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				|  Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:42 am    Post subject: Pattern Game 52 GPF 6.2 |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | *-----------* |.1.|.2.|3..|
 |..4|..5|.6.|
 |.7.|...|..4|
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 |..6|8..|.7.|
 |...|9..|..2|
 |.5.|.17|...|
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 |4..|..6|.5.|
 |...|4..|9.6|
 |..8|...|...|
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		| arkietech 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:48 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| What is a Sue de Cog? Tried to find an explanation but came up short.
 my understanding:
 Takes 3 sets a,b,and c
 c is common to a and b
 a or b must be in a block containing c
 the other a or b must be in a row/col containing c
 c contains only the digits in a and b
 any c digits located in the block outside of a|b,c can be removed.
 any c digits located in the row/col outside of a|b,c can be removed.
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 | 6     1     59    | 7     2     4     | 3     89    589   |
 | 23    8     4     | 13    9     5     | 127   6    a17    |
 | 2359  7     2359  | 13    6     8     | 125   129   4     |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 139   39    6     | 8     4     2     | 15    7     359-1 |
 | 178   4     17    | 9     5     3     | 6     18    2     |
 | 2389  5     239   | 6     1     7     | 48    3489  389   |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 4     39    1379  | 2     378   6     | 17-8  5    c1378  |
 | 357   2     357   | 4     378   1     | 9    b38    6     |
 | 137   6     8     | 5     37    9     | 24    24   c137   |
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 Sue de Coq
 a=17 r2c9
 b=38 r8c8
 c=1378 r79c9
 (38)r8c8=(38-17)r79c9=(17)r2c9 => r7c7<>8, r4c9<>1;
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		| DonM 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:38 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | arkietech wrote: |  	  | What is a Sue de Cog? Tried to find an explanation but came up short.
 my understanding:
 Takes 3 sets a,b,and c
 c is common to a and b
 a or b must be in a block containing c
 the other a or b must be in a row/col containing c
 c contains only the digits in a and b
 any c digits located in the block outside of a|b,c can be removed.
 any c digits located in the row/col outside of a|b,c can be removed.
  	  | Code: |  	  | *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 | 6     1     59    | 7     2     4     | 3     89    589   |
 | 23    8     4     | 13    9     5     | 127   6    a17    |
 | 2359  7     2359  | 13    6     8     | 125   129   4     |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 139   39    6     | 8     4     2     | 15    7     359-1 |
 | 178   4     17    | 9     5     3     | 6     18    2     |
 | 2389  5     239   | 6     1     7     | 48    3489  389   |
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 | 4     39    1379  | 2     378   6     | 17-8  5    c1378  |
 | 357   2     357   | 4     378   1     | 9    b38    6     |
 | 137   6     8     | 5     37    9     | 24    24   c137   |
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 Sue de Coq
 a=17 r2c9
 b=38 r8c8
 c=1378 r79c9
 (38)r8c8=(38-17)r79c9=(17)r2c9 => r7c7<>8, r4c9<>1;
 stte
 
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 The above is the simplest form of Sue-de-coq. A Sue-de-coq can be looked at in different ways depending on your perspective such as it being a pattern exposing otherwise-hard-to-find dual-linked almost locked sets. It can be difficult to find in-depth information about it, but I wrote about it a few years ago and included a number of examples with graphics.
 
 http://forum.enjoysudoku.com/sue-de-coq-revisited-again-asi-1-t6410.html
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		| arkietech 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:33 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | DonM wrote: |  	  | The above is the simplest form of Sue-de-coq. A Sue-de-coq can be looked at in different ways depending on your perspective such as it being a pattern exposing otherwise-hard-to-find dual-linked almost locked sets. It can be difficult to find in-depth information about it, but I wrote about it a few years ago and included a number of examples with graphics. 
 http://forum.enjoysudoku.com/sue-de-coq-revisited-again-asi-1-t6410.html
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 Thanks,
  I will study and see if I can find some examples. |  | 
	
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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		| arkietech 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:33 am    Post subject: |   |  
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 Thanks Marty -- exactly what I needed.
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