Anybody know where I can get a few Swordfish puzzles? I've been having trouble finding that pattern in puzzles, and it seems to be rather uncommon with the puzzle level I'm currently on. About the only way I can know for sure if a puzzle has a swordfish in it, is if I get so stuck, I end up plugging the puzzle into solver, and then the puzzles usually end up having other, more difficult, patterns in them.
Perhaps 25 puzzles should do the trick. Although I could download a collection too.
I mentioned in a different thread I was having trouble with Turbot Fish, but really I'm having trouble even with the standard Swordfish pattern. It would be easier to learn if I knew in advance the puzzle had a single Swordfish as the most difficult technique.
Swordfsh help
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Re: Swordfsh help
by 1to9only » Tue Oct 06, 2020 4:30 pm
From http://forum.enjoysudoku.com/post294183.html#p294183:
Swordfish -> ED=3.8 ===> x7 swordfishes!
From the Patterns Game, all the Swordfish diamonds to date -> ED=3.8/3.8/3.8 - the first step is a Swordfish.
Swordfish -> ED=3.8 ===> x7 swordfishes!
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.1...2..37..4...6...2.......2...3..1.........6..7...5.......5...3...1..89..6...7. x7 # 0077 43 6.9/4.0/3.4 - gsf
.1...2..37..4...6...4.......2...8..1.........6..7...5.......3...3...1..29..6...7. x7 # 0077 45 7.0/4.0/3.4 - gsf
From the Patterns Game, all the Swordfish diamonds to date -> ED=3.8/3.8/3.8 - the first step is a Swordfish.
- Code: Select all
1..2..3...4..1..5...6..5..46..7..4...1..2..8...9..1..65..1..9...9..7..4...1..8..2 # 0016 9 3.8/3.8/3.8 - TTHsieh
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.....1..2..34..5...6..7..4..7.8....9..8...4..9....2.1..3..5..6...1..93..8..1..... # 0275 38 3.8/3.8/3.8 - ssxsssxs
1....2..3..3....4..5..6.7.......62..4...7...1..61.......8.3..7..2....5..7..4....8 # 0276 38 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
.....1..2..34..5...1..6..7..8......4..1...9..2....9.5..7..2..8...8..53..4..9..... # 0277 46 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
1...2.....3.4...5...6...2...6...5...7...1...2...8...3...9...7...5...6.8.....3...1 # 0278 13 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
1..2....3.4..5..6...7...5..8....2.7..3..4.1.....1.......2.8.....6.5...499......3. # 0280 28 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
1..2....3.2..4..5...6...2..4....1.7..5..8.6.....3.......7.5.1...8.6....93......4. # 0282 37 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
1..2....3.4.....5...6..7...3..1.28......4......86.9..2...3..5...5.....7.9....6..8 # 0283 12 3.8/3.8/3.8 - joel64
1..8......3..4......5..69..7..4..1...8..7..3...2..5..6..91..2......3..6......8..9 # 0284 33 3.8/3.8/3.8 - JPF
..46....1.....48..5......3.1..9...2.....5.....8...2..6.4......3..31...5.9....82.. # 0285 14 3.8/3.8/3.8 - Pat
1....23...4..5..6...73....4..46.8...............5.92..8....35...2..8..9...61....7 # 0289 26 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
1...2...3.4.1...5...6...7....5..8....3..1..4....7..8....9...6...2...5.9.7...8...2 # 0292 23 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
1....23...4..5..6...78....9..23........1.6........56..8....72...7..4..9...95....1 # 0293 22 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
1..2......3..4.5....4..6.7.2..8...6..9..2...8..3...4...6...37....57.........8...9 # 0294 44 3.8/3.8/3.8 - Patrice
8....7..4..1....6..2..3.9.......4.5.7.......1.3.7.......4.9..2..6....3..5..8....9 # 0296 24 3.8/3.8/3.8 - enxio27
1.....2...3..4..1....5....6..54.7.6.....8.....9.1.23..4....3....2..7..5...8.....1 # 0297 27 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
.......12..3..1..4.1..4.5....1.6..7..5...28..6..3.......8..4.3..9..7.6..7..5..... # 0300 34 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
1....23...4..5..6...78....9..2.7.......1.6.......2.6..8....75...7..4..9...93....1 # 0301 33 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
..12..3...2...45..6...7...84...5...1..37..4...9...6...87..2.1.........84..63...5. # 0302 40 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
...1......2..3..4.4.5...6..5..7.6.1.....8.....7.2.3..5..4...9.3.9..2..7......8... # 0304 50 3.8/3.8/3.8 - champagne
1....2.3..2.4....5....3.4...5.6....1..7.8.5..4....3.7...1.6....7....1.9..6.9....4 # 0307 7 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
.1..2.3..4..5....1..6....7..8.4.67..3....8..6...37....2..1....9..4....5..5..3.8.. # 0309 41 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
..12.....2....3....4..5..6.6..7...1...2.8.7...8...9..5.5..9..2....1....7.....43.. # 0311 64 3.8/3.8/3.8 - champagne
1..2....3....1.4....56...2.2.3.7...8.6.8..7.......5....9..3.6....7....1.4..9....5 # 0312 24 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
1....23...4..5..6...23....7..8.79....6.2.....5..8..4..8....6..3.7.....2...9...8.. # 0314 21 3.8/3.8/3.8 - papy999
1...2.3....34....2.5...6.7..8..1.5..6..8....4..9....8.4..7..1....6..9....9..4...8 # 0315 44 3.8/3.8/3.8 - dobrichev
.1..2...34..5..6....7..8....6..3.9..8..2....7..9....1..3.1..8.......2.4.1...7...2 # 0317 34 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
1..2...3..45.....6.3....7..8..7..6......9.........6..5..78..1..6......2..9...5..3 # 0318 15 3.8/3.8/3.8 - papy999
6..2....9..2.1.4...3...4.6.2..1....4.1..2.5....5..3....5..6.8....7....3.9..8....1 # 0320 10 3.8/3.8/3.8 - Pat
1...4...5.5.2..9....9..6.3..3..2...75..7..8....1..4....1..7.3....8....5.6..1....4 # 0324 36 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
.12......3...4....5..6...7...74...8..9..8...5.....39.......26....81...2.....5...3 # 0326 12 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
1....23...2..4..5...67....2..835.....7.4.....3....19..4....8..1.6.....7...9...5.. # 0327 28 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
.1..2...33..4..5....6..7.1..2..4...84..2..3....3..6....5..7.6....1....7.8..9....5 # 0328 34 3.8/3.8/3.8 - Robbie
..1...2...3...4..54..2...3...53...6.6...7...8.8...24...7...1..91..5...7...6...8.. # 0329 35 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
.1......23....4.5.....6.7.....3...8...9.5.4...2...1.....4.2.1...5.8....37......6. # 0330 21 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
..1..2....2..3..4.5..6....71....6.7...6.5.3...8.7....13....8..5.4..2..8....9..7.. # 0335 35 3.8/3.8/3.8 - Robbie
1....93...6..4..9...98....1..467.....8.25....7.....2..3....5..9.9.....6...1...7.. # 0339 35 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
..21...4.....2.5..9....3..27..9....3.6..4.1....5....7..3..7....4....6.9...15....6 # 0340 44 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
...........1.5.4...5.7.3.2...6...8...8.197.3...3.6.1...2.5.9.1...4.2.3........... # 0341 7 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
.1..4.8....5..1.6..3......4..29...3....8....9....74...9....2.5..8....6.7..1...... # 0342 13 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
..123.....4....3...2...5.6...67..2......1......5..84...3.4...7...9....5.....671.. # 0343 19 3.8/3.8/3.8 - Robbie
.1.2....3....3..4...5...6...7...1.....6....8.9..3....2....5.1..4....6..9.5.7..... # 0344 7 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
.....1..2..34..5...5..6..7..8......4..7.8.9..2......5..7..2..1...9..53..4..1..... # 0345 28 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
.1.3..4..5.......8..6..4.1.3...8.5.....4....2..7....6.9..6....3..2..5.7..8..1.2.. # 0346 33 3.8/3.8/3.8 - dinev
...........1.2.3...3.4.5.1...2...6...7.2.8.4...8.6.9...8.7.3.5...9.1.7........... # 0348 2 3.8/3.8/3.8 - Robbie
.1...5..86..2...5...2...3...9..2...5...6.9...2...3..1...3...6...4...8..21..7...8. # 0350 18 3.8/3.8/3.8 - dinev
1....9..4.2..3.6.....8...9...61....2.4..8.3..7....6....8..5.7....3....1.2..9....5 # 0351 41 3.8/3.8/3.8 - dinev
1..2......2..3......4..56..7..6..8...3.....1...2..3..4..64..9......1..4......2..5 # 0352 22 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
.....1..2..3.2.4...5.4...6...78...2.8...6...9.9...73...8...3.5...9.4.1..3..7..... # 0353 44 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
...........1.2.3...3.4.5.2...51..6...7...6.8...3.5.9...5.8.9.6...7.3.1..........4 # 0354 31 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
1....23...4..1...2..54...6...6.3.......7.5.......2.8...3...75..9...4..1...86....7 # 0355 36 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
..12....3....4.2..2....5.6.4..3....1.5..7.8....8....3..3..6.4....9..1.7.8..5....9 # 0356 20 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
46.1.38..9.......6....4..3.7.....2....5..2.9.1...3...86..7..9....9.2.....8...4..1 # 0358 13 3.8/3.8/3.8 - Pat
........1..2..34..5...6..2..7.5.4..8..4.1.5..1..7.6.4..8..7...3..36..9..2........ # 0359 11 3.8/3.8/3.8 - SCLT
.1......23....45....6.7..8....2...6...4.9.3...7...3.....5.1.9...8.6....72......1. # 0361 29 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
1.......2.3.....4...5..67..8....91....62......7..3.....8..7.9....25...3.4....1..8 # 0362 20 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
.1..2.3..4..5....1..6....7..4...8.9.8...4...7...6..4..5....3..2..98...6..7..5.1.. # 0363 36 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
.....1.2.....3...4..56..7....4..5..8.2.....3.7..8..1....9..76..3...1.....1.2..... # 0364 24 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
..1.......2...3.4.5..4..6....78.2..6.8..6..7.9..7.13....5..8..1.7.2...3.......4.. # 0365 48 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
...1.......2.3.4...5...2.6..1...57....8.6.9....48...3..3.4...1...5.8.2.......9... # 0366 3 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
..12..3...4...31..5...1...63...2...1..56..7...8...9...72..9.5.........4...48....9 # 0368 23 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
.1......23...4..5...65..7....7..6..3.5.....4....2..8....2..56...4..9....9..1..... # 0369 18 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
1...2.3...3...4..5..23...4...6.4.1..2..1....7.1...7...8..9....2..5....9..2..7.8.6 # 0373 40 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
...1...2.....3...4..5..23..6....5..3.4.....1...78..9....8..95..3...4.....1.2..... # 0374 13 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
1..2..3.4.5..6..1...2..1..67..6..4...1..8..3...5..7..85..8..9...4..9..7.2.9..6..3 # 0375 29 3.8/3.8/3.8 - JPF
........1..1..2..3.3.4...5...67.4..2.2..3..8.4..2.86...1...5.9.2..8..5..9........ # 0377 28 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
.1......23....45....5.6..7.4..8...5...9.2.4...7...1.....2.1.9.....7....68....9.1. # 0378 33 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
..1...2...3...4.5.4...6...7..38.9..5....2....7..5.63..1...8...2.8.7...1...9...5.. # 0382 51 3.8/3.8/3.8 - dinev
1....23...4..3..5...31....4..6.71....8.2...7.5..8..9..8....4..2.9..2..8...5...4.. # 0384 23 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
...1....2....2..3...4..56..7..5..8...3.....9...2..4..1..93..4...1..9....8....7... # 0386 59 3.8/3.8/3.8 + 1to9only
..1...2...3..4..1.2.5..1..6...7...2.1...3...7.8...4...6..5..3.2.2..9..8...3...7.. # 0387 49 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
.1.2.....2...3......4..56..7..8..1...3.....8...5..3..7..91..2......8..7......6..1 # 0390 26 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
.....1..2..1.3.4..53.....1...3..5..6.7..4..8.6..7..9...6.....59..7.9.1..2..3..... # 0391 30 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
4....9....5..3..4...37..2....7..8..9.3.....6.8.....5..9....54......6..1...82....5 # 0392 45 3.8/3.8/3.8 - JPF
..4..5....3..9...16..2...9..5.1....6..8.2.1..1....7.2..8...4..93...8..7....7..6.. # 0394 48 3.8/3.8/3.8 - JPF
1.23..........2...4...5.6..6..7..8....3.2...4.9.....1...74..5.......1..3....6..4. # 0396 39 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
..1...2...3...4...2..5....6..57.3.8.4...1...3.7.4.89..8....9..2...3...6...6...1.. # 0397 42 3.8/3.8/3.8 - m_b_metcalf
.1....2..3..45...6..7....4..4.8....9.2..7...5.....5...8.....7....9....6..5.38...1 # 0398 38 3.8/3.8/3.8 - 1to9only
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Re: Swordfsh help
by Pupp » Tue Oct 06, 2020 4:55 pm
Thanks.
I bookmarked that page you mentioned.
On the very first puzzle, it looks like "6" is swordfish number. Is that correct?
1..2..3...4..1..5...6..5..46..7..4...1..2..8...9..1..65..1..9...9..7..4...1..8..2 # 0016 9 3.8/3.8/3.8 - TTHsieh
I bookmarked that page you mentioned.
On the very first puzzle, it looks like "6" is swordfish number. Is that correct?
1..2..3...4..1..5...6..5..46..7..4...1..2..8...9..1..65..1..9...9..7..4...1..8..2 # 0016 9 3.8/3.8/3.8 - TTHsieh
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Re: Swordfsh help
by mith » Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:34 pm
It's SE. ED is Explainer Diamond, I assume. (ER is Explainer Rating, EP is Explainer Pearl.) Someone who has been here longer can explain why the standard became using ED= when listing all three. 
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Re: Swordfsh help
by Pupp » Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:38 pm
mith wrote:It's SE. ED is Explainer Diamond, I assume. (ER is Explainer Rating, EP is Explainer Pearl.) Someone who has been here longer can explain why the standard became using ED= when listing all three.
I found the thread about Acronyms. I posted that it would be good to sticky that thread. http://forum.enjoysudoku.com/list-of-acronyms-t37137.html
That thread answers many questions that get asked frequently in the forum about what this acronym or that acronym stands for.
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Re: Swordfsh help
by 1to9only » Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:21 pm
1to9only wrote:
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1..2..3...4..1..5...6..5..46..7..4...1..2..8...9..1..65..1..9...9..7..4...1..8..2 # 0016 9 3.8/3.8/3.8 - TTHsieh
The line format is:
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1..2..3...4..1..5...6..5..46..7..4...1..2..8...9..1..65..1..9...9..7..4...1..8..2 # 0016 9 3.8/3.8/3.8 - TTHsieh
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There is one Swordfish in the above puzzle.
Yes. Swordfish: Cells r1c5,r1c8,r7c2,r7c5,r7c8,r9c2,r9c5,r9c8: 6 in 3 columns and 3 rows
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Re: Swordfsh help
by 1to9only » Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:30 pm
mith wrote:It's SE. ED is Explainer Diamond, I assume. (ER is Explainer Rating, EP is Explainer Pearl.) Someone who has been here longer can explain why the standard became using ED= when listing all three.
Somewhere in the first post of http://forum.enjoysudoku.com/patterns-game-t6290.html:
g.r.emlin wrote:Puzzle submission posts must be in 9x9 grid form with the ER/EP/ED ratings as ED=floating-point-number/floating-point-number/floating-point-number, EP=floating-point-number/floating-point-number/floating-point-number, or ER=floating-point-number/floating-point-number/floating-point-number, but no other adornments.
In the Patterns Game, most people post as ED=xx/xx/xx.
In these threads, I've seen ED=xx/xx/xx, ER=xx/xx/xx and SER=xx/xx/xx.
I think we all understand them to mean Sudoku Explainer ratings.
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Re: Swordfsh help
by Pupp » Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:24 pm
1to9only wrote:1to9only wrote:
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1..2..3...4..1..5...6..5..46..7..4...1..2..8...9..1..65..1..9...9..7..4...1..8..2 # 0016 9 3.8/3.8/3.8 - TTHsieh
The line format is:
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1..2..3...4..1..5...6..5..46..7..4...1..2..8...9..1..65..1..9...9..7..4...1..8..2 # 0016 9 3.8/3.8/3.8 - TTHsieh
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There is one Swordfish in the above puzzle.
Yes. Swordfish: Cells r1c5,r1c8,r7c2,r7c5,r7c8,r9c2,r9c5,r9c8: 6 in 3 columns and 3 rows
Thanks. What does the "Patterns Game Number" mean?
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Re: Swordfsh help
by 1to9only » Wed Oct 07, 2020 2:36 pm
Pupp wrote:Thanks. What does the "Patterns Game Number" mean?
For info on the Patterns Game, see 1st post of http://forum.enjoysudoku.com/patterns-game-t6290.html
From my archives:
puzzles with 6 Swordfishes:
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.1...2..37..4...6...4.......2...8..1.........6..7...9.......3...3...1..29..6...7. x6 # 0077 32 4.0/4.0/3.4
.1...2..34..5...7...8.......2...6..1.........9..4...8.......4...6...1..25..8...9. x6 # 0077 36 8.0/7.2/3.8
puzzles with 5 Swordfishes:
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.1...2..34..5...8...7.......3...1..8.........6..7...5.......2...4...3..15..6...7. x5 # 0077 20 8.3/8.3/3.8
.1...2..37..3...6...9.......2...8..9.........6..7...5.......5...8...1..25..6...7. x5 # 0077 47 4.4/3.8/3.8
.1...2..37..3...6...9.......2...8..9.........6..7...5.......5...8...9..15..6...7. x5 # 0077 49 6.6/3.8/3.8
.1...2..34..5...6...2.......3...1..6.........7..4...8.......5...2...3..18..7...4. x5 # 0077 50 6.7/3.8/3.8
.....86...5..2..3....9....7..85......3...6...7...4..2.9.....4...2...3.5...6.....8 x5 # 0086 21 9.2/9.2/3.4
1..2...34......5.2.....561...7..64...8..4....2..8....9..6..7....7..8....4..9....3 x5 # 0118 155 6.8/4.2/3.4
..1..2..3....1..4.5..6..7....4..3..7.8.....3.9..5..8....9..4..5.1..2....8..7..2.. x5 # 0124 177 6.2/6.2/3.4
1....2.3..4.5....6....7.2...6.7....8..1.2.9..3....8.1...9.3....6....7.8..5.6....9 x5 # 0307 71 6.2/3.8/3.8
1....2.3..3.4....5....3.2...5.1....6..3.6.5..7....5.2...7.4....8....7.1..4.6....9 x5 # 0307 109 5.2/5.2/3.4
...........1.2.3...4.5.6.7...8...5...5.469.8...6...2...7.6.8.9...3.7.8........... x5 # 0323 40 5.7/3.8/2.6
...........9.4.5...4.2.3.6...3...6...6.172.3...8...7...3.6.4.7...5.8.4........... x5 # 0323 54 5.0/2.3/2.3
...........1.2.3...4.5.6.2...9...2...3.467.5...5.8.6...2.6.3.7...3.9.8........... x5 # 0341 28 5.4/5.4/2.6
...........1.7.3...3.6.4.5...9...7...6.2.9.8...8.3.6...4.8.5.2...6.1.8........... x5 # 0348 57 6.9/6.9/2.6
It seems Patterns Game 0077 was good for Swordfishes!
Game 0077 start: http://forum.enjoysudoku.com/post69070.html#p69070
Game 0077 results: http://forum.enjoysudoku.com/post69096.html#p69096
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Re: Swordfsh help
by mith » Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:21 am
A lot of the puzzles I've posted have a bunch of swordfish. The Tatooine ones in particular, for the most part. (Not today's, though.)
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Re: Swordfsh help
by Pupp » Thu Oct 08, 2020 1:24 pm
mith wrote:It's SE. ED is Explainer Diamond, I assume. (ER is Explainer Rating, EP is Explainer Pearl.) Someone who has been here longer can explain why the standard became using ED= when listing all three.
Just curious, but how does one actually use Sudoku Explorer to figure out a puzzle is a diamond or a pearl?
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Re: Swordfsh help
by 1to9only » Thu Oct 08, 2020 1:48 pm
Pupp wrote:Just curious, but how does one actually use Sudoku Explorer to figure out a puzzle is a diamond or a pearl?
If you have a bunch of puzzles in a text file, e.g puzzles.txt:
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.1...2..37..4...6...2.......2...3..1.........6..7...5.......5...3...1..89..6...7.
.1...2..37..4...6...4.......2...8..1.........6..7...5.......3...3...1..29..6...7.
On the Command Line, run this:
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java.exe -Xrs -Xmx500m -cp SudokuExplainer.jar diuf.sudoku.test.serate --format="%g ED=%r/%p/%d" --input=puzzles.txt --output=puzzles.rated.txt
File puzzles.rated.txt will have the puzzle ratings:
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.1...2..37..4...6...2.......2...3..1.........6..7...5.......5...3...1..89..6...7. ED=6.9/4.0/3.4
.1...2..37..4...6...4.......2...8..1.........6..7...5.......3...3...1..29..6...7. ED=7.0/4.0/3.4
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Re: Swordfsh help
by Pupp » Thu Oct 08, 2020 4:21 pm
1to9only wrote:Pupp wrote:Just curious, but how does one actually use Sudoku Explorer to figure out a puzzle is a diamond or a pearl?
If you have a bunch of puzzles in a text file, e.g puzzles.txt:
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.1...2..37..4...6...2.......2...3..1.........6..7...5.......5...3...1..89..6...7.
.1...2..37..4...6...4.......2...8..1.........6..7...5.......3...3...1..29..6...7.
On the Command Line, run this:
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java.exe -Xrs -Xmx500m -cp SudokuExplainer.jar diuf.sudoku.test.serate --format="%g ED=%r/%p/%d" --input=puzzles.txt --output=puzzles.rated.txt
File puzzles.rated.txt will have the puzzle ratings:
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.1...2..37..4...6...2.......2...3..1.........6..7...5.......5...3...1..89..6...7. ED=6.9/4.0/3.4
.1...2..37..4...6...4.......2...8..1.........6..7...5.......3...3...1..29..6...7. ED=7.0/4.0/3.4
Ok. Thanks.
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Re: Swordfsh help
by mith » Thu Oct 08, 2020 5:26 pm
You can also step through it in the GUI, if you're uncomfortable with command line. The first technique used will be the diamond rating, then you just need to keep track of how high the rating gets before it finds a single to get the pearl rating.
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Re: Swordfsh help
by Pupp » Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:03 pm
1to9only wrote:1to9only wrote:
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1..2..3...4..1..5...6..5..46..7..4...1..2..8...9..1..65..1..9...9..7..4...1..8..2 # 0016 9 3.8/3.8/3.8 - TTHsieh
The line format is:
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1..2..3...4..1..5...6..5..46..7..4...1..2..8...9..1..65..1..9...9..7..4...1..8..2 # 0016 9 3.8/3.8/3.8 - TTHsieh
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Patterns Game number
There is one Swordfish in the above puzzle.
Yes. Swordfish: Cells r1c5,r1c8,r7c2,r7c5,r7c8,r9c2,r9c5,r9c8: 6 in 3 columns and 3 rows
What file format is that? I was trying to find a website that does a better job explaining how to read those, and what the various numbers signify.
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