Samurai Sudoku DG

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Samurai Sudoku DG

Postby 1to9only » Mon Dec 05, 2022 9:40 pm

From: here, it was posted a few days ago.
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.......3....95...8..5..4.2......17....2.9....7...4..1...31.....5................. ED=1.5/1.2/1.2
.....712..952.4....2.3......1.63...2.48.....32..........1.6..........3.......2.9. ED=1.5/1.2/1.2
....2...1....................8......92.....18......5....................7...6.... ED=2.3/1.2/1.2
.8.4.......2..........9.7..........83.....14.1...49.5......7.2....8.496..675..... ED=1.5/1.2/1.2
.................4.....82...1..5...9....3.4....64......7.2..1..6...97....5....... ED=1.5/1.5/1.5

Note: The reddit thread contains the solution for a samurai sudoku made with standard sudokus!
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Postby Pat » Wed Dec 07, 2022 3:55 am

using DG,
Centre Green 2
is a "hidden single" at r6c8
(as marked);

are you telling us
that the puzzle has one answer
even ignoring DG?
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Postby 1to9only » Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:09 am

DG solution: Show
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649218537231957648875634921456381792312796485798542316923175864564829173187463259
386597124195284637427316589719638452548721963263945871971863245852479316634152798
864325971173694852259871634518236749926547318347918526692153487431789265785462193
785431692692785431431692785249156378356278149178349256814967523523814967967523814
487521396265973814193648275814752639729136458536489721978265143641397582352814967

The samurai solver I have does not say if the DG solution is unique!

The solution (as standard sudokus) posted in the reddit thread is:
standard sudokus solution: Show
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921876435374952168685314927856231794412697583739548216243185679568729341197463852
634897125895214736127356984719638542548729613263145879481963257952471368376582491
679325481341678952852194376568241739924753618137986524296517843415839267783462195
583471296792683415641295783459126378326758149178349652834967521215834967967512834
843572916267913854195648273418756329729831465536429781974265138681397542352184697

This means the samurai seen as standard sudokus has multiple solutions.
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Re:

Postby Hajime » Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:44 am

1to9only wrote:The samurai solver I have does not say if the DG solution is unique!

Puzzle with DG can be solved with naked and hidden singles only and is unique.
Without DG indeed has multiple solutions.
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Postby Pat » Wed Dec 07, 2022 4:34 pm


    thanks, Hajime!

    as i suspected...
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