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Author: | Ed [ Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:52 am ] |
Post subject: | Assassin 400 |
Attachment: a400.JPG [ 95 KiB | Viewed 5862 times ] Assassin 400 Made it to 400!! A little while ago Andrew said, "Hope we manage to reach the next anniversary of A400 and that I'll still be an active solver"..... then finish?? I have at least a couple more in me so will see.... I found this one really hard, hence a milestone puzzle. Resists a long way in. But my solution fails the 'must be interesting' test. Hoping that the big cages allow a better solution than mine. Jury's out on it being a decent puzzle. SS gives it 1.70. JSudoku uses 2 'complex intersections'. triple click code: solution: Ed |
Author: | Andrew [ Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Assassin 400 |
Thanks Ed for posting this landmark Assassin! A little while ago Andrew said, "Hope we manage to reach the next anniversary of A400 and that I'll still be an active solver"..... then finish?? I have at least a couple more in me so will see.... I hope that Assassins will continue, even though Ed probably needs a break. That recent Revisit of an early variant was a good one. Still plenty of life in me, including solving Assassins and whichever puzzles in Other Variants interest me and, as Ed knows, I'm still active working for the monthly magazine of a British railway enthusiasts society. When our second grandson was born our elder daughter instructed me to still be around when he and his elder brother graduate from high school; they'll be 7 and 5 this month so still a long time to go! |
Author: | Andrew [ Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:26 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Assassin 400 |
Just like wellbeback did for Assassin 399, I've finished this one quickly. It started fairly easily, then got harder. Possibly a few interesting steps. I've now made a few detail changes and clarifications. Thanks Ed for pointing out what I missed in step 6c, which would have simplified my later steps. Here's my walkthrough for Assassin 400: Rating Comment: |
Author: | wellbeback [ Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Assassin 400 |
Thanks again Ed! I found it a very nice puzzle and my WT has a few interesting steps I think. Agree with both of you that it got harder in the middle. Corrections & clarifications thanks to Andrew & Ed. Assassin 400 WT: |
Author: | Ed [ Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:24 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Assassin 400 |
Well done to Andrew and wellbeback for having an easier time than me. A worthy puzzle after all! Thanks guys. And very glad for us that Andrew still has a lot to give. I didn't use the combo analysis that both WTs above used very early. I eventually got there, but way too late (my step 30/31). Hence, my WT is quite different. [Many thanks to Andrew for checking my WT and for a simplification to step 21] a400 WT: Ed |
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