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 Post subject: Regular Samurai #28
PostPosted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:28 am 
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Regular Samurai #28A (Apprentice)
Rating based on required solving techniques:  Very Hard

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28A Line Format:
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...5.3..24......319..4......74.........7.9.8.......27..8..4........5....253.1....
...5.1..2124.....9.6..7....9.2...64....2.7..5..6..8......1......5.....7.....5..8.
.....3........2.5.....51...5.1.....6....9....9.....7.4...18.....8.4........5.....
.8..7.....1.....8......8......7..9..1..6.4....76...3.1....4..9.2.....1655..2.1...
....3.891....7........2..7..37.......4.6.8.........14......7..878......49..4.1...


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 Post subject: Re: Regular Samurai #28
PostPosted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:44 pm 
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Don't let Very Hard put you off.

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Apart from one grid you will get by with singles. The last grid has 3 X-wings but to make it easier Tarek has arranged that the digits to look for are all multiples of 3.:)

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 Post subject: Re: Regular Samurai #28
PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:13 pm 
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Tarek, thanks for another interesting Samurai.

As Glyn wrote: "Don't let Very Hard put you off."
You get very far with N/H-Singles only.
This is an excellent puzzle for anyone new to or inexperienced with X-Wings and who wants to get more experience with this technique.

Here a mini-mini Walktrough:
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Except for grid 4 this puzzles solves with N/H-Singles only.
In grid 4 three X-Wings are required. I tried to look for a single technique for solving grid 4, but no one showed up.


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