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[creint]

With my solver:
Only one step with one or more locked singles required.
Still easy.

[urhegyi]

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I think I finally found a more difficult variant I think it needs more advanced techniques. Can someone confirm this and pointing me in the right direction?
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.......4...92..7.3.3......6.1.76..5..75.......9.153.........32............3.47...

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...32.9............47.........683.4.......18..6..92.5.6......1.1.2..63...7.......

I think this has multiple solutions with r1c1 = 5 in 2nd grid (1sol) and with r1c1 = 8 in 2nd grid(3sol)

[creint]

It has multiple solutions, you can use more advanced techniques but with that you cannot reach beyond the following:

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7    28   1    6    3    9    28   4    5
45   6    9    2    8    45   7    1    3
2458 3    24   45   7    1    28   9    6
3    1    8    7    6    2    4    5    9
6    7    5    48   9    48   1    3    2
24   9    24   1    5    3    6    8    7
9    45   7    58   1    6    3    2    48   9    7    45
1    45   6    3    2    58   9    7    48   45   6    1
28   28   3    9    4    7    5    6    1    8    3    2
               7    5    1    6    8    3    2    4    9
               2    3    9    7    4    5    1    8    6
               48   6    48   1    9    2    7    5    3
               6    9    45   2    3    7    45   1    8
               1    8    2    4    5    6    3    9    7
               45   7    3    8    1    9    6    2    45

[urhegyi]

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Found an overlapping duosudoku I never saw before. The first time solving it I struggled a lot, but the 2nd time it was really nice to solve because I discovered a rule.
How would I best start when solving more sudokus like these?
This must be the solution when I have not made a mistake:
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679431285481572693532698471294753168768124539153986724847219356315867942926345817

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815726934326984715947531682681245397539867241472193568158679423263458179794312856

[urhegyi]

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Looking a second time the site sudoku.today had another example. So I know what to do tomorrow evening.
Was really easy now I understand the hidden constraints.
solution:
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531289746297146853846537219428315967619728534753694128182473695964852371375961482

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971468532465372198283159674197285346536941287824736951648523719759614823312897465

[1to9only]

The solution for the first puzzle is correct.

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.............726.................16...8.2.5.9.5..8...4.4...9.....5.......263....7 ED=2.3/1.2/1.2
...726.................16...8.2.5.9.5..8...4.4...9.....5.......263....7.......... ED=1.5/1.2/1.2


The second puzzle is of similar difficulty level, puzzle rating:

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..........97....5..4..3.2.9..8....6..1.7.8..4....94................5...1..59...82 ED=2.0/1.2/1.2
97....5..4..3.2.9..8....6..1.7.8..4....94................5...1..59...82.......... ED=1.5/1.0/1.0


[urhegyi]

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I like the overlapping sudokus like the last two one, but they are hard to find on the internet and mostly very easy to solve. I'm searching for examples with naked and or hidden subsets, and also with x-wing. Can someone explain how they are created? Finally I found another one and give it a try.
solution:
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936841257215937846847256931768312495423579618591684372384725169652193784179468523

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159378462472569318683124957235796184916843725847251693521937846794685231368412579

[1to9only]

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......2....5..784..4..5...1...3.........7...8.9...4...3.....1...5...3..4..946..2. ED=1.5/1.2/1.2
.5..784..4..5...1...3.....7...7...8.9...4.........1...5...3..4..946..2....8...... ED=1.2/1.0/1.0


Can someone explain how they are created?

The process will be the same as discussed in: http://forum.enjoysudoku.com/how-to-create-a-sudoku-starting-from-a-solution-t38385.html.

- you'll need a solver for the overlapped puzzle.
- generate solution grids

- remove symmetric clues
- check solvable (unique solution)
- loop

- repeat until you have a puzzle of required difficulty
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[creint]

If you don't care about that it must be minimal then you can rate ever time you remove a digit. It limits maximum difficulty but does not guarantee that difficulty.

In my solver within 10 seconds template input and a puzzle.
Here one with SE ~9, but not symmetric.

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. . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . 9 4 . .
. 5 . . . 3 . 1 . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 8 . . . 3 .
. . . 4 . . 2 7 . .
. . . . . . . . . 2
1 . . . . 8 . 6 . .
. . 6 . . . 3 . . .
  9 . . . . . . 7 .

There are other ways for generating but this is the fastest way for small puzzles.

[1to9only]

I like the overlapping sudokus like the last two one, but they are hard to find on the internet and mostly very easy to solve. I'm searching for examples with naked and or hidden subsets, and also with x-wing.

Try these:
http://forum.enjoysudoku.com/wc2018-knockout-flowers-t34870.html
http://forum.enjoysudoku.com/wc2018-kazaguruma-special-t34829.html

Depends on what you are looking for: number of overlapped sudokus (2, 3, 5 (samurai), ... 105!), size of overlapped region (8x8 in the last one you posted), usually the overlapped region is 1 nonet (3x3 block) as in samurai, but can be 2-4 nonets for gattais with 2-4 sudokus. Some time back I posted a number of gattais in the Sudoku variants section, most/all are in the easy/medium difficulty level. I collected all the ones I posted and a few more, and stored them here: https://github.com/1to9only/Gattai-Puzzles.

For more gattais: Ruud's Specialty Puzzles at: http://www.rcbroughton.co.uk/sudoku/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13
.

[urhegyi]

If you don't care about that it must be minimal then you can rate ever time you remove a digit. It limits maximum difficulty but does not guarantee that difficulty.

In my solver within 10 seconds template input and a puzzle.
Here one with SE ~9, but not symmetric.

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. . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . 9 4 . .
. 5 . . . 3 . 1 . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 8 . . . 3 .
. . . 4 . . 2 7 . .
. . . . . . . . . 2
1 . . . . 8 . 6 . .
. . 6 . . . 3 . . .
  9 . . . . . . 7 .

Is it really a SE9.0?
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491826537368751942752943816514372689627189453839465271285637194143298765976514328

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687519423529438167143726895271894536394652718856371942432987651765143289918265374

There are other ways for generating but this is the fastest way for small puzzles.

[urhegyi]

In all 4 examples of the 8x8 overlapping grid I found this constraints:

grid1 r1c1 = grid2 r9c9
grid1 ri+1c1 = grid2 ric9

grid1 r1c1 = grid2 r9c9
grid1 r1ci+1 = grid2 r9ci

[Hajime]

In all 4 examples of the 8x8 overlapping grid I found this constraints: ....

Because there is an overlapping of 8 cells the outermost 2 cells (one per grid) must be equal.
But I confirm that the puzzle of creint is indeed very hard, so did you have a lucky guess or do you have extreme skills?

Here is a duo puzzle with 7x7 overlap:

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Solution is easy, only naked/hidden pairs,triples or quads needed.
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#2//B4/D8
....7..9......4....3....4.....................25.....6.....7.1.47.............2..
....4...........7..........5.....6.1...7.1.9..............2.......1....6..3......


And here a more difficult one. Same layout but chains are needed.

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#2//B4/D8
.....1..........67............4...............2.7...4..5....61.47.6......1.9...7.
.......3..4..............6..7...4.......61....6........9...7......1...5.........9


Because of the 7x7 overlap the 2 outermost pairs per row/col must be equal, but may be exchanged.

All generated with SiSeSuSo.exe

[1to9only]

The first 2 8x8 overlapped sudokus solve as JSBs (Jigsaw Sudoku with Block constraints).

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.............726.................16...8.2.5.9.5..8...4.4...9.....5.......263....7 ED=3.0
..........97....5..4..3.2.9..8....6..1.7.8..4....94................5...1..59...82 ED=1.2


So I generated some JSBs, and some can be solved as 8x8 overlapped sudokus!

Easy:

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. . . . . . . . .
. . 7 . 9 . . . . .
. . . . 2 6 5 . . .
. 2 8 . . . . 9 . .
. . . . . . 6 . . .
. . . 5 . 9 . . 7 .
. 3 . . . 7 . 8 . .
. 8 . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 1 .
  . . . . . . . . .

...........7.9........265...28....9.......6.....5.9..7.3...7.8..8...............1 ED=1.5/1.2/1.2
.7.9........265...28....9.......6.....5.9..7.3...7.8..8...............1.......... ED=2.0/1.2/1.2


Medium:

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. . . . . . . . .
. . . . 7 . 9 . . .
. 8 . . . . . 3 . .
. 7 . . . . 2 . . .
. . 5 4 6 . . . 8 .
. 6 . . . . 3 . . .
. . . . . . . 5 . .
. . . 1 . . . . 4 .
. . 4 . 5 . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . .

.............7.9...8.....3..7....2....546...8.6....3.........5....1....4..4.5.... ED=2.6/1.2/1.2
...7.9...8.....3..7....2....546...8.6....3.........5....1....4..4.5.............. ED=4.1/1.2/1.2


Hard:

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. . . . . . . . .
. 7 . . . . 1 . . .
. . . . 3 . . . 8 .
. 6 . . . . 9 2 . .
. . 9 . 8 5 . . . .
. 5 . . . 1 . . . .
. . . 4 . 7 . . 3 .
. 2 . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 7 . . .
  . . . . . . . . .

..........7....1......3...8.6....92...9.85....5...1......4.7..3.2.............7.. ED=7.2/1.2/1.2
7....1......3...8.6....92...9.85....5...1......4.7..3.2.............7............ ED=6.6/1.2/1.2


[Hajime]

The first 2 8x8 overlapped sudokus solve as JSBs (Jigsaw Sudoku with Block constraints).

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.............726.................16...8.2.5.9.5..8...4.4...9.....5.......263....7 ED=3.0
..........97....5..4..3.2.9..8....6..1.7.8..4....94................5...1..59...82 ED=1.2


Is this code correct?

So I generated some JSBs, and some can be solved as 8x8 overlapped sudokus!

Easy: Singles only confirmed
Medium: Naked/Hidden Pairs/Triplets and Pointing/Claiming is confirmed
Hard: Besides Basic Methods I needed an X-chain and an XY-chain (bivalue) both of length 6 (and some Skyscrapers).