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There are five difficulties to choose from.
All five puzzles have the same solution.

A) Novice.
B) Apprentice (mainstream edition).
C) Junior Master (18 Intersections, 1 Naked Pair, 1 Skyscraper in g3). Select to view GRID numbers.
D) Master (15 Intersections, 1 Naked Pair, 1 Naked Triplet, 1 Naked Quad, 1 Skyscraper in g2, 1 Two String Kite in g2, 1 Y-Wing in g3). Select to view GRID numbers.
The advanced techniques are needed in 2 different grids.
E) Chief Wizard. Solvable using logic only? JSudoku needs 1 Recursively Solve, which makes 16 guesses and traverses 8580 nodes.



Regular Samurai #37A (Novice)

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Moderate

000900000003010207004002090000000008020040000056730040090000000300020000001004000
008000000070005000500009430300000008050700300600430500000080000000040020000501090
000005000000020000000090000000000000050069020900000300000004000000570000000000000
800000000070309000090000000003501000150007030000903006000000204004178009600000080
000000045000400000000760000000009000086000903500010024000908000005000370060000180



Regular Samurai #37B (Apprentice)

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Tough

000900000000010207004000090000000608020040000056030040090003000308020000001004000
008000005070005000500009430300000008050700300600430500000080000000940020000501000
000005000000020000000090000200700009050069020900000300000004000000570000000000000
800006000070000000090000000003501020150000030000903006000000204030170009600000080
000090045000000200000700000000000000086050903000010024007908000005040370060000080



Regular Samurai #37C (Junior Master)

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Extra Hard

000900000000010207004000090000000608020040000056030040090003000308020000001004000
008000005070005000500009430000000008050700300600430500000080000000940020000501000
000005000000020000000090000200700009050069020900000300000004000000570000000000000
800006000070000000090000000003501020150000030000903006000000204030170009600000080
000090045000000200000700000000000000086050903000010024007908000005040370060000080



Regular Samurai #37D (Master)

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Super Hard

000900000003010207004002090000000008020040000056730040090000000300020000001004000
008000005070005000500009430300000008050700300600430500000080000000040020000501090
000000000000020000000090000000000009000069020900000300000004000000570000000000000
800000000070309000090000000003501000150007030000903006000000204004178009600000080
000000045000400000000760000000009000086000903500010024000908000005000370060000180



Regular Clueless Special #37E (Chief Wizard)

7 Naked Singles
41 Hidden Singles
25 Intersections
1 Naked Pair
2 Naked Quads
1 Two String Kite
1 XY-X-Chain
1 Grouped XY-Chain up to 3 links
1 Grouped XY-Chain
1 ALS-XZ up to 5 cells
1 Recursively Solve: Unique solution found with 16 guesses, 8.580 nodes traversed

Rating based on required solving techniques:  Hellish Nightmare   Solvable using logic only?

000900000003010207004002090000000008020040000056730040090000000300020000001004000
008000000070005000500009430300000008050700300600430500000080000000040020000501090
000005000000020000000090000000000000050069020900000300000004000000570000000000000
000000000070309000090000000003501000150007000000903006000000204004178009600000080
000000045000400000000760000000009000086000903500010024000908000005000370000000180

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