May the Fours Be With You

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May the Fours Be With You

Postby mith » Tue May 04, 2021 5:47 pm

Code: Select all
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . . . | 7 . . |
| . . 5 | 4 . . | . . 1 |
| . 3 . | . 2 . | . 6 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 2 . | . 1 . | . 8 . |
| . . 7 | 3 . . | . . 4 |
| . . . | . . 6 | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 1 . . | . . . | 8 . . |
| . . 4 | 7 . . | . . 5 |
| . 6 . | . 8 . | . 2 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
......7....54....1.3..2..6..2..1..8...73....4.....6...1.....8....47....5.6..8..2.


non-US version: ......8....45....1.6..2..3..2..1..7...86....5.....3...1.....7....58....4.3..7..2.
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Re: May the Fours Be With You

Postby Leren » Tue May 04, 2021 8:35 pm

Code: Select all
*--------------------------------------------------------------*
| 24689 1489  12689 | 15689  3569   13589 | 7     45     2389  |
|c26789 789   5     | 4     d3679   3789  | 239   39     1     |
| 4789  3     189   | 1589   2      15789 | 45    6      89    |
|-------------------+---------------------+--------------------|
| 34569 2     369   | 59     1     f47    | 3569  8     g379-6 |
|b5689  1589  7     | 3      59     28    |a12569 159    4     |
| 34589 14589 1389  | 28    e47     6     | 12359 13579  2379  |
|-------------------+---------------------+--------------------|
| 1     57    239   | 2569   34569  23459 | 8     3479   3679  |
| 2389  89    4     | 7      369    1239  | 1369  139    5     |
| 57    6     39    | 159    8      13459 | 1349  2      379   |
*--------------------------------------------------------------*

(6) r5c7 = r5c1 - r2c1 = (6-7) r2c5 = r6c5 - r4c6 = (7) r4c9 => - 6 r4c9; stte

The non US version solves similarly - I'm guessing it's a morph.

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Re: May the Fours Be With You

Postby mith » Wed May 05, 2021 1:29 am

Yeah, they're identical apart from digit permutation - just did two versions depending on whether you like your dates formatted as 5/4/21 or 4/5/21 :)
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Re: May the Fours Be With You

Postby jco » Thu May 06, 2021 12:40 pm

After basics,
Code: Select all
.--------------------------------------------------------------------.
| 24689  1489   12689 | 15689   3569    13589 |  7      45      2389 |
| 26789  789    5     | 4      a379-6   3789  |  239    39      1    |
| 4789   3      189   | 1589    2       15789 |  45     6       89   |
|---------------------+-----------------------+----------------------|
| 34569  2      369   | 59      1      c47    |  3569   8      d3679 |
| 5689   1589   7     | 3       59      28    |  12569  159     4    |
| 34589  14589  1389  | 28     b47      6     |  12359  13579   2379 |
|---------------------+-----------------------+----------------------|
| 1      57     239   | 2569    34569   23459 |  8      3479   e3679 |
| 2389   89     4     | 7      g369     1239  | f1369   139     5    |
| 57     6      39    | 159     8       13459 |  1349   2       379  |
'--------------------------------------------------------------------'

(7)r2c5=r6c5-r4c6=(7-6)r4c9=(6)r7c9-r8c7=(6)r8c5 => -6 r2c5; ste
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