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[Patrice]

From pattern game 174, some "superior plus puzzles"

Use naked quad or jellyfish

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1..2..9....8..3.5..6.8....14.6..98........2...7.3...166..73.....9...5.....5..6..4  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
6..1..3....5..9.6..2.6....15.8..24........8...4.7...253..24.....6...7.....7..3..4  ED=5.0/3.6/3.2;
6..9..3....9..1.6..2.5....17.8..32........7...5.1...498..21.....6...4.....7..9..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
1..4..3....3..1.6..6.5....47.8..56........7...9.7...458..21.....2...4.....7..9..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
6..9..5....3..4.6..1.5....27.8..56........7...4.7...398..45.....2...8.....7..9..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
6..4..3....2..1.6..5.2....97.8..91........6...6.7...938..15.....2...8.....7..4..8  ED=5.0/2.8/2.8;
6..9..3....1..2.4..7.3....61.8..92........8...6.7...398..29.....4...3.....2..5..3  ED=5.0/2.5/2.5;
6..9..7....1..4.6..7.2....98.5..92........8...6.1...372..89.....4...1.....9..2..3  ED=5.2/2.6/2.6;
2..9..3....4..2.7..1.3....68.9..74........8...4.8...624..25.....6...9.....5..3..8  ED=5.0/2.6/2.6;
2..9..6....1..2.7..7.6....98.6..49........8...4.8...325..72.....1...9.....4..3..8  ED=5.2/2.0/2.0;
7..9..2....3..2.7..4.6....58.7..43........8...1.8...561..52.....3...9.....6..1..8  ED=5.0/2.8/2.8;
1..9..4....2..5.9..6.1....58.3..76........8...7.8...246..75.....3...4.....7..3..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
9..6..1....6..2.9..2.1....48.3..12........8...7.8...532..97.....3...6.....7..3..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
9..2..1....6..9.4..5.6....98.3..25........8...7.8...342..97.....3...1.....7..3..8  ED=5.0/3.0/3.0;
5..2..7....8..3.2..2.9....14.6..78........4...8.3...176..73.....9...5.....5..6..4  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
4..9..3....3..1.4..1.8....59.6..84........7...4.6...282..75.....6...9.....5..6..2  ED=5.0/2.8/2.8;
5..4..1....7..5.6..6.1....28.3..16........8...4.6...957..25.....3...4.....4..3..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
2..9..7....5..2.1..6.7....98.3..94........8...4.8...324..39.....1...7.....9..1..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
5..1..4....1..5.3..3.6....71.5..79........3...9.2...689..74.....5...8.....2..6..9  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
4..6..1....6..2.9..2.1....48.3..52........8...7.8...592..76.....3...1.....7..4..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
9..2..4....2..8.9..7.1....25.6..28........5...3.7...216..83.....9...1.....3..6..4  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
4..9..3....5..7.4..6.3....98.2..96........9...5.8...275..69.....4...1.....7..2..3  ED=5.0/2.5/2.5;
4..3..1....6..2.5..2.1....48.3..74........8...7.8...962..69.....3...1.....7..5..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
9..2..8....2..5.9..8.1....27.6..25........7...3.4...686..53.....7...1.....3..6..4  ED=5.0/2.6/2.6;
1..9..2....5..7.6..4.2....98.4..53........8...3.8...526..53.....7...2.....3..1..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
3..9..7....2..5.4..1.7....38.4..15........8...5.8...246..12.....3...9.....7..6..8  ED=5.0/3.4/2.6;
4..9..6....5..4.2..1.6....98.4..61........8...2.8...642..59.....5...7.....1..3..8  ED=5.2/2.0/2.0;
9..5..2....7..8.5..6.1....87.6..23........8...5.4...766..23.....9...4.....1..6..4  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
4..6..2....6..1.3..8.9....76.7..51........7...4.8...592..14.....3...9.....4..8..2  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
4..9..2....7..3.6..3.2....98.5..23........8...1.8...561..42.....5...7.....9..1..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
7..5..3....9..3.4..6.8....71.6..24........8...5.1...266..23.....9...5.....2..6..4  ED=5.0/2.8/2.8;
8..4..6....7..1.5..1.8....74.8..51........4...7.2...892..53.....3...6.....5..9..3  ED=5.0/3.0/2.6;
9..6..8....1..3.2..3.1....71.2..75........2...6.3...488..73.....4...6.....7..9..5  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
8..6..3....1..3.8..9.5....71.2..79........4...6.1...289..73.....1...6.....7..2..5  ED=5.0/2.8/2.8;
8..6..7....1..3.8..3.1....61.2..79........8...8.5...279..34.....1...6.....4..9..5  ED=5.0/2.8/2.6;
8..9..3....5..3.8..3.6....71.2..79........4...6.1...282..73.....1...6.....7..2..5  ED=5.0/5.0/2.8;
7..9..3....4..7.2..1.3....98.6..95........8...5.8...675..69.....4...3.....9..4..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
2..9..6....7..2.5..3.6....95.3..91........8...1.4...934..82.....2...1.....1..4..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;


My total set of superior puzzles (naked quad and jellyfish) is about 110 puzzles.
The set of superior plus puzzles (swordfish) is about 2500 puzzles.
Does any one want to see the rest ?

Regards
Patrice

[Pat]

I tried to look in a small batch (63,000 puzzles of the current game 175)

some "superior plus" puzzles --

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.8.5.......6..1.7.2...6.9...6..8......87.65......3..9...5.9...2.2.4..7.......3.1. # 3.8/2.0/2.0
.1.7.......6..1.2.2...6.8...7..5......89.63......8..9...5.1...2.9.4..6.......3.7. # 3.8/2.6/2.6
.5.7.......6..1.4.2...9.8...7..5......81.63......3..9...4.1...2.2.4..7.......3.1. # 3.8/3.8/2.6
.8.9.......6..1.4.2...6.8...4..5......81.23......3..9...5.1...3.9.4..6.......7.1. # 3.8/3.6/3.4
.8.7.......9..1.2.2...6.8...4..5......81.63......3..9...5.1...2.7.4..6.......9.1. # 3.8/3.8/3.8
.8.7.......9..1.2.2...6.8...7..5......81.63......3..9...5.1...2.3.4..7.......9.1. # 3.8/3.8/3.8
.8.7.......6..2.4.9...6.5...7..5......81.63......3..9...5.1...2.2.4..7.......3.1. # 3.8/2.0/2.0
.8.7.......6..1.5.2...9.8...7..5......81.63......3..9...5.1...2.2.4..7.......3.4. # 3.8/3.8/2.6
.9.7.......6..1.4.2...6.8...7..4......45.63......8..9...5.1...2.2.4..7.......3.8. # 3.8/2.6/2.6
.1.7.......7..1.4.9...6.8...7..4......25.63......3..9...5.1...2.8.2..6.......3.8. # 3.8/2.6/2.6
.1.7.......6..9.4.2...6.5...7..4......45.63......3..9...5.1...2.9.4..7.......3.1. # 3.8/3.4/3.4
.1.7.......6..9.4.2...6.9...7..4......85.63......3..9...5.1...2.2.8..7.......3.8. # 3.8/3.8/2.6
.1.7.......6..1.2.2...6.8...7..4......85.63......8..9...5.1...2.6.4..7.......3.4. # 3.8/2.6/2.6
.1.7.......6..1.4.3...6.9...7..4......85.63......2..9...5.1...2.8.4..1.......3.8. # 3.8/2.8/2.6
.5.7.......6..9.4.4...6.8...4..5......81.63......2..9...5.7...2.7.2..6.......3.1. # 3.8/2.6/2.6
.5.7.......6..1.4.4...6.8...4..5......89.63......2..9...5.7...2.7.2..6.......3.1. # 3.8/2.6/2.6
.3.7.......9..1.4.4...6.8...1..5......81.23......3..9...5.1...2.7.4..6.......9.8. # 3.8/2.0/2.0
.2.7.......6..1.4.7...6.8...1..2......81.93......3..9...5.7...2.7.4..6.......2.8. # 3.8/2.0/2.0
.5.7.......9..1.4.4...6.8...1..5......81.73......3..9...5.1...2.3.4..6.......9.8. # 3.8/3.8/3.4
.4.7.......9..1.2.2...4.8...1..5......81.63......3..9...5.1...2.7.4..6.......9.8. # 3.8/3.8/3.8
.6.7.......9..1.2.2...4.8...1..5......81.63......3..9...5.1...2.7.4..6.......9.8. # 3.8/3.8/3.0
.3.7.......6..1.2.2...4.8...1..5......81.43......3..6...5.1...2.7.9..4.......6.8. # 3.8/3.8/3.8
.9.7.......6..1.2.2...4.8...1..5......81.43......3..6...5.1...2.7.9..4.......6.8. # 3.8/3.8/3.8
.5.7.......6..1.4.2...4.8...7..5......81.43......3..9...5.8...2.2.4..7.......6.3. # 3.8/3.8/3.8
.1.7.......9..1.4.4...6.8...2..5......81.63......3..9...5.1...4.7.5..2.......9.8. # 3.8/3.8/3.8
.3.7.......9..1.4.4...6.8...1..5......81.63......3..9...5.1...4.7.2..6.......9.3. # 3.8/3.8/3.8
.2.3.......9..4.7.4...6.8...1..5......81.63......3..9...5.1...2.7.5..6.......9.5. # 4.0/3.0/3.0
.2.4.......9..3.4.4...6.8...1..5......81.63......7..9...5.1...3.7.5..6.......9.8. # 3.8/2.0/2.0
.2.3.......9..1.4.4...6.8...3..5......81.63......3..9...5.7...2.7.4..6.......9.8. # 3.8/3.8/3.4
.2.3.......6..7.4.4...8.7...1..5......81.63......3..5...5.1...2.7.5..6.......9.8. # 3.8/2.0/2.0
.2.7.......9..3.4.4...6.8...1..5......31.65......3..9...5.1...2.7.4..6.......9.8. # 3.8/2.0/2.0
.2.7.......9..1.4.4...6.8...8..5......51.63......3..9...8.1...2.7.2..6.......9.8. # 3.8/3.8/3.8
.2.7.......9..1.4.4...6.8...1..5......81.73......3..9...7.1...2.3.4..6.......9.8. # 3.8/3.8/3.4
.2.7.......9..1.4.4...6.8...1..5......81.65......3..9...5.1...2.6.4..3.......9.8. # 3.8/3.8/3.4
.2.7.......6..3.4.4...9.8...1..5......81.23......3..6...5.1...2.3.5..6.......9.8. # 3.8/2.0/2.0
.4.7.......6..2.4.3...6.8...1..5......81.63......8..9...5.1...4.7.5..2.......9.5. # 3.8/2.0/2.0
.2.7.......6..3.4.3...4.8...1..5......81.63......8..9...5.1...4.8.5..7.......9.1. # 3.8/2.0/2.0


3.8 = swordfish
the 4.0 puzzle uses a swordfish + a hidden triplet

If this is what you are looking for, I can provide you many more... but quad or jellyfish are rare !

thanks !!

( indeed Swordfish is much more common than Jellyfish or quartet,
therefore most "superior plus" puzzles are Swordfish puzzles )

* nice to see your 4.0 example,
that's less common ( and trickier to solve )

From pattern game 174, some "superior plus" puzzles
which use naked quad or jellyfish

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1..2..9....8..3.5..6.8....14.6..98........2...7.3...166..73.....9...5.....5..6..4 # 5.0/5.0/2.6
6..1..3....5..9.6..2.6....15.8..24........8...4.7...253..24.....6...7.....7..3..4 # 5.0/3.6/3.2
6..9..3....9..1.6..2.5....17.8..32........7...5.1...498..21.....6...4.....7..9..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
1..4..3....3..1.6..6.5....47.8..56........7...9.7...458..21.....2...4.....7..9..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
6..9..5....3..4.6..1.5....27.8..56........7...4.7...398..45.....2...8.....7..9..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
6..4..3....2..1.6..5.2....97.8..91........6...6.7...938..15.....2...8.....7..4..8 # 5.0/2.8/2.8
6..9..3....1..2.4..7.3....61.8..92........8...6.7...398..29.....4...3.....2..5..3 # 5.0/2.5/2.5
6..9..7....1..4.6..7.2....98.5..92........8...6.1...372..89.....4...1.....9..2..3 # 5.2/2.6/2.6
2..9..3....4..2.7..1.3....68.9..74........8...4.8...624..25.....6...9.....5..3..8 # 5.0/2.6/2.6
2..9..6....1..2.7..7.6....98.6..49........8...4.8...325..72.....1...9.....4..3..8 # 5.2/2.0/2.0
7..9..2....3..2.7..4.6....58.7..43........8...1.8...561..52.....3...9.....6..1..8 # 5.0/2.8/2.8
1..9..4....2..5.9..6.1....58.3..76........8...7.8...246..75.....3...4.....7..3..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
9..6..1....6..2.9..2.1....48.3..12........8...7.8...532..97.....3...6.....7..3..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
9..2..1....6..9.4..5.6....98.3..25........8...7.8...342..97.....3...1.....7..3..8 # 5.0/3.0/3.0
5..2..7....8..3.2..2.9....14.6..78........4...8.3...176..73.....9...5.....5..6..4 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
4..9..3....3..1.4..1.8....59.6..84........7...4.6...282..75.....6...9.....5..6..2 # 5.0/2.8/2.8
5..4..1....7..5.6..6.1....28.3..16........8...4.6...957..25.....3...4.....4..3..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
2..9..7....5..2.1..6.7....98.3..94........8...4.8...324..39.....1...7.....9..1..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
5..1..4....1..5.3..3.6....71.5..79........3...9.2...689..74.....5...8.....2..6..9 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
4..6..1....6..2.9..2.1....48.3..52........8...7.8...592..76.....3...1.....7..4..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
9..2..4....2..8.9..7.1....25.6..28........5...3.7...216..83.....9...1.....3..6..4 # 5.0/5.0/2.6
4..9..3....5..7.4..6.3....98.2..96........9...5.8...275..69.....4...1.....7..2..3 # 5.0/2.5/2.5
4..3..1....6..2.5..2.1....48.3..74........8...7.8...962..69.....3...1.....7..5..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
9..2..8....2..5.9..8.1....27.6..25........7...3.4...686..53.....7...1.....3..6..4 # 5.0/2.6/2.6
1..9..2....5..7.6..4.2....98.4..53........8...3.8...526..53.....7...2.....3..1..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
3..9..7....2..5.4..1.7....38.4..15........8...5.8...246..12.....3...9.....7..6..8 # 5.0/3.4/2.6
4..9..6....5..4.2..1.6....98.4..61........8...2.8...642..59.....5...7.....1..3..8 # 5.2/2.0/2.0
9..5..2....7..8.5..6.1....87.6..23........8...5.4...766..23.....9...4.....1..6..4 # 5.0/5.0/2.6
4..6..2....6..1.3..8.9....76.7..51........7...4.8...592..14.....3...9.....4..8..2 # 5.0/5.0/2.6
4..9..2....7..3.6..3.2....98.5..23........8...1.8...561..42.....5...7.....9..1..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
7..5..3....9..3.4..6.8....71.6..24........8...5.1...266..23.....9...5.....2..6..4 # 5.0/2.8/2.8
8..4..6....7..1.5..1.8....74.8..51........4...7.2...892..53.....3...6.....5..9..3 # 5.0/3.0/2.6
9..6..8....1..3.2..3.1....71.2..75........2...6.3...488..73.....4...6.....7..9..5 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
8..6..3....1..3.8..9.5....71.2..79........4...6.1...289..73.....1...6.....7..2..5 # 5.0/2.8/2.8
8..6..7....1..3.8..3.1....61.2..79........8...8.5...279..34.....1...6.....4..9..5 # 5.0/2.8/2.6
8..9..3....5..3.8..3.6....71.2..79........4...6.1...282..73.....1...6.....7..2..5 # 5.0/5.0/2.8
7..9..3....4..7.2..1.3....98.6..95........8...5.8...675..69.....4...3.....9..4..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0
2..9..6....7..2.5..3.6....95.3..91........8...1.4...934..82.....2...1.....1..4..8 # 5.0/2.0/2.0


My total set of naked quad and jellyfish is about 110 puzzles.
The set of swordfish puzzles is about 2,500 puzzles.
Does any one want to see the rest ?

• Jellyfish or quartet are not very common,
  please do post them.
  
  
• Swordfish puzzles are more common,
  therefore only the "best" should be posted --
  e.g. puzzles which require 2 Swordfish,
  or Swordfish + X-wing,
  or Swordfish + trio
  
  
  i don't have a definition for the "best",
  but if you do post 2,500 puzzles
  then i'll try some filtering to find a small number of goodies;
  
  e.g. from the Swordfish puzzles you have posted,
  i'd try this first --
  
  .3.7.......6..1.2.2...4.8...1..5......81.43......3..6...5.1...2.7.9..4.......6.8.
  

[Patrice]

If you like jellyfish, all these "superior plus puzzles" from pattern game 174 have a jellyfish !

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2..9..6....1..7.4..7.6....98.6..95........8...5.8...213..59.....4...1.....9..2..8   ED=5.2/2.0/2.0;
5..9..4....2..7.3..6.1....71.6..27........8...5.3...266..89.....9...1.....3..6..1   ED=5.2/2.8/2.6;
3..9..6....1..5.2..7.6....95.8..43........8...2.8...157..12.....5...9.....6..3..8   ED=5.2/2.0/2.0;
4..9..2....7..8.3..9.4....78.6..97........1...5.6...842..78.....3...6.....5..4..8   ED=5.2/1.2/1.2;
7..9..8....4..2.3..9.4....78.6..97........1...5.6...841..75.....2...6.....7..4..1   ED=5.2/1.2/1.2;
2..1..4....5..8.1..4.6....71.7..45........8...9.5...725..49.....1...6.....6..3..9   ED=5.2/1.2/1.2;
3..4..7....7..5.3..5.2....68.5..63........8...3.8...145..18.....6...4.....8..2..1   ED=5.2/2.0/2.0;
3..6..2....9..5.7..5.2....48.6..75........3...3.8...174..56.....6...1.....8..4..1   ED=5.2/3.6/2.6;
4..9..3....6..4.1..1.3....91.8..32........8...2.8...545..29.....7...6.....4..5..8   ED=5.2/2.0/2.0;
4..9..3....2..4.6..1.3....91.8..32........8...2.8...145..29.....7...6.....4..5..8   ED=5.2/2.0/2.0;
6..5..8....7..2.3..1.4....28.6..97........1...5.6...842..76.....3...1.....5..4..1   ED=5.2/1.2/1.2;
2..4..5....5..2.6..4.1....85.1..93........2...3.8...914..23.....7...8.....9..1..2   ED=5.2/1.2/1.2;
2..4..6....5..8.2..4.1....35.1..64........2...9.7...517..53.....3...4.....2..1..7   ED=5.2/1.2/1.2;
6..9..5....7..2.3..8.4....78.6..17........6...5.3...842..75.....3...6.....5..4..1   ED=5.2/1.2/1.2;
4..9..6....7..2.3..9.4....58.2..97........1...5.6...842..75.....7...6.....5..4..2   ED=5.2/1.2/1.2;
3..9..6....6..1.2..2.6....92.4..37........2...3.1...984..71.....6...4.....1..5..4   ED=5.2/2.0/2.0;
3..9..6....6..3.8..2.6....92.4..81........4...3.2...968..51.....7...6.....1..2..5   ED=5.2/2.0/2.0;
4..9..8....7..2.3..9.4....78.4..95........1...5.6...742..85.....3...6.....5..4..6   ED=5.2/1.2/1.2;
2..8..1....5..2.7..6.7....51.9..78........5...5.3...978..12.....2...3.....3..6..4   ED=5.2/2.8/2.6;


Enjoy !
Patrice

[Patrice]

From pattern game 174, some "superior plus puzzles" that requires "quad naked set"
These puzzles were not in my first post (Ven Mai 18, 2012 7:18 pm )
Enjoy
Patrice

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8..6..3....1..3.8..3.8....71.2..79........8...6.1...249..73.....1...6.....7..2..5  ED=5.0/5.0/2.8;
2..9..7....5..1.6..6.3....98.6..45........4...2.8...137..41.....5...3.....1..7..4  ED=5.0/2.8/2.8;
7..9..6....5..3.1..1.6....95.8..27........9...7.8...652..43.....5...9.....6..7..3  ED=5.0/3.4/3.4;
2..9..3....5..2.1..6.3....98.6..19........8...5.4...766..29.....2...7.....7..6..8  ED=5.0/2.8/2.6;
2..9..6....5..1.2..7.6....95.8..32........8...1.8...963..51.....5...9.....4..6..7  ED=5.0/3.0/3.0;
5..9..6....8..7.3..6.1....98.3..42........1...5.2...486..39.....2...1.....7..6..4  ED=5.0/3.4/2.6;
4..9..3....9..4.2..5.3....78.4..51........8...1.8...745..72.....4...3.....1..6..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
4..9..1....5..7.9..6.3....48.4..25........8...5.8...632..71.....7...3.....1..9..8  ED=5.0/2.6/2.6;
4..2..5....1..5.6..5.6....28.3..49........8...7.8...135..97.....3...1.....7..2..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
4..9..6....2..5.7..7.6....23.7..95........8...1.2...967..59.....3...6.....1..4..8  ED=5.0/3.6/2.6;
7..9..2....3..5.4..4.2....96.8..25........8...5.8...645..12.....3...7.....1..6..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
6..4..2....7..8.3..9.6....83.1..98........4...7.2...691..85.....3...2.....5..6..1  ED=5.0/5.0/3.4;
1..9..5....7..2.3..9.8....18.6..97........1...5.6...842..75.....3...6.....5..4..6  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
1..2..4....3..7.8..2.1....63.1..62........6...6.7...535..37.....9...4.....7..2..8  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
2..4..1....8..1.6..9.2....85.3..76........4...1.6...321..75.....7...2.....9..3..4  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
3..5..2....7..9.3..5.2....48.4..69........8...1.8...729..18.....6...4.....8..2..1  ED=5.0/3.6/2.6;
3..5..2....7..9.3..5.2....48.4..69........8...3.8...729..18.....1...4.....8..2..1  ED=5.0/3.6/2.6;
3..6..2....7..9.3..5.2....48.4..19........3...3.8...127..98.....6...4.....9..2..1  ED=5.0/2.8/2.6;
3..5..2....1..9.3..5.2....48.4..69........8...3.8...629..18.....1...4.....8..2..1  ED=5.0/3.6/2.6;
1..9..2....4..6.3..6.2....98.7..59........4...3.8...273..59.....5...1.....8..7..2  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
6..4..2....8..6.3..3.2....48.5..14........3...7.5...965..17.....8...9.....1..2..9  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
3..6..2....6..9.3..5.2....18.4..15........3...3.8...121..98.....6...2.....8..4..7  ED=5.0/2.8/2.8;
4..9..3....7..4.5..2.3....91.8..39........8...4.8...625..43.....7...6.....4..9..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
7..9..6....9..7.2..2.6....39.8..41........8...3.5...478..47.....5...9.....1..6..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
5..7..1....8..6.2..6.1....79.4..38........7...8.2...418..39.....4...2.....7..4..5  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
7..9..1....5..8.7..6.1....34.3..97........3...7.2...415..39.....2...1.....7..5..8  ED=5.0/2.6/2.6;
1..9..4....8..3.5..2.1....88.1..67........3...5.7...464..29.....9...1.....2..5..4  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
3..1..8....7..2.3..9.4....74.6..97........1...5.6...892..73.....3...5.....5..4..1  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
3..9..8....7..5.3..9.2....78.6..97........1...5.6...842..73.....3...1.....5..8..1  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
3..9..8....7..2.3..9.4....78.6..97........5...7.6...292..85.....3...6.....5..4..1  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
6..1..8....7..2.3..9.4....74.6..97........1...5.6...892..73.....3...5.....5..4..1  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
7..9..5....1..2.3..9.8....78.6..97........1...5.6...842..15.....3...6.....5..4..6  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
1..9..7....8..2.3..9.4....18.6..95........1...5.6...842..75.....3...6.....5..4..6  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
4..9..3....7..2.1..9.4....78.6..97........6...5.8...242..75.....3...6.....5..4..1  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
2..4..6....4..6.3..5.8....25.9..42........4...7.5...937..35.....2...8.....3..2..7  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
2..4..6....8..9.5..9.1....75.1..84........8...8.9...257..59.....4...3.....6..4..2  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
5..9..2....7..2.3..9.1....78.6..97........1...5.6...842..73.....1...6.....9..4..1  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
4..9..2....7..2.3..9.4....68.6..97........6...5.6...842..71.....3...8.....5..4..1  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
1..9..4....7..2.3..9.4....28.6..97........5...5.6...842..75.....3...8.....5..4..6  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
7..9..6....5..3.4..2.6....95.8..41........2...3.1...548..71.....5...6.....7..8..6  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
1..9..6....5..7.2..2.6....95.8..94........8...4.1...368..47.....3...1.....7..3..8  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
3..9..6....5..4.2..7.1....95.8..37........8...2.7...468..46.....5...9.....1..2..8  ED=5.0/3.6/2.6;
3..6..4....7..5.3..1.3....77.1..92........8...5.2...936..81.....2...3.....9..6..4  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
4..9..2....7..2.3..9.4....78.6..97........5...2.6...842..35.....7...6.....5..4..1  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
8..6..5....1..3.2..2.4....63.8..61........7...1.9...837..29.....4...8.....2..4..5  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
6..3..7....7..6.3..2.4....17.5..12........9...9.7...832..16.....4...3.....1..4..8  ED=5.0/3.0/3.0;
3..9..6....5..2.4..2.6....98.7..41........8...3.8...644..58.....5...7.....8..9..6  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
3..5..6....5..7.2..2.6....95.9..41........8...3.1...624..71.....7...6.....1..9..6  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
3..9..6....7..1.8..2.5....92.8..35........3...3.1...687..86.....5...4.....9..2..6  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
3..9..6....6..3.2..2.6....92.4..78........7...3.4...964..51.....7...6.....3..8..5  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
7..9..3....5..6.8..4.1....93.4..59........1...5.2...436..47.....8...3.....7..2..6  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
7..9..3....5..6.8..4.1....93.4..52........1...5.2...436..47.....8...3.....7..2..6  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
5..9..8....7..2.1..9.5....78.6..97........1...5.6...242..85.....3...1.....5..4..1  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
5..9..8....7..2.3..9.3....68.4..97........6...5.6...842..75.....3...6.....8..4..1  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
5..9..8....7..2.3..9.6....78.6..97........1...5.1...846..72.....3...6.....8..4..1  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
5..9..8....7..2.3..9.4....78.9..37........1...7.6...842..75.....3...8.....5..6..1  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
9..6..3....1..9.8..3.4....53.5..41........7...1.9...365..14.....8...2.....2..8..7  ED=5.0/2.8/2.6;
1..6..3....8..9.6..3.4....25.2..69........1...7.9...838..79.....4...2.....7..8..5  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
1..2..3....5..1.7..2.6....12.8..69........1...6.7...835..96.....4...7.....2..5..8  ED=5.0/2.6/2.6;
9..8..6....2..5.7..6.7....81.6..75........1...4.1...376..98.....2...3.....3..2..4  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
3..5..8....7..6.3..9.4....78.1..97........1...5.6...842..75.....3...2.....5..3..6  ED=5.0/1.2/1.2;
5..9..6....8..6.9..6.1....22.5..37........2...9.2...468..37.....5...1.....2..8..3  ED=5.0/2.6/2.6;
5..9..6....8..6.7..6.1....92.5..39........3...7.2...468..37.....5...1.....9..8..4  ED=5.0/2.6/2.6;
2..3..1....3..2.8..4.6....53.4..78........9...8.5...746..42.....2...3.....9..5..1  ED=5.0/2.8/2.6;
3..2..6....5..6.4..6.1....94.2..59........8...5.7...235..47.....8...1.....1..9..7  ED=5.0/2.6/2.6;
3..8..6....5..6.4..6.1....89.2..57........8...3.7...152..67.....9...1.....4..9..2  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
2..5..3....9..3.2..3.8....11.4..97........6...9.7...144..16.....8...4.....2..7..5  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
5..9..6....7..8.2..3.6....18.4..67........1...9.7...543..12.....8...9.....9..4..5  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
1..9..6....8..3.9..3.6....73.4..67........1...9.7...545..28.....7...9.....2..4..5  ED=5.0/2.6/2.6;
5..9..6....8..5.2..2.6....12.4..67........1...9.3...821..45.....7...9.....2..8..3  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
5..4..3....8..9.1..1.3....79.5..32........8...8.5...948..12.....7...6.....1..4..2  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
5..9..6....9..6.3..1.5....94.2..59........4...6.4...217..63.....8...7.....4..8..7  ED=5.0/2.6/2.6;
3..5..8....5..6.3..1.3....54.2..91........9...3.4...267..62.....5...1.....6..3..7  ED=5.0/3.4/2.6;
3..5..2....4..6.3..2.1....54.3..51........4...7.8...299..68.....3...9.....6..1..7  ED=5.0/2.6/2.6;
3..5..2....4..1.6..6.9....44.3..21........4...8.1...297..68.....3...9.....8..3..7  ED=5.0/2.8/2.8;
2..4..7....1..6.2..5.9....43.2..51........4...8.1...597..68.....2...9.....6..1..7  ED=5.0/5.0/3.4;
2..4..7....8..6.3..1.9....43.2..56........4...8.1...597..68.....2...9.....5..1..7  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
3..5..6....4..6.9..9.4....19.2..81........4...8.1...768..63.....5...1.....9..5..7  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
2..5..3....4..6.2..9.2....19.7..81........2...8.1...538..69.....3...1.....9..5..7  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
6..9..5....3..8.2..9.3....42.1..63........2...3.7...865..64.....1...5.....8..7..5  ED=5.0/5.0/2.6;
7..4..5....3..8.2..9.3....42.1..63........2...3.7...865..64.....1...5.....9..7..5  ED=5.0/5.0/2.8;
4..9..1....8..3.9..6.1....22.1..63........2...3.5...783..64.....7...9.....4..7..6  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;
3..9..8....8..2.3..1.5....94.2..19........3...5.4...217..64.....8...9.....4..5..3  ED=5.0/2.0/2.0;


[Pat]

2..9..3....5..2.1..6.3....98.6..19........8...5.4...766..29.....2...7.....7..6..8

9..8..6....2..5.7..6.7....81.6..75........1...4.1...376..98.....2...3.....3..2..4

nice puzzles !

[Pat]

26 cells given

3..9..6....9..1.3..2.6....59.4..58........7...3.1...694..51.....7...4.....1..2..6 # Patrice # 174 ##

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 3 . . | 9 . . | 6 . .
 . . 9 | . . 1 | . 3 .
 . 2 . | 6 . . | . . 5
-------+-------+------
 9 . 4 | . . 5 | 8 . .
 . . . | . . . | 7 . .
 . 3 . | 1 . . | . 6 9
-------+-------+------
 4 . . | 5 1 . | . . .
 . 7 . | . . 4 | . . .
 . . 1 | . . 2 | . . 6



2 solution-paths,
which would you prefer ?

not the "best" puzzle,
but interesting for the oddity:


• does it qualify as "superior plus" ?
  yes ! (requires quartet or Swordfish-or-larger)
  
  
• does it require quartet ?
  no !!
  
  
• does it require Swordfish-or-larger ?
  no !!

[enxio27]

I'm watching this thread with interest, because I'm hoping it will provide me with a set of puzzles that will help me with my swordfish/jellyfish skills. Is there a single listing somewhere of all of the puzzles that have been accepted into the "superior plus" category so far, or must I peruse the entire thread to collect them? It's not clear to me whether the listing in the first post of this thread is complete (as of now).

[ab]

I haven't updated the list of puzzles in the first post for a long time. The original idea of the post was a collective effort to collect 100 superior plus puzzles. That was achieved long ago.

[Pat]

and more keep showing up---

22 cells given
(layout 178 of the Patterns Game)

.7...2...1...3.6.........8.....1...4.8.9.7.5.3...5.1...9...1.....4.6...1...7...9. # Pat # 178 # 85
.1...2...3...4.5.........6.....7...8.6.9.4.1.1...3.7...4...9.....8.5...3...4...9. # joel64 # 178 # 98

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 . 7 . | . . 2 | . . .
 1 . . | . 3 . | 6 . .
 . . . | . . . | . 8 .
-------+-------+------
 . . . | . 1 . | . . 4
 . 8 . | 9 . 7 | . 5 .
 3 . . | . 5 . | 1 . .
-------+-------+------
 . 9 . | . . 1 | . . .
 . . 4 | . 6 . | . . 1
 . . . | 7 . . | . 9 .



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 . 1 . | . . 2 | . . .
 3 . . | . 4 . | 5 . .
 . . . | . . . | . 6 .
-------+-------+------
 . . . | . 7 . | . . 8
 . 6 . | 9 . 4 | . 1 .
 1 . . | . 3 . | 7 . .
-------+-------+------
 . 4 . | . . 9 | . . .
 . . 8 | . 5 . | . . 3
 . . . | 4 . . | . 9 .



[enxio27]

I haven't updated the list of puzzles in the first post for a long time. The original idea of the post was a collective effort to collect 100 superior plus puzzles. That was achieved long ago.

So I guess the answer to my question is no, there isn't a single list--they're scattered throughout the thread.

[Pat]

22 cells given
(layout 202 of the Patterns Game)

1...2...3.4....5....6....4....53....2..7.8..1....91....6....4....5....7.3...1...2 # m_b_metcalf (2013.Feb.26) # 202 # 9

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 1 . . | . 2 . | . . 3
 . 4 . | . . . | 5 . .
 . . 6 | . . . | . 4 .
-------+-------+------
 . . . | 5 3 . | . . .
 2 . . | 7 . 8 | . . 1
 . . . | . 9 1 | . . .
-------+-------+------
 . 6 . | . . . | 4 . .
 . . 5 | . . . | . 7 .
 3 . . | . 1 . | . . 2



spoiler

[Pat]

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 . . 7 | 1 . . | . . .
 . 4 1 | . 2 . | . . .
 3 2 . | . . 9 | . . .
-------+-------+------
 5 . . | . . . | 8 . .
 . 1 . | . 7 . | . 6 .
 . . 9 | 6 . . | . . 5
-------+-------+------
 . . 4 | 3 . . | . 8 9
 . 9 . | . 4 . | 6 7 .
 . . . | . . 2 | 1 . .



1to9only # 425 # 109

26 cells given


..71......41.2....32...9...5.....8...1..7..6...96....5..43...89.9..4.67......21..

[dxSudoku]

When I look for subsets I always count the remaining open cells in a house. The reason is I like to take advantage of an idea called "wrapping". Wrapping is when two different techniques kill the same target candidates in the same kill-zone. For example, you can have a Naked Quad wrapping a Hidden Triple. Since finding a Naked Quad is easier to find than a Hidden Triple, if a house has 7 remaining open cells, I always look for a Naked Quad. Here are the cell counts and what I look for in each case.

5 cells - Naked Triple, Hidden Pair
6 cells - Naked Triple, Hidden Pair, Naked Quad
7 cells - Naked Quad
8 cells - Naked Quad
9 cells - Naked Quad

I never look for Naked Quintets. I only look for Naked Quads when a house has 7 or more open remaining cells. Finding Naked Triples is about the same difficulty has finding Hidden Pairs. But I usually look for Naked Triples first.

Here's a tutorial video I did titled, "dxSudoku #54 Hidden Triple with Wrapping":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24JewFezAgM

And here is a set of practice exercises for finding Naked Triples wrapping Hidden Triples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63mwydVypn8

And here is a set of practice exercises for finding Naked Quads wrapping Hidden Triples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqXEnUnN7aE