Stuck on a rainy Sunday morning....

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Stuck on a rainy Sunday morning....

Postby Larlo » Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:49 pm

Hello all:D

I need a bit of help on this puzzle please, I am completely stuck, I've tried 8 different times and no:idea: at all.

If you can help out in any way that would be awesome!!

Thank you in advance.

Larlo

81XXX92XX
X5X8XX7XX
9XXX35XX6
XXXXX2X7X
XXX1X3XXX
X9X7XXXXX
3XX56XXX1
XX1XX8X5X
XX89XXX47
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Postby Ruud » Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:22 pm

Hi, welcome to the forum.

This puzzle can be completed with singles only.
Code: Select all
8 1 .|. . 9|2 . .
. 5 .|8 . .|7 . .
9 . .|. 3 5|. . 6
-----+-----+-----
. . .|. . 2|. 7 .
. . .|1 . 3|. . .
. 9 .|7 . .|. . .
-----+-----+-----
3 . .|5 6 .|. . 1
. . 1|. . 8|. 5 .
. . 8|9 . .|. 4 7


From this position:

There are two hidden singles for digit 3.
There are two hidden singles for digit 5.
There is a hidden single for digit 9.

Ruud
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Postby Larlo » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:25 pm

Hi Rudd:

Sorry, new to site and I am not sure what you mean by singles or hidden?

Thanks Larlo
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Postby Larlo » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:35 am

I finally figured out what u meant with the link Ruud.....moving right along
I got to about 14 squares remaining and realized that i dbled up. UGH!!!

Any hints?:D
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Postby udosuk » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:52 am

Larlo wrote:Any hints?:D

Start again, be more careful this time and don't double up!:D

Here is the link again (more explicitly):

http://www.sudopedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Single

Also, make sure you learn the naked single too:

http://www.sudopedia.org/wiki/Naked_Single

:idea:
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