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Steve Stumble 2-20-2026

Postby SteveG48 » Fri Feb 20, 2026 6:32 pm

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Re: Steve Stumble 2-20-2026

Postby Cenoman » Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:27 pm

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 |  8      34    7      | a25     14    9     |  6    25    13    |
 | f2359  g235   1      |  268-5  7     268   |  89   4    g235   |
 | f259    6     2459   |  3      124   128   |  89   7     125   |
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 |  1      9     8      |  4      3     26    |  7    256   25    |
 |  4      235   2356   |  26     9     7     |  1    236   8     |
 | e236*   7    d236*   |  1      8     5     |  4    236   9     |
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 |  36*    1     36*    |  89     5     4     |  2    89    7     |
 | f259    245   2459   |  7      12    128   |  3    89    6     |
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UR(36)r68c13 using internals:
(5=2)r1c4 - r7c4 = r7c3 - (2)r6c3 == (2)r6c1 - (2=593)r239c1 - (3=25)r2c29 => -5 r2c4; ste
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Re: Steve Stumble 2-20-2026

Postby rjamil » Mon Feb 23, 2026 7:10 am

Upto triple-digit POM move solution:

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 | 2359   235   1     | 2568  7     268  | 5689  4     235  |
 | 259    6     2459  | 3     124   1248 | 589   7     125  |
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 | 1      9     8     | 4     3     267  | 567   256   257  |
 | 4      2357  2356  | 26    9     267  | 1     2356  8    |
 | 2367   237   236   | 1     8     5    | 4     236   9    |
 +--------------------+------------------+------------------+
 | 25679  8     24569 | 269   246   3    | 579   1     457  |
 | 3679   1     3469  | 689   5     468  | 2     89    47   |
 | 259    245   2459  | 7     124   1248 | 3     589   6    |
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...............6...6..............6......6.....6..........6....6................6# 5 - 3116, 3
...............6...6............6.....6.............6.6...........6.............6# 6 - 3036, 4
...............6...6............6.....6.............6....6.....6................6# 7 - 3038, 4
...............6...6............6..........6.6..........6.........6.............6# 8 - 3048, 4
...............6...6............6..........6.6...........6.......6..............6# 9 - 3050, 4
...............6...6............6..........6...6......6...........6.............6# 10 - 3054, 4
...............6...6............6..........6...6.........6.....6................6# 11 - 3056, 4
...............6...6..............6....6.....6..........6...........6...........6# 12 - 3096, 4
...............6...6..............6....6.......6......6.............6...........6# 13 - 3102, 4
...............6...6..............6......6...6..........6.........6.............6# 14 - 3108, 4
...............6...6..............6......6...6...........6.......6..............6# 15 - 3110, 4
...............6...6..............6......6.....6......6...........6.............6# 16 - 3114, 4
...............6...6..............6......6.....6.........6.....6................6# 17 - 3116, 4
............6......6............6.....6.............6.....6....6................6# 18 - 3038, 6
............6......6............6..........6.6............6......6..............6# 19 - 3050, 6
............6......6............6..........6...6..........6....6................6# 20 - 3056, 6
............6......6..............6......6...6............6......6..............6# 21 - 3110, 6
............6......6..............6......6.....6..........6....6................6# 22 - 3116, 6
..............6....6..............6....6.....6............6......6..............6# 23 - 4826, 6
..............6....6..............6....6.......6..........6....6................6# 24 - 4832, 6
............6......6.............6.......6...6............6......6..............6# 25 - 3110, 7
............6......6.............6.......6.....6..........6....6................6# 26 - 3116, 7
..............6....6.............6.....6.....6............6......6..............6# 27 - 4826, 7
..............6....6.............6.....6.......6..........6....6................6# 28 - 4832, 7
.............7...........7.......7.......7....7.......7................7...7.....# 1 - 1387, 2
.............7...........7.......7.......7....7...............77...........7.....# 2 - 1390, 2
.............7...........7.........7.....7....7.............7..7...........7.....# 3 - 1438, 2
............8...........8....8..............8....8.....8............8..........8.# 1 - 84, 0
............8...........8....8..............8....8.....8..............8......8...# 2 - 85, 0
..............8.........8....8..............8....8.....8..........8............8.# 3 - 1818, 0
...............8.......8.....8..............8....8.....8..........8............8.# 4 - 3258, 0
.........9..............9...9...........9............9..9.........9............9.# 1 - 18, 5
.........9..............9...9...........9............9...9.......9.............9.# 2 - 20, 5
.........9..............9...9...........9............9...9............9...9......# 3 - 21, 5
...............9..9.........9...........9............9..9.........9............9.# 4 - 2610, 5
...............9..9.........9...........9............9...9.......9.............9.# 5 - 2612, 5
...............9..9.........9...........9............9...9............9...9......# 6 - 2613, 5
...............9....9.......9...........9............99...........9............9.# 7 - 3234, 5
...............9....9.......9...........9............9...9.....9...............9.# 8 - 3236, 5
...............9....9.......9...........9............9...9............9.9........# 9 - 3237, 5
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1) #VT: (3 158 8 7 40 28 3 4 9)
Single-digit POM: .3.....3333......3...3.........3.....33....3.333....3......3...3.3............3..
Digit 3 not in 8 Templates => -3 @ r1c8

Single-digit POM: .5.5..55555.5..5.55.5...5.5......555.55....5......5...5.5...5.5....5....555....5.
Digit 5 not in 40 Templates => -5 @ r5c8

Single-digit POM: ..7..........7...........7......77.7.7...7...77.......7.....7.77.......7...7.....
Digit 7 not in 3 Templates => -7 @ r4c6 r5c2 r6c1
Digit 7 in all 3 Templates => 7 @ r5c6 r6c2

Single-digit POM: .....9...9.....9..9.9...9...9...........9............99.99..9..9.99...9.9.9....9.
Digit 9 not in 9 Templates => -9 @ r7c7

Code: Select all
 +--------------------+------------------+-----------------+
 | 8      2345  7     | 256   1246  9    | 56    256  1235 |
 | 2359   235   1     | 2568  7     268  | 5689  4    235  |
 | 259    6     2459  | 3     124   1248 | 589   7    125  |
 +--------------------+------------------+-----------------+
 | 1      9     8     | 4     3     26   | 567   256  257  |
 | 4      235   2356  | 26    9     7    | 1     236  8    |
 | 236    7     236   | 1     8     5    | 4     236  9    |
 +--------------------+------------------+-----------------+
 | 25679  8     24569 | 269   246   3    | 57    1    457  |
 | 3679   1     3469  | 689   5     468  | 2     89   47   |
 | 259    245   2459  | 7     124   1248 | 3     589  6    |
 +--------------------+------------------+-----------------+

2) #VT: (3 80 7 7 40 18 3 4 9)
Triple-digit POM: 1 @ r1c59 r2c3 r3c569 r4c1 r5c7 r6c4 r7c8 r8c2 r9c56
and POM: 2 @ r1c24589 r2c12469 r3c13569 r4c689 r5c2348 r6c138 r7c1345 r8c7 r9c12356
and POM: 3 @ r1c29 r2c129 r3c4 r4c5 r5c238 r6c138 r7c6 r8c13 r9c7
Digit 1 not in 1 Template => -1 @ r1c9 r3c5 r3c6 r9c5
Digit 1 in all 1 Template => 1 @ r1c5 r3c9 r9c6

Triple-digit POM: 2 @ r1c2489 r2c12469 r3c1356 r4c689 r5c2348 r6c138 r7c1345 r8c7 r9c1235
and POM: 1 @ r1c5 r2c3 r3c9 r4c1 r5c7 r6c4 r7c8 r8c2 r9c6
and POM: 4 @ r1c2 r2c8 r3c356 r4c4 r5c1 r6c7 r7c359 r8c369 r9c235
Digit 2 not in 32 Templates => -2 @ r1c2

Triple-digit POM: 2 @ r1c489 r2c12469 r3c1356 r4c689 r5c2348 r6c138 r7c1345 r8c7 r9c1235
and POM: 1 @ r1c5 r2c3 r3c9 r4c1 r5c7 r6c4 r7c8 r8c2 r9c6
and POM: 6 @ r1c478 r2c467 r3c2 r4c678 r5c348 r6c138 r7c1345 r8c1346 r9c9
Digit 2 not in 14 Templates => -2 @ r2c6 r7c5

Triple-digit POM: 2 @ r1c489 r2c1249 r3c1356 r4c689 r5c2348 r6c138 r7c134 r8c7 r9c1235
and POM: 3 @ r1c29 r2c129 r3c4 r4c5 r5c238 r6c138 r7c6 r8c13 r9c7
and POM: 4 @ r1c2 r2c8 r3c356 r4c4 r5c1 r6c7 r7c359 r8c369 r9c235
Digit 2 not in 2 Templates => -2 @ r1c8 r1c9 r2c1 r2c2 r2c4 r3c5 r3c6 r4c8 r4c9 r5c3 r5c4 r5c8 r6c1 r6c3 r7c4 r9c1 r9c2 r9c3
Digit 2 in all 2 Templates => 2 @ r1c4 r2c9 r4c6 r5c2 r6c8 r9c5

Triple-digit POM: 2 @ r1c4 r2c9 r3c13 r4c6 r5c2 r6c8 r7c13 r8c7 r9c5
and POM: 4 @ r1c2 r2c8 r3c356 r4c4 r5c1 r6c7 r7c359 r8c369 r9c23
and POM: 5 @ r1c2789 r2c1247 r3c137 r4c789 r5c3 r6c6 r7c1379 r8c5 r9c1238
Digit 2 not in 1 Template => -2 @ r3c1 r7c3
Digit 2 in all 1 Template => 2 @ r3c3 r7c1

Triple-digit POM: 3 @ r1c29 r2c12 r3c4 r4c5 r5c38 r6c13 r7c6 r8c13 r9c7
and POM: 1 @ r1c5 r2c3 r3c9 r4c1 r5c7 r6c4 r7c8 r8c2 r9c6
and POM: 2 @ r1c4 r2c9 r3c3 r4c6 r5c2 r6c8 r7c1 r8c7 r9c5
Digit 3 not in 2 Templates => -3 @ r1c2 r2c1 r5c3
Digit 3 in all 2 Templates => 3 @ r1c9 r2c2 r5c8

Triple-digit POM: 3 @ r1c9 r2c2 r3c4 r4c5 r5c8 r6c13 r7c6 r8c13 r9c7
and POM: 1 @ r1c5 r2c3 r3c9 r4c1 r5c7 r6c4 r7c8 r8c2 r9c6
and POM: 7 @ r1c3 r2c5 r3c8 r4c79 r5c6 r6c2 r7c79 r8c19 r9c4
Digit 3 not in 1 Template => -3 @ r6c3 r8c1
Digit 3 in all 1 Template => 3 @ r6c1 r8c3

Triple-digit POM: 4 @ r1c2 r2c8 r3c56 r4c4 r5c1 r6c7 r7c359 r8c69 r9c23
and POM: 1 @ r1c5 r2c3 r3c9 r4c1 r5c7 r6c4 r7c8 r8c2 r9c6
and POM: 2 @ r1c4 r2c9 r3c3 r4c6 r5c2 r6c8 r7c1 r8c7 r9c5
Digit 4 not in 2 Templates => -4 @ r7c3 r9c2
Digit 4 in all 2 Templates => 4 @ r1c2 r9c3

Triple-digit POM: 4 @ r1c2 r2c8 r3c56 r4c4 r5c1 r6c7 r7c59 r8c69 r9c3
and POM: 1 @ r1c5 r2c3 r3c9 r4c1 r5c7 r6c4 r7c8 r8c2 r9c6
and POM: 6 @ r1c78 r2c467 r3c2 r4c78 r5c34 r6c3 r7c345 r8c146 r9c9
Digit 4 not in 1 Template => -4 @ r3c6 r7c5 r8c9
Digit 4 in all 1 Template => 4 @ r7c9 r8c6

Triple-digit POM: 5 @ r1c78 r2c147 r3c17 r4c789 r5c3 r6c6 r7c37 r8c5 r9c128
and POM: 1 @ r1c5 r2c3 r3c9 r4c1 r5c7 r6c4 r7c8 r8c2 r9c6
and POM: 2 @ r1c4 r2c9 r3c3 r4c6 r5c2 r6c8 r7c1 r8c7 r9c5
Digit 5 not in 1 Template => -5 @ r1c7 r2c1 r2c7 r3c7 r4c7 r4c8 r7c3 r9c1 r9c8
Digit 5 in all 1 Template => 5 @ r1c8 r2c4 r3c1 r4c9 r5c3 r7c7

Triple-digit POM: 6 @ r1c7 r2c67 r3c2 r4c78 r5c4 r6c3 r7c345 r8c14 r9c9
and POM: 1 @ r1c5 r2c3 r3c9 r4c1 r5c7 r6c4 r7c8 r8c2 r9c6
and POM: 2 @ r1c4 r2c9 r3c3 r4c6 r5c2 r6c8 r7c1 r8c7 r9c5
Digit 6 not in 1 Template => -6 @ r2c7 r4c7 r7c3 r7c4 r8c4
Digit 6 in all 1 Template => 6 @ r2c6 r8c1

Triple-digit POM: 8 @ r1c1 r2c7 r3c67 r4c3 r5c9 r6c5 r7c2 r8c48 r9c8
and POM: 1 @ r1c5 r2c3 r3c9 r4c1 r5c7 r6c4 r7c8 r8c2 r9c6
and POM: 2 @ r1c4 r2c9 r3c3 r4c6 r5c2 r6c8 r7c1 r8c7 r9c5
Digit 8 not in 1 Template => -8 @ r3c7 r8c8
Digit 8 in all 1 Template => 8 @ r2c7 r8c4 r9c8; stte

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Re: Steve Stumble 2-20-2026

Postby Maxito_Bahiense » Tue Feb 24, 2026 2:32 am

rjamil wrote:Upto triple-digit POM move solution:

R. Jamil
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It works with less code text:
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Code: Select all
...........1..............11..............1.....1............1..1............1...# 1 - 2332, 4
...........1..........1....1..............1.....1............1..1............1...# 2 - 2044, 8
...........1...........1...1..............1.....1............1..1...........1....# 3 - 2332, 8
............2.............2.....2.....2.............2.2..............2......2....# 1 - 739, 1
............2.............2.....2.....2.............2.....2..........2..2........# 2 - 741, 1
............2.............2.....2..........2.2..........2............2......2....# 3 - 757, 1
............2.............2.....2..........2.2............2..........2....2......# 4 - 759, 1
............2.............2.....2..........2...2......2..............2......2....# 5 - 763, 1
............2.............2.....2..........2...2..........2..........2..2........# 6 - 765, 1
............2.............2.......2......2...2..........2............2......2....# 7 - 853, 1
............2.............2.......2......2...2............2..........2....2......# 8 - 855, 1
............2.............2.......2......2.....2......2..............2......2....# 9 - 859, 1
............2.............2.......2......2.....2..........2..........2..2........# 10 - 861, 1
..............2...........2.......2....2.....2..........2............2......2....# 11 - 2569, 1
..............2...........2.......2....2.....2............2..........2....2......# 12 - 2571, 1
..............2...........2.......2....2.......2......2..............2......2....# 13 - 2575, 1
..............2...........2.......2....2.......2..........2..........2..2........# 14 - 2577, 1
.................2....2.........2.....2.............2....2...........2..2........# 15 - 4773, 1
.................2....2.........2..........2.2...........2...........2....2......# 16 - 4791, 1
.................2....2.........2..........2...2.........2...........2..2........# 17 - 4797, 1
.................2....2...........2....2.....2..........2............2.......2...# 18 - 4873, 1
.................2....2...........2....2.......2......2..............2.......2...# 19 - 4879, 1
.................2....2...........2......2...2...........2...........2....2......# 20 - 4887, 1
.................2....2...........2......2.....2.........2...........2..2........# 21 - 4893, 1
.................2.....2..........2....2.....2..........2............2......2....# 22 - 5161, 1
.................2.....2..........2....2.....2............2..........2....2......# 23 - 5163, 1
.................2.....2..........2....2.......2......2..............2......2....# 24 - 5167, 1
.................2.....2..........2....2.......2..........2..........2..2........# 25 - 5169, 1
.........2................2.....2....2..............2...2............2......2....# 26 - 727, 3
.........2................2.....2....2..............2.....2..........2....2......# 27 - 729, 3
.........2................2.....2.....2.............2.....2..........2...2.......# 28 - 741, 3
.........2................2.....2..........2..2.........2............2......2....# 29 - 757, 3
.........2................2.....2..........2..2...........2..........2....2......# 30 - 759, 3
.........2................2.....2..........2...2..........2..........2...2.......# 31 - 765, 3
.........2................2.......2......2....2.........2............2......2....# 32 - 853, 3
.........2................2.......2......2....2...........2..........2....2......# 33 - 855, 3
.........2................2.......2......2.....2..........2..........2...2.......# 34 - 861, 3
..........2...............2.....2.....2.............2.2..............2......2....# 35 - 1603, 3
..........2...............2.....2.....2.............2.....2..........2..2........# 36 - 1605, 3
..........2...............2.....2..........2.2..........2............2......2....# 37 - 1621, 3
..........2...............2.....2..........2.2............2..........2....2......# 38 - 1623, 3
..........2...............2.....2..........2...2......2..............2......2....# 39 - 1627, 3
..........2...............2.....2..........2...2..........2..........2..2........# 40 - 1629, 3
..........2...............2.......2......2...2..........2............2......2....# 41 - 1717, 3
..........2...............2.......2......2...2............2..........2....2......# 42 - 1719, 3
..........2...............2.......2......2.....2......2..............2......2....# 43 - 1723, 3
..........2...............2.......2......2.....2..........2..........2..2........# 44 - 1725, 3
.................22.............2....2..............2...2............2......2....# 45 - 4471, 3
.................22.............2....2..............2.....2..........2....2......# 46 - 4473, 3
.................22.............2.....2.............2.....2..........2...2.......# 47 - 4485, 3
.................22.............2..........2..2.........2............2......2....# 48 - 4501, 3
.................22.............2..........2..2...........2..........2....2......# 49 - 4503, 3
.................22.............2..........2...2..........2..........2...2.......# 50 - 4509, 3
.................22...............2......2....2.........2............2......2....# 51 - 4597, 3
.................22...............2......2....2...........2..........2....2......# 52 - 4599, 3
.................22...............2......2.....2..........2..........2...2.......# 53 - 4605, 3
.................2..2...........2....2..............2.2..............2......2....# 54 - 5059, 3
.................2..2...........2....2..............2.....2..........2..2........# 55 - 5061, 3
.................2..2...........2..........2.2............2..........2...2.......# 56 - 5079, 3
.................2..2...........2..........2..2.......2..............2......2....# 57 - 5083, 3
.................2..2...........2..........2..2...........2..........2..2........# 58 - 5085, 3
.................2..2.............2......2...2............2..........2...2.......# 59 - 5175, 3
.................2..2.............2......2....2.......2..............2......2....# 60 - 5179, 3
.................2..2.............2......2....2...........2..........2..2........# 61 - 5181, 3
.........2................2.....2....2..............2....2...........2....2......# 62 - 729, 4
.........2................2.....2.....2.............2....2...........2...2.......# 63 - 741, 4
.........2................2.....2..........2..2..........2...........2....2......# 64 - 759, 4
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...............9....9.......9...........9............9...9.....9...............9.# 8 - 3236, 5
...............9....9.......9...........9............9...9............9.9........# 9 - 3237, 5

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Re: Steve Stumble 2-20-2026

Postby rjamil » Tue Feb 24, 2026 12:50 pm

Hi Maxito_Bahiense,

Maxito_Bahiense wrote:It works with less code text:

I think, no.

I see posts, having more code in Hidden tags, here.

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Re: Steve Stumble 2-20-2026

Postby Maxito_Bahiense » Wed Feb 25, 2026 1:06 am

rjamil wrote:
I see posts, having more code in Hidden tags, here.

R. Jamil


Hi! You mean precisely this post? It hides a lot of text, but it's not a code block inside a hidden tag. Just text, as far as I see.

I took the code text you couldn't hide, and I reproduced the same behaviour. I deleted some text, and eventually the hide tag worked. Who knows, maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to work with less code text.
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Re: Steve Stumble 2-20-2026

Postby rjamil » Wed Feb 25, 2026 2:08 am

Hi Maxito_Bahiense,

Well, it's off topic, but, this post contain more code data under hidden tag.

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