| Author | Message | 
  
	|  Topic: A Menneske, for a change | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:46 am   Subject: A Menneske, for a change | 
  
	| You can also use the UR as a weak inhibiting link for the base digits 
 (6=27)r6c39 -UR- (27=3)r5c39 - (3=6)r4c7 => r6c7 <> 6
 
 Even useful for those times when you have "solved"  ...
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	|  Topic: Law of Leftovers - Request for Help | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
 Replies: 4
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 |  Forum: Daily Sudoku Squiggly puzzles   Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:45 am   Subject: Law of Leftovers - Request for Help | 
  
	| The Law of Leftovers is really just a way of looking at and using particular type of constraint set very similar to a fish group (such as an x-wing, swordfish, or jellyfish) 
 Consider a simple x-win ...
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	|  Topic: URs and pseudo cells | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
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 |  Forum: Solving techniques, and terminology   Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:57 am   Subject: URs and pseudo cells | 
  
	| After basics: After basics and an X-wing on 1:+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
 | 59     19     56     | 8      7      4      | 2      136    136    |
 | 238    ...
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	|  Topic: Is this a valid DP? | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
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 |  Forum: Solving techniques, and terminology   Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:19 am   Subject: Is this a valid DP? | 
  
	| Myth, 
 Does this pattern still allow me to use strong inferences as needed to prevent a DP?
 
 Assuming I am interpreting your question correctly, the answer is no.  Any strong inference is depende ...
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	|  Topic: Is this a valid DP? | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
 Replies: 7
 Views: 59867
 
 |  Forum: Solving techniques, and terminology   Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:19 am   Subject: Is this a valid DP? | 
  
	| +-------------+-------+-------+
 | .   .   .   | . . . | . . . |
 | 149 .   149 | . . . | . . . |
 | .   .   .   | . . . | . . . |
 +-------------+-------+-------+
 | .   149 149 | . . . | . . . |
 ...
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	|  Topic: Puzzle NR 09/11/13   BBDB | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
 Replies: 19
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 |  Forum: Puzzles by daj   Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:32 am   Subject: Puzzle NR 09/11/13   BBDB | 
  
	| Very creative, Norm    | 
  
	|  Topic: MM 1573 10-30-09 | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:27 am   Subject: MM 1573 10-30-09 | 
  
	| Actually, Ted, your deadly pattern is really like a type 6 UR.  Note that the sixes are locked in the pattern.  Thus if r6c8 was 5 then both of the deadly pattern avoidance cells would have to be 6 an ... | 
  
	|  Topic: MM1540 sep-27-09 | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
 Replies: 12
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:49 am   Subject: MM1540 sep-27-09 | 
  
	| I agree with Asellus; there is no official way to notate, so just get the point across.  Sometimes it depends if you have a picture to go with it. 
 In the case above, with the picture, I would proba ...
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	|  Topic: Unique Rectangles | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
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 |  Forum: Solving techniques, and terminology   Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:20 am   Subject: Unique Rectangles | 
  
	| You've show what is essentially the "naked" patterns associated with URs.  There is a whole complementary half of "hidden" patterns based on the question, "Where must the dead ... | 
  
	|  Topic: MM1540 sep-27-09 | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
 Replies: 12
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:52 pm   Subject: MM1540 sep-27-09 | 
  
	| *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 | 5     38    367   | 1     37    4     | 6789  689   2     |
 | 9     124   1267  | 78    257   28    | 3     46    567   |
 | 78   ...
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	|  Topic: Vanhegan Fiendish September 24 | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
 Replies: 8
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:57 am   Subject: Vanhegan Fiendish September 24 | 
  
	| *-----------------------------------------------------------* | 7     246   1234  | 1346  36    9     | 236   8     5     |
 | 139   269   123   | 136   8     5     | 236   4     7     |
 | 34 ...
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	|  Topic: MM 1517 & 1519 | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
 Replies: 9
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:21 pm   Subject: MM 1517 & 1519 | 
  
	| could you also express it like this? MUG479
 
 That would be confusing.  The MUG only forces either a 2 or a 6, but not necessarily both to be true (just like a UR).  Thus you have a strong link betw ...
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	|  Topic: MM 1517 & 1519 | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
 Replies: 9
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:08 pm   Subject: MM 1517 & 1519 | 
  
	| 1517:  After a skyscraper on 2:+-------------------+--------------------+-------------------+ | 5    *479   8     | 27   *479+26 69    | 24    3     1     |
 | 3    *49    2     | 1    *49     5     ...
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	|  Topic: AICs vs. Forcing Chains | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
 Replies: 6
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 |  Forum: Solving techniques, and terminology   Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:23 am   Subject: AICs vs. Forcing Chains | 
  
	| ...do you have an example where the value in the ERI cell is eliminated in a AIC loop? 
 Not for a normal sudoku.  The reason for that is there is always a shorter and usually simpler discontinuous A ...
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	|  Topic: Menneske Super Hard (56) | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:18 am   Subject: Menneske Super Hard (56) | 
  
	| Not to take anything away from Norm's solution path, which was genius, but here is a little hint I have found that may help the more mortal among us. 
 When evaluating a UR, if you find yourself cons ...
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	|  Topic: AICs vs. Forcing Chains | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
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 |  Forum: Solving techniques, and terminology   Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:36 am   Subject: AICs vs. Forcing Chains | 
  
	| The issue is that when you describe an AIC construct via a forcing chain, you give the very natural impression that you plugged in one truth value and followed its implications along, then you plugged ... | 
  
	|  Topic: AICs vs. Forcing Chains | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
 Replies: 6
 Views: 60738
 
 |  Forum: Solving techniques, and terminology   Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:35 am   Subject: AICs vs. Forcing Chains | 
  
	|  The difference lies not in what is discovered, but how it is discovered. 
 An AIC is a meta-pattern.
 
 I can find an AIC by finding sub-patterns.
 
 These sub-patterns (bivalued cells, bilo ...
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	|  Topic: Outlaw puzzle from Paul's Pages | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:09 pm   Subject: Outlaw puzzle from Paul's Pages | 
  
	| Here’s another question for anyone out there. See the two 5’s in C4. The bottom one uses the ER hinge in Box6 to remove the 5v from R1C6. The top one leaves the 5a in R1C2 which also removes the 5v. N ... | 
  
	|  Topic: LA Times / Freep - July 11, 2008 | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
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 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:16 am   Subject: LA Times / Freep - July 11, 2008 | 
  
	| *-----------* |...|.49|.6.|
 |..4|.3.|...|
 |.56|...|.2.|
 |---+---+---|
 |9..|87.|...|
 |...|3.5|...|
 |7..|.91|8.5|
 |---+---+---|
 |.2.|...|94.|
 |...|...|1..|
 |.8.|41.|...|
 *------- ...
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	|  Topic: Menneske SH like VH | 
  
	| Myth Jellies 
 Replies: 5
 Views: 29322
 
 |  Forum: Other puzzles   Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:36 am   Subject: Menneske SH like VH | 
  
	| (sigh) once again, people start finding these patterns more effectively than I ever could.  Time to go invent a new one I guess. 
 Nice catch, Ravel.
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