The New Sudoku Players' Forum

[coloin]

Just in time for Christmas
Task is to find the highest rated puzzle. Minimal prefered.

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+---+---+---+
|.67|.48|1..|
|5.4|9..|...|
|31.|6..|4..|
+---+---+---+
|.23|.6.|...|
|1..|37.|.98|
|9..|..5|...|
+---+---+---+
|6.2|...|...|
|...|.3.|..1|
|...|.9.|.23|
+---+---+---+  ED=1.2/1.2/1.2

[1to9only]

Here's to start.

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. 7 6 . 4 1 5 . .
1 . 4 5 . . . . .
5 2 . 6 . . 4 . .
. 3 1 . 8 . . . .
2 . . 1 6 . . 3 9
7 . . . . 3 . . .
8 . 2 . . . . . .
. . . . 9 . . . 8
. . . . 1 . . 6 5 ED=9.0/9.0/8.2


As an aside, Does anyone has a copy of the script that g.r.emlin runs?

[JPF]

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+-------+-------+-------+
| . 8 5 | . 2 1 | 3 . . |
| 3 . 6 | 5 . . | . . . |
| 1 2 . | 6 . . | 8 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 1 4 | . 7 . | . . . |
| 7 . . | 2 1 . | . 4 9 |
| 2 . . | . . 4 | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 8 . 2 | . . . | . . . |
| . . . | . 9 . | . . 7 |
| . . . | . 5 . | . 8 3 |
+-------+-------+-------+   ED=9.1/9.0/8.3


JPF

[m_b_metcalf]

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 . 1 2 . 3 4 5 . .
 4 . 3 5 . . . . .
 5 6 . 7 . . 3 . .
 . 2 4 . 8 . . . .
 6 . . 4 7 . . 2 1
 1 . . . . 2 . . .
 8 . 6 . . . . . .
 . . . . 4 . . . 3
 . . . . 9 . . 6 7   ED=9.1/9.1/2.6, minimal

[JPF]

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+-------+-------+-------+
| . 3 8 | . 4 6 | 9 . . |
| 7 . 6 | 8 . . | . . . |
| 2 4 . | 3 . . | 6 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 1 2 | . 6 . | . . . |
| 8 . . | 4 3 . | . 1 5 |
| 4 . . | . . 1 | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 9 . 4 | . . . | . . . |
| . . . | . 7 . | . . 3 |
| . . . | . 5 . | . 2 9 |
+-------+-------+-------+    ED=9.2/1.5/1.5
minimal


JPF

[1to9only]

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. 8 5 . 1 6 9 . .
9 . 6 4 . . . . .
7 1 . 9 . . 6 . .
. 7 8 . 6 . . . .
6 . . 8 2 . . 3 1
1 . . . . 4 . . .
5 . 1 . . . . . .
. . . . 3 . . . 9
. . . . 4 . . 2 5 ED=9.2/9.2/9.0


[coloin]

Great to hear from you all again. Thats pretty good ..... but i think every one needs a hint !

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+---+---+---+
|.45|...|...|
|6.7|...|...|
|89.|...|...|
+---+---+---+
|...|...|...|
|...|...|...|
|...|...|...|
+---+---+---+
|...|...|...|
|...|...|..1|
|...|...|.32|
+---+---+---+


[JPF]

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+-------+-------+-------+
| . 1 2 | . 3 4 | 5 . . |
| 5 . 4 | 1 . . | . . . |
| 6 3 . | 5 . . | 4 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 7 6 | . 5 . | . . . |
| 4 . . | 3 2 . | . 7 8 |
| 3 . . | . . 7 | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 1 . 3 | . . . | . . . |
| . . . | . 4 . | . . 3 |
| . . . | . 1 . | . 2 9 |
+-------+-------+-------+   ED=9.3/1.2/1.2


JPF

[1to9only]

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. 8 1 . 7 6 3 . .
4 . 6 3 . . . . .
3 7 . 1 . . 8 . .
. 5 7 . 1 . . . .
1 . . 6 5 . . 2 8
6 . . . . 9 . . .
7 . 4 . . . . . .
. . . . 6 . . . 3
. . . . 2 . . 1 7 ED=9.1/9.1/9.0


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. 4 6 . 7 8 9 . .
8 . 3 6 . . . . .
9 7 . 3 . . 6 . .
. 2 8 . 3 . . . .
3 . . 8 6 . . 1 2
7 . . . . 2 . . .
4 . 7 . . . . . .
. . . . 1 . . . 5
. . . . 8 . . 9 6 ED=9.3/9.3/7.6


[coloin]

Another clue
The big puzzle has this format, with only the 1,2 or 3 in B9 [ Thor's hammer pattern - so its ED=11+]

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+---+---+---+
|.45|.78|9..|
|6.7|4..|...|
|89.|5..|4..|
+---+---+---+
|.76|.4.|...|
|5..|79.|.46|
|4..|..5|...|
+---+---+---+
|9.8|...|...|
|...|.8.|..1|
|...|.6.|.32|
+---+---+---+ ED=2.6/1.2/1.2

[m_b_metcalf]

A small step forward?

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 . 1 2 . 4 6 3 . .
 3 . 4 5 . . . . .
 5 6 . 2 . . 1 . .
 . 3 1 . 6 . . . .
 6 . . 4 3 . . 5 1
 4 . . . . 2 . . .
 2 . 3 . . . . . .
 . . . . 5 . . . 9
 . . . . 2 . . 7 8   ED=10.3/1.2/1.2, not minimal

[coloin]

A small step forward?

Yes i would say !
Though am trying to generate it from scratch but I dont have a fast way to exclude the clues in B1-B8 and not getting more than 9.2.
Im wondering if there are hard puzzles with this format that we have missed in some of the patterns game games ?

[m_b_metcalf]

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 . 1 2 . 3 9 4 . .
 3 . 4 6 . . . . .
 9 6 . 4 . . 1 . .
 . 2 9 . 1 . . . .
 4 . . 3 6 . . 9 2
 6 . . . . 2 . . .
 1 . 3 . . . . . .
 . . . . 4 . . . 5
 . . . . 9 . . 8 7   ED=10.4/1.2/1.2

[m_b_metcalf]

I'm wondering if there are hard puzzles with this format that we have missed in some of the patterns game games ?

I think not.

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 . 6 4 . 7 8 9 . .
 8 . 5 4 . . . . .
 7 9 . 6 . . 4 . .
 . 7 9 . 8 . . . .
 4 . . 5 6 . . 7 9
 5 . . . . 9 . . .
 6 . 8 . . . . . .
 . . . . 5 . . . 3
 . . . . 4 . . 2 1    ED=10.7/1.2/1.2

[coloin]

Getting there ... ... but there is some way to go
trying a new approach got this !

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+---+---+---+
|.45|.89|6..|
|6.7|4..|...|
|89.|7..|5..|
+---+---+---+
|.89|.6.|...|
|5..|94.|.68|
|4..|..7|...|
+---+---+---+
|7.4|...|...|
|...|.5.|..1|
|...|.7.|.32|
+---+---+---+  ED=9.8/1.2/1.2