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Pinata
 Post subject: Pinata Killer Sudoku
PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:49 pm 
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I am going to create weekly Killer Sudokus for the Community to enjoy.

30th July 2012

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 Post subject: Re: Pinata Killer Sudoku
PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:43 pm 
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Welcome Pinata! Here are the codes.

Puzzle 1 gets a SudokuSolver score of 0.85.
Puzzle 1:
3x3::k:4609:4609:4609:4609:6400:6400:4098:4098:2563:5126:5126:4609:6400:6400:6400:2052:1285:2563:5126:2311:2311:5640:5640:5640:2052:1285:4873:2570:3595:3595:3596:3596:5640:6158:3341:4873:2570:6416:5137:5137:3596:6158:6158:3341:4873:6416:6416:5137:5137:6158:6158:1807:1807:4873:6416:6416:3346:3346:3346:10515:10515:10515:10515:3092:6421:6421:6421:790:790:10515:10515:10515:3092:6421:1815:1815:3608:3608:2841:2841:2841:

Puzzle 2 gets a SudokuSolver score of 10.95 and "Uses Extended Trial and Error Steps". JSudoku has a big struggle too.
Puzzle 2:
3x3::k:4608:4608:4608:8193:1794:1794:5891:5891:5891:5892:5892:8193:8193:7686:7686:5891:4615:5891:5892:2053:8193:8193:5640:7686:7686:4615:4615:5892:2053:8193:5640:5640:5640:3849:4615:4362:1547:4108:4108:5901:5640:4110:3849:3849:4362:1547:4108:5901:5901:5901:4110:4110:4110:4362:1547:4879:4879:4879:4112:4112:3859:3859:4362:6417:6417:4879:5906:5906:4112:3859:4884:4884:6417:6417:5906:5906:3605:3605:3605:3605:4884:
Did you solve this one yourself?

Cheers
Ed
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 Post subject: Re: Pinata Killer Sudoku
PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:05 pm 
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Ed wrote:
Welcome Pinata! Here are the codes.

Puzzle 1 gets a SudokuSolver score of 0.85.
Puzzle 1:
3x3::k:4609:4609:4609:4609:6400:6400:4098:4098:2563:5126:5126:4609:6400:6400:6400:2052:1285:2563:5126:2311:2311:5640:5640:5640:2052:1285:4873:2570:3595:3595:3596:3596:5640:6158:3341:4873:2570:6416:5137:5137:3596:6158:6158:3341:4873:6416:6416:5137:5137:6158:6158:1807:1807:4873:6416:6416:3346:3346:3346:10515:10515:10515:10515:3092:6421:6421:6421:790:790:10515:10515:10515:3092:6421:1815:1815:3608:3608:2841:2841:2841:

Puzzle 2 gets a SudokuSolver score of 10.95 and "Uses Extended Trial and Error Steps". JSudoku has a big struggle too.
Puzzle 2:
3x3::k:4608:4608:4608:8193:1794:1794:5891:5891:5891:5892:5892:8193:8193:7686:7686:5891:4615:5891:5892:2053:8193:8193:5640:7686:7686:4615:4615:5892:2053:8193:5640:5640:5640:3849:4615:4362:1547:4108:4108:5901:5640:4110:3849:3849:4362:1547:4108:5901:5901:5901:4110:4110:4110:4362:1547:4879:4879:4879:4112:4112:3859:3859:4362:6417:6417:4879:5906:5906:4112:3859:4884:4884:6417:6417:5906:5906:3605:3605:3605:3605:4884:
Did you solve this one yourself?

Cheers
Ed


I haven't tried to solve them, as I don't understand, but do intend to learn the advanced techniques, but I like to create and share the Killers.

How Did you Find the puzzles? I will post the solutions on Monday.
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 Post subject: Re: Pinata Killer Sudoku
PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 6:53 am 
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Welcome Pinata! It's great to have a newcomer creating and posting Killers on this site! :applause:

Pinata wrote:
I am going to create weekly Killer Sudokus for the Community to enjoy.
May I suggest that you limit yourself to one new puzzle each week, and maybe also wait a week if an Assassin or one of HATMAN's puzzles has been posted.

Also you mentioned posting the solution. It's good to post the solution and, if you are able to do so, the code string using hidden text as in Ed's Assassin 242 at the same time that you post a new puzzle. If you need any help to do that, Ed will be very willing to help you.

Sorry that I haven't yet had time to try your puzzles. I've been busy since our holiday in July. We are going to be away for the next week, a family event followed by a visit to Yellowstone National Park. I'll try at least the first of your puzzles after we return home.

Cheers, Andrew
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 Post subject: Re: Pinata Killer Sudoku
PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:54 pm 
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Andrew wrote:
Welcome Pinata! It's great to have a newcomer creating and posting Killers on this site! :applause:

Pinata wrote:
I am going to create weekly Killer Sudokus for the Community to enjoy.
May I suggest that you limit yourself to one new puzzle each week, and maybe also wait a week if an Assassin or one of HATMAN's puzzles has been posted.

Also you mentioned posting the solution. It's good to post the solution and, if you are able to do so, the code string using hidden text as in Ed's Assassin 242 at the same time that you post a new puzzle. If you need any help to do that, Ed will be very willing to help you.

Sorry that I haven't yet had time to try your puzzles. I've been busy since our holiday in July. We are going to be away for the next week, a family event followed by a visit to Yellowstone National Park. I'll try at least the first of your puzzles after we return home.

Cheers, Andrew


All Have a nice time on holiday.

What day are the Assassins or HATMAN's puzzles normally posted? As I plan to post on a Monday or Tuesday, with the solutions the following Monday or Tuesday.
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 Post subject: Re: Pinata Killer Sudoku
PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:24 am 
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30th July 2012 Solutions

Puzzle 1
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Puzzle 2
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 Post subject: Re: Pinata Killer Sudoku
PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:28 am 
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6th August 2012

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 Post subject: Re: Pinata Killer Sudoku
PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:15 am 
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Thanks for posting these Pinata. Really like the messy cage structure with some big cages. Here's the code string for puzzle 3. It gets a SudokuSolver score of 1.05 which is typical of an early days Assassin. Usually means you have to think carefully.
code for puzzle 3 6th August: paste into solver:
3x3::k:5120:7169:7169:7169:7169:7169:8706:8706:3075:5120:5120:6405:2566:2566:3079:8706:8706:3075:2564:5120:6405:6405:2566:3079:8706:4104:4104:2564:4873:6405:6405:779:779:8706:4104:4620:2564:4873:3338:3338:4109:4109:4109:2574:4620:4111:4873:3338:4112:4881:3346:7699:2574:4620:4111:4111:8469:4112:4881:3346:7699:2574:2574:8469:8469:8469:8469:4881:3346:7699:3348:3348:2838:2838:8469:2071:2071:2071:7699:7699:7699:
A nice fast start but having to think now. This is where I'm at in-between watching athletics.
Candidates: 
.-------------------------------.-------------------------------.-------------------------------.
| 2345678   12345679  1456789   | 245       245679    2456789   | 145678    12567     39        |
| 2345678   12345679  45679     | 12        12367     345789    | 145678    12567     39        |
| 2345      12345679  45679     | 245       12367     345789    | 145678    67        12        |
:-------------------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------:
| 4567      45        4567      | 3         12        12        | 9         8         67        |
| 1         67        3         | 8         59        59        | 2         4         67        |
| 9         8         2         | 7         46        46        | 13        13        5         |
:-------------------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------:
| 346       1346      14578     | 9         578       3457      | 13567     123       12        |
| 234578    1234579   145789    | 6         578       234       | 1357      59        48        |
| 2345678   345679    45789     | 1245      12345     12345     | 3567      5679      48        |
'-------------------------------.-------------------------------.-------------------------------'
Cheers
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 Post subject: Re: Pinata Killer Sudoku
PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:11 pm 
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Assassins are published on Thursday Friday and I tend to post on Sunday so Monday, Tuesday is good.
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 Post subject: Re: Pinata Killer Sudoku
PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:44 am 
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HATMAN wrote:
Pinata

Assassins are published on Thursday Friday and I tend to post on Sunday so Monday, Tuesday is good.


Thank you for telling me.
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