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[Pat]

9...8.....5...78....75...1...4....9.6.......3.9....6....6..27...1.4...8.....9...4

[ play ]

22 cells given
(layout 201 of the Patterns Game)

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



[Marty R.]

Not sure how to reply to these. Advanced moves not needed.

[JasonLion]

Fun

[Luke]

Fun

"Fun"??? What do you think this is, some kind of a game?
Jajaja!

[Pat]

Not sure how to reply to these. Advanced moves not needed.

the fun is to solve them without "pencilmarks"

perhaps not your cup of tea?

you prefer "advanced" moves,
try this VH —


m_b_metcalf # 201 # 52

1...2.....3...42....53...6...7....5.6.......3.8....4....8..65...4.2...7.....3...2

[ play ]

[ArkieTech]

you prefer "advanced" moves,
try this VH —

m_b_metcalf # 201 # 52

1...2.....3...42....53...6...7....5.6.......3.8....4....8..65...4.2...7.....3...2

[ play ]

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 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 | 1     7     9     | 6     2    b58    | 3    b48    458   |
 | 8     3     6     | 157   157   4     | 2     9     157   |
 | 4     2     5     | 3     1789  1789  | 178   6     178   |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 3     1     7     | 489   4689  2     | 689   5     689   |
 | 6     5     4     | 1789  1789  1789  | 789   2     3     |
 | 9     8     2     | 57    567   3     | 4     1     67    |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 2     9     8     | 147   147   6     | 5     3     14    |
 | 5     4     3     | 2    c189  c189   | 1689  7     1689  |
 | 7     6     1     | 45-89 3    c589   |a89   a48    2     |
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
als xy-wing
(89=4)r9c78-(4=5)r12c68-(5=89) => -89r9c4; lclste

[Pat]

yes, the line\box gets us to 49 as in your diagram [ play ];
and then what?

i should've known you'd go for a one-move solution-path;
i prefer 3 moves —

puzzle qualifies as "superior"
(tarek's definition)