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There are six difficulties to choose from.
All six puzzles have the same solution.A) Novice (6 Intersections).
B) Apprentice (21 Intersections, 2 Naked Pairs).
C) Journeyman (87 Intersections, 10 Naked Pairs, 4 Naked Triplets, 1 Naked Quad, 1 Hidden Pair).
D) Master (67 Intersections, 5 Naked Pairs, 4 Naked Triplets, 3 Naked Quads, 1 Hidden Triplet,
2 Skyscrapers: one in g8 and one in g9).
Select to view GRID numbers.E) Grand Master (97 Intersections, 14 Naked Pairs, 6 Naked Triplets, 3 Naked Quads, 1 Hidden Pair,
2 XY-Wings: one in g4 and one in g10).
Select to view GRID numbers.F) Chief Wizard.
Solvable using logic only? JSudoku needs 1 Recursively Solve, which makes 28 guesses and traverses 9507435 nodes.Christmas 2008 Shogun #A (Novice)Rating based on required solving techniques: Moderate
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Christmas 2008 Shogun #B (Apprentice)Rating based on required solving techniques: Tough
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Christmas 2008 Shogun #C (Journeyman)Rating based on required solving techniques: Hard
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Christmas 2008 Shogun #D (Master)Rating based on required solving techniques: Extra Hard
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Christmas 2008 Shogun #E (Grand Master)Rating based on required solving techniques: Ultra Hard
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Christmas 2008 Shogun #F (Chief Wizard)64 Naked Singles
71 Hidden Singles
91 Intersections
5 Naked Pairs
5 Naked Triplets
4 Naked Quads
3 Hidden Pairs
1 Skyscraper
1 Two String Kite
1 Empty Rectangle
1 Finned X-Wing
2 Finned Swordfish
3 Uniqueness Test 1
1 XY-Wing
2 XY-Chains up to 5 links
2 XY-X-Chains up to 3 links
10 XY-X-Chains
2 Grouped XY-Chains up to 3 links
1 Grouped XY-Chain
1 Hidden Unique Rectangle
4 ALS-XZ
1 Recursively Solve: Unique solution found with 28 guesses, 9.507.435 nodes traversed
Rating based on required solving techniques: Hellish Nightmare Solvable using logic only?
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