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		| Pat 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:43 pm    Post subject: m_b_metcalf # 176 # 72 |   |  
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..1...2...3...4.5.4.....6.7.....8.9.....6.....9.3.7...6.7.....2.5.2...8...2...1..
 
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  	  | Code: |  	  | . . 1 | . . . | 2 . .
 . 3 . | . . 4 | . 5 .
 4 . . | . . . | 6 . 7
 -------+-------+------
 . . . | . . 8 | . 9 .
 . . . | . 6 . | . . .
 . 9 . | 3 . 7 | . . .
 -------+-------+------
 6 . 7 | . . . | . . 2
 . 5 . | 2 . . | . 8 .
 . . 2 | . . . | 1 . .
 
 
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 2 paths,
 which would you prefer ?
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 4:41 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Multi-coloring on 2. Skyscraper in c28. Transport 2 from r3c2 to r2c5; r6c5<>2. Transport 2 from r2c5 to r5c6; r5c8<>2.
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +---------------+------------------+----------------+
 | 59    78 1    | 56789 5789  569  | 2     4  3     |
 | 27    3  6    | 17    127   4    | 89    5  89    |
 | 4     28 59   | 589   23589 2359 | 6     1  7     |
 +---------------+------------------+----------------+
 | 12357 6  345  | 145   1245  8    | 3457  9  145   |
 | 12357 27 3458 | 1459  6     1259 | 34578 27 1458  |
 | 125   9  458  | 3     1245  7    | 458   26 14568 |
 +---------------+------------------+----------------+
 | 6     1  7    | 48    48    59   | 59    3  2     |
 | 39    5  39   | 2     17    16   | 47    8  46    |
 | 8     4  2    | 5679  3579  3569 | 1     67 59    |
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		| Pat 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:09 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| only needs "basic" moves |  | 
	
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:30 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Pat wrote: |  	  | only needs "basic" moves | 
 
 I've been screwing up basics on 75% of the puzzles lately.
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		| keith 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:14 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Marty R. wrote: |  	  | Multi-coloring on 2. Skyscraper in c28. Transport 2 from r3c2 to r2c5; r6c5<>2. Transport 2 from r2c5 to r5c6; r5c8<>2.
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +---------------+------------------+----------------+
 | 59    78 1    | 56789 5789  569  | 2     4  3     |
 | 27    3  6    | 17    127   4    | 89    5  89    |
 | 4     28 59   | 589   23589 2359 | 6     1  7     |
 +---------------+------------------+----------------+
 | 12357 6  345  | 145   1245  8    | 3457  9  145   |
 | 12357 27 3458 | 1459  6     1259 | 34578 27 1458  |
 | 125   9  458  | 3     1245  7    | 458   26 14568 |
 +---------------+------------------+----------------+
 | 6     1  7    | 48    48    59   | 59    3  2     |
 | 39    5  39   | 2     17    16   | 47    8  46    |
 | 8     4  2    | 5679  3579  3569 | 1     67 59    |
 +---------------+------------------+----------------+
 
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 Marty,
 
 The pair 27 in R5 places 2 in C6.
 
 Keith
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		| Pat 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:27 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | keith wrote: |  	  | The pair 27 in R5 places 2 in C6 | 
 yes, that's the final move (the 5th move) when using only "basic" moves
 c8 "naked" duo ={3,4}
r2 "naked" duo ={8,9}
 b1 "hidden" duo {5,9}
 (8) b1\c2
 r5 "naked" duo ={2,7}
 the other challenge was,
 to find the somewhat-shorter path
 with the X-wing
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