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[creint]

Medium only needs one layer of locked singles. So generalized locked singles has SE rating 4.1.

[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


Is this code correct?

To clarify - the second grid is not used, the first grid solves as a JSB sudoku (command line SE 1.2.1.3 ratings):

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.............726.................16...8.2.5.9.5..8...4.4...9.....5.......263....7 JSB Sudoku, ED=2.9/1.2/1.2
...726.................16...8.2.5.9.5..8...4.4...9.....5.......263....7..........

..........97....5..4..3.2.9..8....6..1.7.8..4....94................5...1..59...82 JSB Sudoku, ED=1.2/1.2/1.2
97....5..4..3.2.9..8....6..1.7.8..4....94................5...1..59...82..........



[1to9only]

Medium only needs one layer of locked singles. So generalized locked singles has SE rating 4.1.

I'm using a modified SukakuExplainer, solving the 2 grids as separate sudokus. No generalized intersections enabled (I think enabled only for other variants!).
Yes, generalized intersections can be enabled for the 8x8 overlapped sudokus if additional contraints were to be added/coded for the 2 grids.
The ED=4.1 rating is for a 2-String Kite in my solving path.

[urhegyi]

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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For me 7x7 overlap is harder then 8x8 overlap.

[1to9only]

I'm searching for examples with naked and or hidden subsets, and also with x-wing.

Of the JSBs I generated (r1 and c1 with no givens), roughly half of them can also be solved as 8x8 overlapped sudokus (after adding grid 2 with r9 and c9 with no givens). Of these most solve with singles only, some require a few non-singles techniques - puzzles with 5-6 or more of naked/hidden subsets and fishes are few.

Difficulty: Medium

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..........7....31........5..2..4...6.....21.....63.....5...4..8..4........81....3 ED=4.2/1.2/1.2
7....31........5..2..4...6.....21.....63.....5...4..8..4........81....3.......... ED=3.6/1.2/1.2


[urhegyi]

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From time to time there are new overlapping 8x8 ones on sudoku.today, like today:
solution:
grid1:

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942165387183297546576483192715924638634718259298536714821659473459372861367841925

grid2:

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832975461764831925159246387347182596985367142216594738593728614678419253421653879

[Hajime]

For me 7x7 overlap is harder then 8x8 overlap.

I get the impression that you did use some kind of solver...
Looking at the layout of your solution...
But congratulations. The solution is correct.

[urhegyi]

For me 7x7 overlap is harder then 8x8 overlap.

I get the impression that you did use some kind of solver...
Looking at the layout of your solution...

yes, I tried an old excel version of yours 2_sudoku.xls. I wanted to test other configurations as the usual overlappings, and it seems to work fine.
The picture is based on the layout of your solver. Mostly I need only solvers to produce the pencilmarks. Doing that by hand, certainly when overlapping grids are involved with, takes to much time which I like to spend on solving the sudokus instead of writing the candidate numbers in it.

[urhegyi]

I'm searching for examples with naked and or hidden subsets, and also with x-wing.

Of the JSBs I generated (r1 and c1 with no givens), roughly half of them can also be solved as 8x8 overlapped sudokus (after adding grid 2 with r9 and c9 with no givens). Of these most solve with singles only, some require a few non-singles techniques - puzzles with 5-6 or more of naked/hidden subsets and fishes are few.

Difficulty: Medium

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..........7....31........5..2..4...6.....21.....63.....5...4..8..4........81....3 ED=4.2/1.2/1.2
7....31........5..2..4...6.....21.....63.....5...4..8..4........81....3.......... ED=3.6/1.2/1.2


solution:
grid1:

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532716489876495312419328657325841796687952134941637825153264978794583261268179543

grid2:

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764953128193286574258417963879521346416378259532649781945832617681795432327164895

[1to9only]

From time to time there are new overlapping 8x8 ones on sudoku.today, like today:

The 8x8 overlapped sudokus can be solved using either one of these JSBs (Jigsaws with Blocks):

I think this works when grid1 r1 and c1 are empty. Not sure if this will always work!
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942165387183297546576483192715924638634718259298536714821659473459372861367841925
832975461764831925159246387347182596985367142216594738593728614678419253421653879


[urhegyi]

I already figuered out the jigsaw part last weekend. I came to this:

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...............54..7.4......1..2..3......8..9..85........6..4......7.86.......9.. 311122233644455566644455566644455566977788899977788899977788899311122233311122233

At that moment the checking of the normal sudoku blocks I did manually. Nice you have them enabled to. Is it this setting in the JSON file("isJSB":"false")that has to be changed or is there more work to do to take count of the blocks too?
Without taking them into account I came to this picture:

[1to9only]

Nice you have them enabled to. Is it this setting in the JSON file("isJSB":"false")that has to be changed or is there more work to do to take count of the blocks too?

JSB is enabled/working (Variation/Enable JSB) only in the most recent Jigsaw Explainer - redownload from: https://github.com/1to9only/SudokuJigsawExplainer/releases

The 2 JSB definitions I used:

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...............54..7.4......1..2..3......8..9..85........6..4......7.86.......9.. 977788899311122233311122233311122233644455566644455566644455566977788899977788899 JSB


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.....54..7.4......1..2..3......8..9..85........6..4......7.86.......9............ 112223331112223331445556664445556664445556664778889997778889997778889997112223331 JSB


I must add that to generate the JSBs for the 8x8 overlapped sudokus, I've used a modified Jigsaw Explainer that clears r1 and c1 from the solution grid - this is not in the released Jigsaw Explainer.

[urhegyi]

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overlapped 8x8 versions seems to become populair today:
post1:

[urhegyi]

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And another one from the same site:
post2:

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Post 1: Easy, singles only.

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.............4..71..........3.....56.9...6..7....97..8.5...84.....9..78..6.....9. ED=2.3/1.2/1.2
...4..71..........3.....56.9...6..7....97..8.5...84.....9..78..6.....9........... ED=1.5/1.2/1.2


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671289534329645871485173629837421956294856317516397248952718463143962785768534192
296458713851736294374219568948563172163972485527184639439627851685341927712895346


Post 2: Easy, singles only.

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.............56.3...4.9......9.7..12.1.2..8.5..563......3.....7....1.....52.6.... ED=1.5/1.2/1.2
...56.3...4.9......9.7..12.1.2..8.5..563......3.....7....1.....52.6.............. ED=1.5/1.0/1.0


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591483276728156439634792158469578312317249865285631794143925687976814523852367941
281564397347921586695783124172498653856317942439256871768145239523679418914832765