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 Post subject: Regular Samurai #44
PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:27 pm 
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Regular Samurai #44A (Apprentice)
Rating based on required solving techniques:  Hard

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44A Line Format:
Code:
...1.7...64..........3...96.1.83....4.8...9......2.7.892..........4.....3....5...
...4.2..........5436...7.......31.6...6...9.81.5.8...........41.....3......6....5
...1.7...............3.2.....4...8.....296...5.6...7.2....8.................2....
6.8..4......2.......1..8....1..4...9.8.35.....7....3618.2............196.....7...
...4..9.2.....3......7..5..5...7..2.....95.6.637....5.......3.5816.........1.....


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 Post subject: Re: Regular Samurai #44
PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:18 pm 
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A nice puzzle with a fine red herring, which I fell for.
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Unfortunately the red herring is located almost on top of the simultaneously occurring cracking move.

A mini-mini Walktrough:
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After initial N/H-Singles and approx. 15 Intersections:


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The puzzle can now be completed with N/H-Singles only.



The red herring is the simultaneously occurring Double X-Wing on 3 in g4:r19c25 respectively g4:r28c16

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