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[m_b_metcalf]

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 1 . 2 . . 3 4 . 5
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 5 . . 6 . 7 . . 8
 . . 5 . . . 6 . 1
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 7 . 9 . . . 3 . .
 4 . . 1 . 9 . . 3
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 3 . 8 5 . . 2 . 7   ED=8.5/8.5/3.0

champagne wrote "no ed>1.2 for er>6.2": is this what you meant?

[champagne]

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champagne wrote "no ed>1.2 for er>6.2": is this what you meant?[/quote]

yes, I did not get such a puzzle in my first steps. But I had some ed>1.2 for lower er

[champagne]

in fact I misread my file, I have such puzzles as well

[m_b_metcalf]

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in fact I misread my file, I have such puzzles as well

Fine. Note the symmetry of givens in the posted puzzle. This is, however, a lousy pattern!

[champagne]

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Note the symmetry of givens in the posted puzzle.

and it is in my file as expected

[Pat]

This is, however, a lousy pattern!

a spin-off from the discussion at Is this pattern valid?

i only tested to see it does give plenty of puzzles,
don't know about the ratings

[m_b_metcalf]

i only tested to see it does give plenty of puzzles,
don't know about the ratings[/list]

Only patterns with mini-diagonals are kimberlite. This one is granite.

[champagne]

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1.2..34.5.
........3.
.1.6..7..7
...8.4....
.....4.5..
.2..2..7.1
..6.......
..8.69..5.1 ED=6.1/2.0/2.0

always difficult to tell what is the interest of a pattern.
for sure, that one will give a limited number of diamonds,
but this rating (er=6.1) is usually very hard to find. I got already 2 puzzles with that rating

[g.r.emlin]

::: adjustment 2014-05-14+12:07:00-0000 champagne bad-submission -50 :::

[champagne]

in that position, I never know who (among mike and me) can play

[m_b_metcalf]

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 6 . . 5 . 4 . . 2
 . . 7 . . . 8 . 6
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 3 . 8 . . . 1 . .
 4 . . 6 . 7 . . 9
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 9 . 1 2 . . 7 . 3   ED=3.0/3.0/3.0

Me. Diamond dust.

[champagne]

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1.2..34.5
.........
3..1.6..7
..7...8.4
.........
4.5...2..
2..7.1..6
.........
8.69..5.1 ED=6.1/2.0/2.0

should be ok now

[m_b_metcalf]

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3 . . 2 . 6 . . 7
. . 7 . . . 8 . 4
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8 . 4 . . . 6 . .
6 . . 7 . 1 . . 9
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5 . 8 9 . . 1 . 2 ED=2.3/2.3/2.3

[m_b_metcalf]

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 1 . 2 . . 3 4 . 5
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 3 . . 2 . 6 . . 7
 . . 7 . . . 8 . 4
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 8 . 4 . . . 6 . .
 6 . . 7 . 1 . . 9
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 5 . 8 9 . . 1 . 2   ED=2.3/2.3/2.3

[Dr. Octagon]

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