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Rikthompson



Joined: 25 Jul 2007
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Location: Paignton UK

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:35 am    Post subject: 23 July Hard Reply with quote

I am trying hard to master the more advanced strategies but not finding it easy.

I have got thus far

+-------------+-------------+--------------+
| 359 12 235 | 8 4 7 | 1569 156 59 |
| 45 7 8 | 6 9 1 | 2 45 3 |
| 49 14 6 | 5 2 3 | 19 1478 4789 |
+-------------+-------------+--------------+
| 8 3 1 | 2 5 4 | 7 9 6 |
| 2 56 9 | 7 3 68 | 4 58 1 |
| 7 56 4 | 9 1 68 | 3 2 58 |
+-------------+-------------+--------------+
| 456 24 257| 3 8 9 | 156 14567 2457|
|1 9 57 | 4 6 2 | 8 3 57 |
| 346 8 23 | 1 7 5 | 69 46 249 |
+-------------+-------------+--------------+


Can anyone help with the next move(s)?
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TKiel



Joined: 22 Feb 2006
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Location: Kalamazoo, MI

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to the forum, Rik. The answer lies in Row 3 but don't expect to find something exotic. You must have already done the hard moves.
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cgordon



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Location: ontario, canada

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There was no need for wings etc here - that would have made this a "Very Hard" - but I thought the necessary TRIPLES weren't that easy to spot. As TKiel alluded to - there was a 49, 14, 19 in Row 3 and a subsequent 78, 58, 57 in Col 9.
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Rikthompson



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks folks! Simply did not know about the "Triple pair" strategy, but managed to figure it out from Tracy's clue, and subsequently complete the puzzle. I must have been reading the wrong stuff. Lesson is not to try to run before one can walk. Looking forward to tackling a V Hard now.
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TKiel



Joined: 22 Feb 2006
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Location: Kalamazoo, MI

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rikthompson wrote:
Simply did not know about the "Triple pair" strategy


Most refer to this as a 'naked triple' (I've also heard it called a locked triple), but it doesn't have to occur in cells in which there are only two candidates. As long as only three candidates appear in three cells that share a row/column/box, it's valid. On the flip side, the candidates [7,8] in that row appear only in the same two cells, which means all other candidates in those two cells can be excluded. These are known as hidden pairs. The end result is the same whether one locates the naked or the hidden. I've always found it easier on the eyes to look for the naked.
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Asellus



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some nakeds are easier on the eyes than others. Very Happy
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