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[Robbie]

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. 9 . . . . . 1 .
. . 4 . . 1 . . 5
. . 8 6 . . 7 . .
. . . . 9 . . 4 .
. . . . . 5 . . 3  ED=8.3/8.3/8.3

[1to9only]

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. . 9 . . 7 . . 5
. . 6 5 . . 1 . .
. . . . 3 . . 4 .
. . . . . 9 . . 2 ED=7.2/7.2/7.2


[Robbie]

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. 7 . . . . . 3 .
. . 6 . . 8 . . 9
. . 7 1 . . 3 . .
. . . . 2 . . 1 .
. . . . . 9 . . 5  ED=7.8/7.8/7.8

[g.r.emlin]

::: game 0352 status LIGHTNING 2019-06-05+15:52:07-0000 :::

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game 0352 2019-06-05+10:00:00-0000 LIGHTNING duration 5h35m dealer ssxsssxs pages 2752-2754 (open) 4 players
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    1.5/1.2/1.2 ssxsssxs       7.2/7.2/7.2 1to9only       9.0/9.0/9.0 m_b_metcalf    9.9/9.9/9.9 1to9only
    3.4/3.4/3.4 Robbie         7.3/7.3/7.3 m_b_metcalf    9.1/9.1/9.1 1to9only    10.0/10.0/10.0 Robbie
    3.8/3.8/3.8 m_b_metcalf    7.8/7.8/7.8 Robbie         9.2/9.2/9.2 Robbie      10.1/10.1/10.1 Robbie
    5.0/5.0/3.8 m_b_metcalf    8.3/8.3/8.3 Robbie         9.3/9.3/9.3 1to9only    10.6/10.6/10.6 Robbie
    5.6/5.0/3.4 m_b_metcalf    8.4/8.4/8.4 Robbie         9.4/9.4/9.4 Robbie       10.8/10.8/9.4 m_b_metcalf
    6.6/5.0/3.8 m_b_metcalf    8.5/8.5/8.5 Robbie         9.5/9.5/9.5 Robbie      11.2/11.2/10.5 Robbie
    6.7/5.0/3.8 m_b_metcalf    8.8/8.8/8.8 Robbie         9.7/9.7/9.7 Robbie        11.4/1.2/1.2 1to9only
    7.1/7.1/7.1 Robbie         8.9/8.9/8.9 Robbie         9.8/9.8/9.8 1to9only
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    open ratings : 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.4-4.9 5.1-5.4 5.7-6.2 6.5 6.8-7.0 7.4-7.7 7.9-8.2 8.6 8.7 9.6 10.2-10.5 10.7 10.9-11.1 11.3 11.5-11.8

       submitter  entries  score  response  notes
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        ssxsssxs        1    -19         0  dealer
     m_b_metcalf        8    617    28m51s  rare-0*2,diamond*3,pearl*2,se-mismatch
        1to9only        6    979    10m39s  rare-1,diamond*5,highest-rating=278
          Robbie       16   2006     3m03s  diamond*15,pearl,last-entry=157
     -----------  -------  -----            -----
               4       31   3583            rare-0*2,rare-1,diamond*23,pearl*3


[g.r.emlin]

::: rarity :::

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2019-06-05+15:30:00-0000 11.4/1.2/1.2 1to9only rare ED seen once before


[ssxsssxs]

This is a re-run of Game 284.

This rating has been played six times and has won thrice. A sitting duck.

Game 284 is 23 clues, but this is 22 clues.

[1to9only]

::: comment :::
it may be that similar patterns produce similar puzzles!

game: 0284

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1..2......2..3......4..56..4..6..7...3..4..1...5..3..4..87..9......1..4......8..5 ED=5.0/5.0/3.8 - m_b_metcalf


game: 0352

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1..2......2..3......4..56..7..6..8...3.....1...5..3..7..74..9......1..7......2..5 ED=5.0/5.0/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
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i have one which is more similar! (edit: swapping 7 and 8 makes puzzle even more similar!!):

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1..2......2..3......4..56..4..6..7...3.....1...5..3..8..78..9......1..8......2..5 ED/5.0/5.0/3.8
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[champagne]

less clues, less puzzles in this area
Likely, most players have now all valid puzzles.
BTW, I did not find puzzles fitting with the pattern in the data base of potential hardest, but I am not 100% sure of the validity of my code,
and yes, similar patterns must deliver similar solutions

[m_b_metcalf]

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 . . 9 . . 4 2 . .
 6 . . 1 . . 8 . .
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 . . 4 . . 9 . . 7
 . . 8 6 . . 4 . .
 . . . . 7 . . 9 .
 . . . . . 5 . . 3  ED=10.4/10.4/10.1

[Robbie]

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. . 7 . . 4 . . 8
. . 9 1 . . 3 . .
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. . . . . 7 . . 4  ED=7.6/7.6/7.6

[m_b_metcalf]

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 . 9 . . . . . 7 .
 . . 8 . . 3 . . 2
 . . 6 8 . . 3 . .
 . . . . 9 . . 4 .
 . . . . . 2 . . 1  ED=10.5/10.5/10.0

[Robbie]

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. . 1 7 . . 4 . .
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. . . . . 9 . . 3  ED=6.6/6.6/6.6

[m_b_metcalf]

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 . . 9 . . 2 6 . .
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 . . 2 . . 9 . . 8
 . . 7 8 . . 2 . .
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 . . . . . 3 . . 9  ED=10.3/10.3/9.7

[Robbie]

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. . 6 5 . . 9 . .
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. . . . . 8 . . 4  ED=3.6/3.6/3.6

[m_b_metcalf]

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 . . 9 . . 4 2 . .
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 . 6 . . . . . 5 .
 . . 4 . . 3 . . 7
 . . 8 9 . . 4 . .
 . . . . 7 . . 3 .
 . . . . . 5 . . 6  ED=10.7/10.7/9.9