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by **juanwang** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:23 am

Hi All,

I came across this puzzle today, which I would like to share with this community! I've just had a quick look and it's pretty crazy.

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

Enjoy!

My name is Nick and I'm an addict!
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by **re'born** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:32 pm

Code: Select all: 1 . .|. . 7|. 9 . . 3 .|. 2 .|. . 8 . . 9|6 . .|5 . . -----+-----+----- . . 5|3 . .|9 . . . 1 .|. 8 .|. . 2 6 . .|. . 4|. . . -----+-----+----- 3 . .|. . .|. 1 . . 4 .|. . .|. . 7 . . 7|. . .|3 . .

SE rates it 10.5, so I think your title is appropriate.

by RW » Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:19 pm

It's ArtoI's Escargot, the first puzzle to beat Sudoku Explainer 1.1 about a year ago. Discussed earlier in the hardest thread here. Although it's quite easy compared to the current hardest puzzles, it's still a beast for a human solver.

RW

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This puzzle is only for the brave! {edit:Escargot}

This puzzle is only for the brave! {edit:Escargot}