Hi there, please can someone help. i have been doing fine on these puzzles til this one. have managed to get to this stage, but if someone could give me an idea on where to go next it would be appreciated
*** *** 2**
*58 **6 ***
6** 3** *85
*1* 475 6**
946 *** 537
5*7 639 14*
76* **8 ***
*** 9** 81*
**9 *** ***
Help!
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by andytheviking » Wed May 18, 2005 10:23 am
*** *** 2**
*58 **6 3**
6** 3** *85
*1* 475 6**
946 *** 537
5*7 639 14*
76* **8 **3
*3* 9*7 81*
**9 **3 ***
I've got it to this stage and can get no further on 'logic' alone. I have an excel based program that displays possible values, which normally allows me to indirectly find even the fiendish solutions, but this one just stumps me.
I have a feeling the solution has something to do with having number pairs in 3 cells. However I can't see the next step.
i.e. I have 7 or 9 in cells r1c2 r3c2 and r2c8 also the values 2 or 8 in r6c2 r9c2 and r6c9. Please help it's driving me mad !!
*58 **6 3**
6** 3** *85
*1* 475 6**
946 *** 537
5*7 639 14*
76* **8 **3
*3* 9*7 81*
**9 **3 ***
I've got it to this stage and can get no further on 'logic' alone. I have an excel based program that displays possible values, which normally allows me to indirectly find even the fiendish solutions, but this one just stumps me.
I have a feeling the solution has something to do with having number pairs in 3 cells. However I can't see the next step.
i.e. I have 7 or 9 in cells r1c2 r3c2 and r2c8 also the values 2 or 8 in r6c2 r9c2 and r6c9. Please help it's driving me mad !!
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by Animator » Wed May 18, 2005 10:40 am
It has to do with row 1. Take a close look at the values 1, 3 and 4, you can eliminate them as candidates from some cells on that row...
When you figured out which one you should look at box 3, there is an intresting thing in it...
And if you figured what the intresting move was, then you should take another close look at box 3, there is another intresting thing in it...
When you figured out which one you should look at box 3, there is an intresting thing in it...
And if you figured what the intresting move was, then you should take another close look at box 3, there is another intresting thing in it...
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by andytheviking » Wed May 18, 2005 11:04 am
Animator, thanks that's moved me on. Still not there yet but with a bit of concentration I think I should get it now. It's given me a new elimination algorithm to add to my armoury anyway.
Will come back once I've spotted your second clue.
Will come back once I've spotted your second clue.
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by brycebrett » Wed May 18, 2005 12:27 pm
many thanks animator, have finally solved it now after hours of going slightly mad, now off on the next challenge........................................
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by andytheviking » Wed May 18, 2005 12:43 pm
Yup me too, had to do some real work for a while but when I looked at it again it I saw what you were hinting at in box 3. Useful tip that, now need to work out how to 'code' it in excel, just so I can check my own mental workings you understand!
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