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|..3|.56|...|
|..7|...|..6|
|.42|..3|.1.|
|---+---+---|
|...|89.|...|
|.9.|4..|.3.|
|..5|...|..2|
|---+---+---|
|.6.|...|...|
|...|32.|..1|
|..1|..9|..5|
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|..3|.56|...|
|..7|...|..6|
|.42|..3|.1.|
|---+---+---|
|...|89.|...|
|.9.|4..|.3.|
|..5|...|..2|
|---+---+---|
|.6.|...|...|
|...|32.|..1|
|..1|..9|..5|
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+---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------+
| 189 18 3 | 1279 5 6 | 2478 2478 4789 |
| 1589 158 7 | 129 148 148 | 3 28 6 |
| 6 4 2 | 79 78 3 | 5 1 789 |
+---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------+
| c147 3 46 | 8 9 2 | 1467 5 47 |
| 2 9 68 | 4 167 5 | 1678 3 78 |
|db1478 db178 5 | 167 3 a17 | 146789 46789 2 |
+---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------+
| 478 6 489 | 5 1478 1478 | 24789 24789 3 |
| 4578 578 489 | 3 2 478 | 46789 46789 1 |
| 3 2 1 | 67 4678 9 | 478 478 5 |
+---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------+
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| 189 18 3 | 1279 5 6 | 2478 2478 489-7 |
| 1589 158 7 | 129 148 148 | 3 28 6 |
| 6 4 2 |d79 78 3 | 5 1 e789 |
*-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------|
| 147 3 46 | 8 9 2 | 1467 5 4-7 |
| 2 9 68 | 4 b167 5 | 1678 3 ae78 |
| 1478 178 5 |c167 3 c17 | 146789 46789 2 |
*-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------|
| 478 6 489 | 5 1478 1478 | 24789 24789 3 |
| 4578 578 489 | 3 2 478 | 46789 46789 1 |
| 3 2 1 |d67 4678 9 | 478 478 5 |
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
+------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 189 18 3 | 1279 5 6 | 2478 2478 4789 |
| 1589 158 7 | 129 148 148 | 3 28 6 |
| 6 4 2 | 79 78 3 | 5 1 789 |
+------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
|e1*47 3 46 | 8 9 2 |d1467 5 47 |
| 2 9 c68* | 4 hc167 5 |c1678 3 78 |
| 1478 f178 5 | ig167 3 g17 | 146789 46789 2 |
+--------------+----------------+---------------------------------+
| 478 6 489 | 5 1478 1478 | 24789 24789 3 |
| 4578 578 489 | 3 2 478 | 46789 46789 1 |
| 3 2 1 | a7-6 b4678 9 | 478 478 5 |
+------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
.----------------------.-------------------.-----------------------.
| 189 18 3 | 1279 5 6 | 2478 2478 4789 |
| 1589 158 7 | 129 148 148 | 3 28 6 |
| 6 4 2 | 79 78 3 | 5 1 789 |
:----------------------+-------------------+-----------------------:
| 147 3 46+ | 8 9 2 | 1467 5 47 |
| 2 9 68+ | 4 167 5 | 1678 3 78 |
| 48+(17) 8+(17) 5 | (167) 3 (17) | 489-167 489-67 2 |
:----------------------+-------------------+-----------------------:
| 478 6 489 | 5 1478 1478 | 24789 24789 3 |
| 4578 578 489 | 3 2 478 | 46789 46789 1 |
| 3 2 1 | 67 4678 9 | 478 478 5 |
'----------------------'-------------------'-----------------------'
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| 189 18 3 | 1279 5 6 | 2478 2478 4789 |
| 1589 158 7 | 129 148 148 | 3 28 6 |
| 6 4 2 | 79 78 3 | 5 1 789 |
|---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------|
| 147 3 46 | 8 9 2 | 1467 5 47 |
| 2 9 a68 | 4 17-6 5 | 1678 3 78 |
| 1478 17+8 5 | 17+6 3 17 | 146789 46789 2 |
|---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------|
| 478 6 489 | 5 1478 1478 | 24789 24789 3 |
| 4578 578 489 | 3 2 478 | 46789 46789 1 |
| 3 2 1 | 67 4678 9 | 478 478 5 |
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| 189 18 3 | 1279 5 6 | 2478 2478 489-7 |
| 1589 158 7 | 129 148 148 | 3 28 6 |
| 6 4 2 | 79 78 3 | 5 1 89-7 |
|---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------|
| 147 3 #46 | 8 9 2 | 16-47 5 #47 |
| 2 9 #86 | 4 167 5 | 16-78 3 #87 |
| 1478 178 5 | 167 3 17 | 489-167 489-67 2 |
|---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------|
| 478 6 489 | 5 1478 1478 | 24789 24789 3 |
| 4578 578 489 | 3 2 478 | 46789 46789 1 |
| 3 2 1 | 67 4678 9 | 478 478 5 |
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eleven wrote: (6=8)r6c246 - (8=6)r5c3 => -6r5c5, stte
eleven wrote:Also this is a nice pattern (loop):
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| 189 18 3 | 1279 5 6 | 2478 2478 489-7 |
| 1589 158 7 | 129 148 148 | 3 28 6 |
| 6 4 2 | 79 78 3 | 5 1 89-7 |
|---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------|
| 147 3 #46 | 8 9 2 | 16-47 5 #47 |
| 2 9 #86 | 4 167 5 | 16-78 3 #87 |
| 1478 178 5 | 167 3 17 | 489-167 489-67 2 |
|---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------|
| 478 6 489 | 5 1478 1478 | 24789 24789 3 |
| 4578 578 489 | 3 2 478 | 46789 46789 1 |
| 3 2 1 | 67 4678 9 | 478 478 5 |
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r45c39 must have 47 in r4c39 or r45c9 and 78 in r5c39 or r45c9, and 6 in r45c3, and 7 in r45c9
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| 189 18 3 | 1279 5 6 | 2478 2478 489-7 |
| 1589 158 7 | 129 148 148 | 3 28 6 |
| 6 4 2 | 79 78 3 | 5 1 89-7 |
|---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------|
| 17-4 3 #46 | 8 9 2 | 16-47 5 #47 |
| 2 9 #86 | 4 167 5 | 16-78 3 #87 |
| 1478 178 5 | 167 3 17 | 14689-7 4689-7 2 |
|---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------|
| 478 6 489 | 5 1478 1478 | 24789 24789 3 |
| 4578 578 489 | 3 2 478 | 46789 46789 1 |
| 3 2 1 | 67 4678 9 | 478 478 5 |
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Cenoman wrote:... but I do not get -16 r6c78 as direct eliminations of the pattern ...
eleven wrote:This (rare) pattern is so easy to spot, different to other xy-loops or doubly linked ALS-XZ (like an x-wing compared to a franken fish).
SpAce wrote:eleven wrote:This (rare) pattern is so easy to spot, different to other xy-loops or doubly linked ALS-XZ (like an x-wing compared to a franken fish).
I was wondering if it has or should have a name. WXYZ-Ring, perhaps?
999_Springs wrote:it's an xy-ring, a very old pattern
999_Springs wrote:it's an xy-ring, a very old pattern
XY-Ring Type 1 (Row-Column wise) (1 exemplar, multiple exclusions):
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. -W . | . . . | . -Y .
-X wx -X | -X -X -X | -X xy -X
. -W . | . . . | . -Y .
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. -W . | . . . | . -Y .
. -W . | . . . | . -Y .
. -W . | . . . | . -Y .
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. -W . | . . . | . -Y .
-Z wz -Z | -Z -Z -Z | -Z yz -Z
. -W . | . . . | . -Y .
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XY-Ring Type 2 (Box-Line wise) (4 exemplars, multiple exclusions):
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1) -WX wx -WX | -X -X -X | xy -XY -XY
-W -W -W | . . . | -Y -Y -Y
-WZ -WZ wz | -Z -Z -Z | -YZ yz -YZ
48--------------+-------------+-----------
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2) -WX wx -WX | -X -X -X | xy -XY -XY 3)-WX wx -WX | -X -X -X | xy -XY -XY
-W -W -W | . . . | -Y -Y -Y -W -W -W | . . . | -Y -Y -Y
-WZ wz -WZ | -Z -Z -Z | -YZ yz -YZ -WZ -WZ wz | -Z -Z -Z | yz -YZ -YZ
24--------------+-------------+-----------24--------------+-------------+-----------
. -W . | . . . | . . . . . . | . . . | -Y . .
. -W . | . . . | . . . . . . | . . . | -Y . .
. -W . | . . . | . . . . . . | . . . | -Y . .
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. -W . | . . . | . . . . . . | . . . | -Y . .
. -W . | . . . | . . . . . . | . . . | -Y . .
. -W . | . . . | . . . . . . | . . . | -Y . .
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4) -WX wx -WX | -X -X -X | xy -XY -XY
-W -W -W | . . . | -Y -Y -Y
-WZ wz -WZ | -Z -Z -Z | yz -YZ -YZ
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. -W . | . . . | -Y . .
. -W . | . . . | -Y . .
. -W . | . . . | -Y . .
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. -W . | . . . | -Y . .
. -W . | . . . | -Y . .
. -W . | . . . | -Y . .
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