by rjamil » Sun Sep 07, 2025 7:42 pm
POM solution:
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+------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 7 8 4 | 2569 26 1 | 259 369 356 |
| 2 9 5 | 68 3 478 | 48 1 4678 |
| 6 3 1 | 2589 247 45789 | 24589 79 4578 |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 1359 167 3679 | 4 8 2 | 159 3679 3567 |
| 158 4 68 | 7 9 3 | 158 2 568 |
| 389 27 23789 | 1 5 6 | 489 379 3478 |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 349 27 2379 | 2359 247 4579 | 6 8 1 |
| 89 5 6789 | 689 1 789 | 3 4 2 |
| 1348 126 2368 | 2368 246 48 | 7 5 9 |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------+
VT# (3 16 16 12 12 2 12 64 48)
1) Single-digit POM: 6 @ r1c4589 r2c49 r3c1 r4c2389 r5c39 r6c6 r7c7 r8c34 r9c2345
Digit 6 not in 2 Templates => -6 @ r1c4 r1c9 r4c3 r4c9 r9c3 r9c4
+------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 7 8 4 | 259 26 1 | 259 369 35 |
| 2 9 5 | 68 3 478 | 48 1 4678 |
| 6 3 1 | 2589 247 45789 | 24589 79 4578 |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 1359 167 379 | 4 8 2 | 159 3679 357 |
| 158 4 68 | 7 9 3 | 158 2 568 |
| 389 27 23789 | 1 5 6 | 489 379 3478 |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 349 27 2379 | 2359 247 4579 | 6 8 1 |
| 89 5 6789 | 689 1 789 | 3 4 2 |
| 1348 126 238 | 238 246 48 | 7 5 9 |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------+
2) Double-digit POM: 7 @ r1c1 r2c69 r3c5689 r4c2389 r5c4 r6c2389 r7c2356 r8c36 r9c7
and POM: 6 @ r1c58 r2c49 r3c1 r4c28 r5c39 r6c6 r7c7 r8c34 r9c25
Digit 7 not in 6 Templates => -7 @ r3c6 r7c6
+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+
| 7 8 4 | 259 26 1 | 259 369 35 |
| 2 9 5 | 68 3 478 | 48 1 4678 |
| 6 3 1 | 2589 247 4589 | 24589 79 4578 |
+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+
| 1359 167 379 | 4 8 2 | 159 3679 357 |
| 158 4 68 | 7 9 3 | 158 2 568 |
| 389 27 23789 | 1 5 6 | 489 379 3478 |
+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+
| 349 27 2379 | 2359 247 459 | 6 8 1 |
| 89 5 6789 | 689 1 789 | 3 4 2 |
| 1348 126 238 | 238 246 48 | 7 5 9 |
+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+
3) Triple-digit POM: 2 @ r1c457 r2c1 r3c457 r4c6 r5c8 r6c23 r7c2345 r8c9 r9c2345
and POM: 1 @ r1c6 r2c8 r3c3 r4c127 r5c17 r6c4 r7c9 r8c5 r9c12
and POM: 6 @ r1c58 r2c49 r3c1 r4c28 r5c39 r6c6 r7c7 r8c34 r9c25
Digit 2 not in 12 Templates => -2 @ r9c2
Triple-digit POM: 2 @ r1c457 r2c1 r3c457 r4c6 r5c8 r6c23 r7c2345 r8c9 r9c345
and POM: 3 @ r1c89 r2c5 r3c2 r4c1389 r5c6 r6c1389 r7c134 r8c7 r9c134
and POM: 6 @ r1c58 r2c49 r3c1 r4c28 r5c39 r6c6 r7c7 r8c34 r9c25
Digit 2 not in 9 Templates => -2 @ r1c5
Triple-digit POM: 4 @ r1c3 r2c679 r3c5679 r4c4 r5c2 r6c79 r7c156 r8c8 r9c156
and POM: 6 @ r1c58 r2c49 r3c1 r4c28 r5c39 r6c6 r7c7 r8c34 r9c25
and POM: 7 @ r1c1 r2c69 r3c589 r4c2389 r5c4 r6c2389 r7c235 r8c36 r9c7
Digit 4 not in 6 Templates => -4 @ r2c9
Triple-digit POM: 7 @ r1c1 r2c69 r3c589 r4c2389 r5c4 r6c2389 r7c235 r8c36 r9c7
and POM: 1 @ r1c6 r2c8 r3c3 r4c127 r5c17 r6c4 r7c9 r8c5 r9c12
and POM: 4 @ r1c3 r2c67 r3c5679 r4c4 r5c2 r6c79 r7c156 r8c8 r9c156
Digit 7 not in 7 Templates => -7 @ r6c9
Triple-digit POM: 7 @ r1c1 r2c69 r3c589 r4c2389 r5c4 r6c238 r7c235 r8c36 r9c7
and POM: 1 @ r1c6 r2c8 r3c3 r4c127 r5c17 r6c4 r7c9 r8c5 r9c12
and POM: 6 @ r1c58 r2c49 r3c1 r4c28 r5c39 r6c6 r7c7 r8c34 r9c25
Digit 7 not in 4 Templates => -7 @ r3c9 r4c2
Triple-digit POM: 7 @ r1c1 r2c69 r3c58 r4c389 r5c4 r6c238 r7c235 r8c36 r9c7
and POM: 2 @ r1c47 r2c1 r3c457 r4c6 r5c8 r6c23 r7c2345 r8c9 r9c345
and POM: 6 @ r1c58 r2c49 r3c1 r4c28 r5c39 r6c6 r7c7 r8c34 r9c25
Digit 7 not in 3 Templates => -7 @ r7c3
Triple-digit POM: 8 @ r1c2 r2c4679 r3c4679 r4c5 r5c1379 r6c1379 r7c8 r8c1346 r9c1346
and POM: 6 @ r1c58 r2c49 r3c1 r4c28 r5c39 r6c6 r7c7 r8c34 r9c25
and POM: 7 @ r1c1 r2c69 r3c58 r4c389 r5c4 r6c238 r7c25 r8c36 r9c7
Digit 8 not in 26 Templates => -8 @ r2c9 r8c3
Triple-digit POM: 9 @ r1c478 r2c2 r3c4678 r4c1378 r5c5 r6c1378 r7c1346 r8c1346 r9c9
and POM: 6 @ r1c58 r2c49 r3c1 r4c28 r5c39 r6c6 r7c7 r8c34 r9c25
and POM: 7 @ r1c1 r2c69 r3c58 r4c389 r5c4 r6c238 r7c25 r8c36 r9c7
Digit 9 not in 24 Templates => -9 @ r8c3
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Note 1: Waiting for other's OTP solutions to identify the exact triple-digit POM move to crack the puzzle.
Note 2: My RJSudoku solver program solve the puzzle with T&E if POM move disabled.
R. Jamil
