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 Post subject: 9 Cull Samurais
PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 7:26 pm 
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Here are 9 Samurais, which I generated with JSudoku a while ago, and due to the spring-cleaning of the hard drive either had to be deleted or posted.


Cull Samurai #1

196 Naked Singles
79 Hidden Singles
6 Intersections
1 Naked Pair

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Tough

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006070508000000000002038704900000000000050800000309006000000902305080000000000070
000008000800040305000000000000030802300000000000802050070000000000204070000001000
000083070905000000000040000301000004200600300070000000800050702000000000009010008
000700405070000000000203709102040000005000007000000500809001002000000000700809000



Cull Samurai #2

200 Naked Singles
75 / 77 Hidden Singles
9 Intersections
2 Naked Pairs
1 Uniqueness Test 1 or 1 XY-Wing

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Barely Super Hard

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000001094300000000005090300200000007003080000100060050009030000700000000401070000
703004060000600000900020804009000000600030400080000501000080005010000000000049002
000300000000000010000020000600000000004090600000200000000080400000000000000009007
001008000000000000803090000000000607400620000005000000300047010000000008602003000
400902060000000000007000102000080001700000400000700009209040710000000008500030200



Cull Samurai #3

207 Naked Singles
65 Hidden Singles
22 Intersections
2 Naked Pairs
1 Naked Quad
1 XY-Wing

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Barely Super Hard

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040903008000000000807020900000600007600008100000130004000002705500000000000060801
000502000000000500000090000900000701006030000002000008000200000600000000000100000
006050000703000600000090000200400900009000006400070000000100807300000000000608004
000407081000000300000030004000050010300000900002090000701000803000000700400800059



Cull Samurai #4

222 Naked Singles
53 Hidden Singles
18 Intersections
3 Naked Pairs
2 Naked Triplets
1 Naked Quad
2 XY-Wings

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Super Hard

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900064700000000000607050100000000203000310006108000400000039000020000000000000002
000000000900000020000080000600200003009000000300040105000000000100000608000070000
600300000000000100100700000000000060400050200703004000205040609000000000800060000
000030704608010000000000200900400801001000000200060407005070003000000000300026008



Cull Samurai #5

210 Naked Singles
65 Hidden Singles
28 Intersections
1 Naked Pairs
3 Naked Triplets
1 X-Wing
1 Turbot Fish
1 Uniqueness Test 1
2 Y-Wings

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Super Hard

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509002803000070004400000700006010000105000308000000000902060000000700009600001000
205010600600000500000030008008000207900020000006009004000700300000000000000052010
000060000009000000000040000010000000007005000000090604000000000000000006000004000
600200000000000000700040000209000000080605000000000500103020409000000000008014005
000070602006000000000109007020000000007090251900000000001040830600000000009003500



Cull Samurai #6

189 Naked Singles
88 Hidden Singles
14 Intersections
1 Naked Pairs
2 Naked Triplets
3 X-Wing
1 Skyscraper
1 Finned Swordfish
1 Finned Jellyfish
3 XY-Wings

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Super Hard

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002030708000004000605090100080000001000070500004000000090010300000000000030700205
000003090007000000000005030201000000000406000063000000000000500400000000000080000
100300000000000400080200000000000900001070006900040000007060104200000000003005007
500200000000000000000090401106040000008000903000900004802030060000000000004060109



Cull Samurai #7

204 Naked Singles
71 Hidden Singles
18 Intersections
3 Naked Pairs
3 Naked Triplets
2 Naked Quads
1 Hidden Pairs
1 X-Wing
2 XY-Wings
2 Skyscrapers
1 Y-Wing

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Super Hard

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400209031000000000007810500500000006006020000000000893001060000000000400900780000
901064000000100006003009020000000000605000807700800000002000308000000000000030601
000007002400020000000030000800000000001070090000006000000060000000000000020080000
800509000000000000009003020100060000208000703000070004006000300000010000500002001
000200603000000000000600509100000004008050000070000800709040001000003000802010090



Cull Samurai #8

196 Naked Singles
83 Hidden Singles
14 Intersections
3 Naked Pairs
1 X-Wing
2 Two String Kites
1 Finned X-Wing
1 Finned Swordfish
1 XY-Wing
1 XYZ-Wing
1 Y-Wing
1 Uniqueness Test 4
1 XY-Chain up to 5 links
1 XY-X-Chain up to 3 links
1 XY-X-Chain

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Ultra Hard

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900050003003000008106030900000000600605040100001000059000970000000000000040300000
804005600000000001900060000000010507706040900000000004002070100000000000000098000
000040002000000000000005000000000006700000000000020801000060000000000300400090000
800603000000000000007020400000000091050900600200030000009001005000000000103002076
000000070300000000000910005008000306010090000000000509500180002000000000400005007



Cull Samurai #9

198 Naked Singles
75 Hidden Singles
4 Intersections
1 Naked Pairs
2 Naked Triplets
1 X-Wing
1 Turbot Fishes
1 Finned X-Wing
1 XY-Wings
1 XY-Chains up to 5 links
1 XY-Chains
3 XY-X-Chains up to 3 links
4 XY-X-Chains

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Ultra Hard

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900035016000000000501070003003060000200000009000200050308000000000020000007009004
507040309000000000004890207100000600003020004000000000000000702000000000000605003
000000000000000000004018000500000000006070400000000002000002000000900000030060050
604010000000005000000000030400030000005060401070009000703020904000000000201048007
000007008000000900050060000000400500005080070700002009806000090000000003407009602

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:22 pm 
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Just now noticed this (because both puzzles are "out of my league" right now), but the images for #3 and #4 are the same (and the image for #4 doesn't match the code string).

(I'll bet you were just testing us to see how long it would take us to notice, weren't you? :cheesey: )


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:06 pm 
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enxio27 wrote:
Just now noticed this (because both puzzles are "out of my league" right now), but the images for #3 and #4 are the same (and the image for #4 doesn't match the code string).

(I'll bet you were just testing us to see how long it would take us to notice, weren't you? :cheesey: )
Sure, you are hereby the official winner. :queen: :applause:

Thanks for telling me about the error. For #4 I had made the correct screen shot, but posted the link for #3. This is now corrected.
Using JSudoku 1.5b1 I have also redone some of the techniques' lists needed for solving. By moving up XY-Wing, it is now the only advanced technique required for #2, #3 and #4.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:20 pm 
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Børge wrote:
Sure, you are hereby the official winner. :queen: :applause:

:lol:

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Using JSudoku 1.5b1 I have also redone some of the techniques' lists needed for solving. By moving up XY-Wing, it is now the only advanced technique required for #2, #3 and #4.

I'm just starting to get the hang of XY-Wings (I think), so maybe I can make it up through #4. Thanks for the corrected image!


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:16 pm 
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I finished #1 a few days ago. Now to tackle #2.


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