-wing r5g/c1c9  [r36c19]<>5
* x-wing c4g/r1b5  [r1c35][r6c5]<>9
* x-wing r3g/c5b1  [r1c35][r6c5]<>9
4 forms an x-wing in r1r9/c3c7
[r2467c37]<>4
* x-wing c3c7/r3r6  [r36c19]<>5
* x-wing r1r5/c1c9  [r36c19]<>5
* x-wing r5g/c1c9  [r36c19]<>5
* x-wing c4g/r1b5  [r1c35][r6c5]<>9
* x-wing r3g/c5b1  [r1c35][r6c5]<>9
5 forms an x-wing in c3c7/r3r6
[r36c19]<>5
237 is a naked triple in b3
[r1c7]<>2<>7 [r2c8]<>3<>7 [r3c7]<>2<>7
Puzzle Solved
 Solution:
534927816876135249912684573389512764721496385465873921648759132257341698193268457
 5 3 4 | 9 2 7 | 8 1 6 
 8 7 6 | 1 3 5 | 2 4 9 
 9 1 2 | 6 8 4 | 5 7 3 
-------+-------+------
 3 8 9 | 5 1 2 | 7 6 4 
 7 2 1 | 4 9 6 | 3 8 5 
 4 6 5 | 8 7 3 | 9 2 1 
-------+-------+------
 6 4 8 | 7 5 9 | 1 3 2 
 2 5 7 | 3 4 1 | 6 9 8 
 1 9 3 | 2 6 8 | 4 5 7 

Girandola #09 (Planet Tourbillion)
...9.7....72...68..5..8..2....2.3.....6...1..3.......9.2.....3...9...8.....768...
1 forms an intersection in b5/c5
[r278c5]<>1
1 forms an intersection in b9/r8
[r8c4]<>1
4 forms an intersection in r5/b5
[r46c5]<>4
5 forms an intersection in r5/b5
[r46c5]<>5
5 forms an intersection in b2/r2
[r2c9]<>5
* x-wing b1g/r1c1  [r1c8][r4c1]<>1
* x-wing c1c7/r4r9  [r49c3]<>5
1 forms an x-wing in b1g/r1c1
[r1c8][r4c1]<>1
17 is a hidden double in r4
[r4c3]<>4<>5
* x-wing c2c8/r1r6  [r1c9][r6c3]<>4
* x-wing c1c7/r4r9  [r9c3]<>5
4 forms an x-wing in c2c8/r1r6
[r1c9][r6c3]<>4
4 forms an intersection in c3/b7
[r9c1]<>4
4 forms an intersection in g/c5
[r7c5]<>4
Puzzle Solved
 Solution:
648927351972531684153684927497213568286495173315876249824159736769342815531768492
 6 4 8 | 9 2 7 | 3 5 1 
 9 7 2 | 5 3 1 | 6 8 4 
 1 5 3 | 6 8 4 | 9 2 7 
-------+-------+------
 4 9 7 | 2 1 3 | 5 6 8 
 2 8 6 | 4 9 5 | 1 7 3 
 3 1 5 | 8 7 6 | 2 4 9 
-------+-------+------
 8 2 4 | 1 5 9 | 7 3 6 
 7 6 9 | 3 4 2 | 8 1 5 
 5 3 1 | 7 6 8 | 4 9 2 

Girandola #10 (Outer Rim)
.....536.1.3..9........2.1.......1.66.......87.1.......1.9........6..9.4.798.....
9 forms an intersection in r5/g
[r1c9]<>9
4 forms an intersection in b7/c1
[r3c1]<>4
5 forms an intersection in b8/c5
[r456c5]<>5
2 forms an intersection in b4/r5
[r5c7]<>2
58 is a hidden double in c7
[r2c7]<>2<>4<>7 [r7c7]<>2<>7
* x-wing c2b3/r2g  [r8c5][r9c1]<>2
* x-wing r1r5/c3g  [r8c5][r9c1]<>2
* x-wing r1b4/c3g  [r8c5][r9c1]<>2
* x-wing r1c2/b1g  [r8c5][r9c1]<>2
* x-wing r4r8/c5c8  [r27c8][r7c5]<>7
2 forms an x-wing in c2b3/r2g
[r8c5][r9c1]<>2
* x-wing c2c5/r4g  [r9c1]<>3
* x-wing c5b4/r4g  [r9c1]<>3
* x-wing r5r9/c6g  [r7c6][r8c5]<>3
* x-wing r5b8/c6g  [r9c1]<>3
* x-wing r5c5/b5g  [r9c1]<>3
* x-wing r4r8/c5c8  [r27c8]<>7
3 forms an x-wing in r5r9/c6g
[r7c6][r8c5]<>3
Puzzle Solved
 Solution:
897415362123769845564382719945238176632197458781546293316924587258671934479853621
 8 9 7 | 4 1 5 | 3 6 2 
 1 2 3 | 7 6 9 | 8 4 5 
 5 6 4 | 3 8 2 | 7 1 9 
-------+-------+------
 9 4 5 | 2 3 8 | 1 7 6 
 6 3 2 | 1 9 7 | 4 5 8 
 7 8 1 | 5 4 6 | 2 9 3 
-------+-------+------
 3 1 6 | 9 2 4 | 5 8 7 
 2 5 8 | 6 7 1 | 9 3 4 
 4 7 9 | 8 5 3 | 6 2 1 

Girandola #11 (Lonely Star)
.4.1.7.3..1.....6..6.3.2.7.1.6...9.3...5.6...7...9...6.2.....8.4.8...3.1....3....
9 forms an intersection in c2/b7
[r7c1]<>9
9 forms an intersection in b3/c9
[r79c9]<>9
2 forms an intersection in b1/r1
[r1c79]<>2
5 forms an intersection in b1/c3
[r6c3]<>5
8 forms an intersection in b1/c1
[r5c1]<>8
8 forms an intersection in r5/b6
[r6c7]<>8
9 forms an intersection in g/r1
[r1c3]<>9
78 is a hidden double in r5
[r5c7]<>2<>4 [r5c9]<>2<>4
* x-wing r3r7/c5c9  [r2c59][r4c5][r9c9]<>4
* x-wing c2g/r8r9  [r9c47]<>7
* x-wing b7g/r8r9  [r9c47]<>7
* x-wing r7g/c5c9  [r4c5][r5c9]<>7
* x-wing r7g/c5b9  [r4c5][r9c7]<>7
* x-wing r7g/c9b8  [r5c9][r9c4]<>7
* x-wing r7g/b8b9  [r9c47]<>7
4 forms an x-wing in r3r7/c5c9
[r2c59][r4c5][r9c9]<>4
* x-wing c2g/r8r9  [r9c47]<>7
* x-wing b7g/r8r9  [r9c47]<>7
* x-wing r7g/c5c9  [r4c5][r5c9]<>7
* x-wing r7g/c5b9  [r4c5][r9c7]<>7
* x-wing r7g/c9b8  [r5c9][r9c4]<>7
* x-wing r7g/b8b9  [r9c47]<>7
7 forms an x-wing in c2g/r8r9
[r9c47]<>7
* x-wing r4r8/c5c8  [r9c8]<>2
* x-wing c7g/r1r2  [r2c4]<>8
* x-wing b3g/r1r2  [r2c4]<>8
* x-wing r3g/c1c5  [r4c5]<>8
* x-wing r3g/c1b2  [r2c4]<>8
* x-wing r3g/c5b1  [r4c5]<>8
* x-wing r3g/b1b2  [r2c4]<>8
8 forms an x-wing in c7g/r1r2
[r2c4]<>8
Puzzle Solved
 Solution:
245167839317489562869352174186724953932516748754893216523941687498675321671238495
 2 4 5 | 1 6 7 | 8 3 9 
 3 1 7 | 4 8 9 | 5 6 2 
 8 6 9 | 3 5 2 | 1 7 4 
-------+-------+------
 1 8 6 | 7 2 4 | 9 5 3 
 9 3 2 | 5 1 6 | 7 4 8 
 7 5 4 | 8 9 3 | 2 1 6 
-------+-------+------
 5 2 3 | 9 4 1 | 6 8 7 
 4 9 8 | 6 7 5 | 3 2 1 
 6 7 1 | 2 3 8 | 4 9 5 

[tarek]

As the new Star Wars is going to be released soon, I remembered posting these girandola sudoku puzzles back in 2008 with a star wars theme, names & x-wings

Girandola X-wing attack !!! (girandola #06 - #11)

(Actually they are a few posts just above this

And a Samurai sudoku posted by me elsewhere with an x-wing photo in the background

www.rcbroughton.co.uk/sudoku/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=288

Enjoy (again)

[Edit: Adjusted broken link]

[enxio27]

As the new Star Wars is going to be released soon, I remembered posting these girandola sudoku puzzles pback in 2008 with a star wars theme, names & x-wings

Wow! How did I miss these before? I think I'll start on these as soon as I finish the Ninja (from vfalcone.ru) that I'm working on. Thanks!