RW wrote:I agree that the backoors should be factored into the stats for the puzzle. However, I think the full path to the solutions using eliminations should also be factored into the solution. As it is now, your program might apparently rate puzzles without including all required eliminations in the "aestethic solving path", like in this case with ocean's #3. I think this is the problem at the moment.
fair enough
and thanks for the backdoor spellcheck
it was too close to asthenic, a definite typo
(never too old to learn a new word)
ha, I just reread your message and it was typo'd too
something magic about that word?
In box 8 two eliminations can be found, in box 9 three. Most possible eliminations in the starting grid seems to be in the empty box (from r1c3 5/7 candidates can be eliminated). Wonder why this is... Box 7 is very hard to make eliminations in, even after making all possible eliminations with SSTS propositions in boxes 1, 2 and 3 there is still no available elimination in box 7.