impossible & deadly (easier)

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impossible & deadly (easier)

Postby denis_berthier » Sun Jan 19, 2025 5:25 am

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+-------+-------+-------+
! 1 2 . ! . . 6 ! 7 . 9 !
! 4 . . ! . . 9 ! . . 6 !
! . . . ! . . . ! 4 . . !
+-------+-------+-------+
! . . . ! 5 . . ! . . . !
! . . . ! 8 3 . ! . . 1 !
! 7 1 . ! . . 2 ! . . . !
+-------+-------+-------+
! . 4 1 ! 7 . . ! . 6 . !
! 6 7 . ! . . . ! . 4 2 !
! 9 . . ! . . . ! 1 . 7 !
+-------+-------+-------+
12...67.94....9..6......4.....5........83...171...2....417...6.67.....429.....1.7


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Resolution state after Singles and whips[1]:
   +----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
   ! 1      2      358    ! 34     458    6      ! 7      358    9      !
   ! 4      358    3578   ! 123    12578  9      ! 2358   12358  6      !
   ! 358    35689  356789 ! 123    12578  13578  ! 4      12358  358    !
   +----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
   ! 238    3689   234689 ! 5      14679  147    ! 2368   23789  348    !
   ! 25     569    24569  ! 8      3      47     ! 256    2579   1      !
   ! 7      1      345689 ! 469    469    2      ! 3568   3589   3458   !
   +----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
   ! 2358   4      1      ! 7      2589   358    ! 3589   6      358    !
   ! 6      7      358    ! 139    1589   1358   ! 3589   4      2      !
   ! 9      358    2358   ! 2346   24568  3458   ! 1      358    7      !
   +----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
205 candidates.

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Re: impossible & deadly (easier)

Postby DEFISE » Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:39 pm

I don't have a short path even with chains of length <= 12
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Re: impossible & deadly (easier)

Postby denis_berthier » Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:35 am

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Having a short path isn't the goal of these puzzles. I just want to show rare puzzles where the use of ORk-chains with both impossible and deadly patterns allows to reduce the rating.
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