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puzzle I cannot solve without guessing

Postby lurker » Sun Aug 13, 2023 11:21 am

here is the puzzle:
5 7 9 | 8 . 4 | . 6 3
4 8 . | 3 7 6 | 5 . 9
. 6 3 | 9 . 5 | 7 8 4
-------+-------+------
3 9 7 | 1 5 2 | 8 4 6
8 . 5 | 4 6 9 | . . 7
6 . 4 | 7 3 8 | 9 5 .
-------+-------+------
9 4 . | 6 8 . | . 7 5
. 3 8 | 5 4 . | 6 9 .
. 5 6 | 2 9 . | 4 . 8
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Re: puzzle I cannot solve without guessing

Postby P.O. » Wed Aug 16, 2023 6:09 pm

Code: Select all
5    7    9    8    12   4    12   6    3             
4    8    12   3    7    6    5    12   9             
12   6    3    9    12   5    7    8    4             
3    9    7    1    5    2    8    4    6             
8    12   5    4    6    9    123  123  7             
6    12   4    7    3    8    9    5    12           
9    4    12   6    8    13   123  7    5             
127  3    8    5    4    17   6    9    12           
17   5    6    2    9    137  4    13   8       

n2 in r2c3 can be eliminated with the following observation:
 if r7c3=2 then r2c3<>2
 if r7c3<>2 then r7c7=2 then r1c7=1 then r2c8<>1 then r2c3=1 
 => r2c3 can't be 2
this elimination solves the grid with singles.
 
written as a chain:
 r7n2{c3 c7} - r1c7{n2 n1} - r2n1{c8 c3} => r2c3 <> 2
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Re: puzzle I cannot solve without guessing

Postby Leren » Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:48 pm

Code: Select all
5798.4.6348.3765.9.639.57843971528468.5469..76.473895.94.68..75.3854.69..5629.4.8

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*-------------------------------------*
| 5   7   9  | 8 12 4   | 1-2  6   3  |
| 4   8  b12 | 3 7  6   | 5   a12  9  |
| 12  6   3  | 9 12 5   | 7    8   4  |
|------------+----------+-------------|
| 3   9   7  | 1 5  2   | 8    4   6  |
| 8   12  5  | 4 6  9   | 123  123 7  |
| 6   12  4  | 7 3  8   | 9    5   12 |
|------------+----------+-------------|
| 9   4  c12 | 6 8  13  |d123  7   5  |
| 127 3   8  | 5 4  17  | 6    9   12 |
| 17  5   6  | 2 9  137 | 4    13  8  |
*-------------------------------------*

There is a Skyscraper of 2's in cells marked a-b-c-d which removes the 2 from r1c7. If you don't know about Skyscrapers you can read about them here.

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