dailysudoku.com Forum Index dailysudoku.com
Discussion of Daily Sudoku puzzles
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Nov 29 VH

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    dailysudoku.com Forum Index -> Daily Sudoku puzzles
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
hughwill



Joined: 05 Apr 2010
Posts: 422
Location: Birmingham UK

PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:36 am    Post subject: Nov 29 VH Reply with quote

This is where I got to with basics:
Code:

+---------------+----------+--------------+
| 18   9    47  | 3   2 5  | 147  478  6  |
| 3    156  257 | 4   8 16 | 9    257  17 |
| 1568 1456 245 | 16  7 9  | 1245 2458 3  |
+---------------+----------+--------------+
| 9    8    6   | 5   1 2  | 3    47   47 |
| 2    7    3   | 8   9 4  | 6    1    5  |
| 15   145  45  | 7   6 3  | 8    9    2  |
+---------------+----------+--------------+
| 4    256  9   | 126 3 7  | 125  256  8  |
| 56   3    1   | 26  4 8  | 257  2567 9  |
| 7    26   8   | 9   5 16 | 124  3    14 |
+---------------+----------+--------------+

Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site

I did it, but it took me 2 X-wings, 2 XY-wing and loads of XYZ-wings.
Too many to list here - surely someone did it quicker using 'classic'
techniques?

If not this is the most complex we've seen for a while...

Hugh


Last edited by hughwill on Sat Nov 29, 2014 1:33 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
arkietech



Joined: 31 Jul 2008
Posts: 1834
Location: Northwest Arkansas USA

PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 12:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 |b18    9    a47    | 3     2     5     |a147  a478   6     |
 | 3     156   257   | 4     8     16    | 9     257   17    |
 | 1568  1456  245   | 16    7     9     | 1245  2458  3     |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 9     8     6     | 5     1     2     | 3     47    47    |
 | 2     7     3     | 8     9     4     | 6     1     5     |
 |b15    145   45    | 7     6     3     | 8     9     2     |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 4     256   9     | 126   3     7     | 25-1  256   8     |
 |b56    3     1     | 26    4     8     | 257   2567  9     |
 | 7    c26    8     | 9     5     16    |c124   3    c14    |
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
(1=8)r1c378-(8=6)r168c1-(6=41)r9c279 => -1r7c7; ste
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
dongrave



Joined: 06 Mar 2014
Posts: 564

PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 3:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Nov 29 VH Reply with quote

hughwill wrote:
This is where I got to with basics:
Code:

+---------------+----------+--------------+
| 18   9    47  | 3   2 5  | 147  478  6  |
| 3    156  257 | 4   8 16 | 9    257  17 |
| 1568 1456 245 | 16  7 9  | 1245 2458 3  |
+---------------+----------+--------------+
| 9    8    6   | 5   1 2  | 3    47   47 |
| 2    7    3   | 8   9 4  | 6    1    5  |
| 15   145  45  | 7   6 3  | 8    9    2  |
+---------------+----------+--------------+
| 4    256  9   | 126 3 7  | 125  256  8  |
| 56   3    1   | 26  4 8  | 257  2567 9  |
| 7    26   8   | 9   5 16 | 124  3    14 |
+---------------+----------+--------------+

Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site

I did it, but it took me 2 X-wings, 2 XY-wing and loads of XYZ-wings.
Too many to list here - surely someone did it quicker using 'classic'
techniques?

If not this is the most complex we've seen for a while...

Hugh


What the heck? I surely appreciate Dan's single step solution but since I know that all VH's on this site can be solved using just 'standard' VH moves (i.e. X, XY, and XYZ wings), I always look for that solution and like Hugh, I lost count! (I think it was something like 7 or 8!) Is there a simpler solution just using the standard VH moves? If so, I surely didn't see it! And if not, then I've only got one thing to say - Holy crow!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
arkietech



Joined: 31 Jul 2008
Posts: 1834
Location: Northwest Arkansas USA

PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Nov 29 VH Reply with quote

dongrave wrote:

What the heck? I surely appreciate Dan's single step solution but since I know that all VH's on this site can be solved using just 'standard' VH moves (i.e. X, XY, and XYZ wings), I always look for that solution and like Hugh, I lost count! (I think it was something like 7 or 8!) Is there a simpler solution just using the standard VH moves? If so, I surely didn't see it! And if not, then I've only got one thing to say - Holy crow!


using only X, XY, and XYZ wings

I got:

XYZ-Wing 147r1c37,r2c9 => -7r1c8
X-Wing 1c69r29 => -1r2c2,r9c7
XY-Wing 184r1c18,r3c2 => -4r1c3,r3c78
X-Wing 6r29c26 => -6r7c2
XY-Wing 562r7c2,r8c14 => -2r7c4
XYZ-Wing 256r7c28,r8c8 => -5r7c7
XYZ-Wing 168r13c1,r3c4 => -1r3c2

Why limit your self?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
keith



Joined: 19 Sep 2005
Posts: 3355
Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA

PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 7:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pretty amazing in that all seven steps seem to be required.

I usually do solve these puzzles using only the methods known to be required. One man's restriction is another man's challenge.

In the same way, I do not use pencil marks to solve other than this site's "Very Hard" puzzles.

Keith
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
JC Van Hay



Joined: 13 Jun 2010
Posts: 494
Location: Charleroi, Belgium

PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 10:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

From the 2 solutions of C9 : r2c9=1 or 7 => r8c1=6; stte
A short interpretation :
Code:
+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+
| (18)     9     47  | 3      2  5  | 47(1)  478   6  |
| 3        156   257 | 4      8  16 | 9      257   17 |
| 15-6(8)  1456  245 | (16)   7  9  | 1245   2458  3  |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+
| 9        8     6   | 5      1  2  | 3      47    47 |
| 2        7     3   | 8      9  4  | 6      1     5  |
| 15       145   45  | 7      6  3  | 8      9     2  |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+
| 4        256   9   | 26(1)  3  7  | 25(1)  256   8  |
| 56       3     1   | 26     4  8  | 257    2567  9  |
| 7        2     8   | 9      5  16 | 124    3     14 |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+
[(6=1)r3c4-1r7c4=1r7c7-1r1c7=(1-8)r1c1=8r3c1]-6r3c1=6r8c1; stte
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
lucygp



Joined: 29 Dec 2014
Posts: 3

PostPosted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 8:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is there a simpler solution just using the standard VH moves?












___________________________
Fifa 15 coins
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    dailysudoku.com Forum Index -> Daily Sudoku puzzles All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group