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		| keith 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:44 pm    Post subject: Free Press March 9, 2012 |   |  
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  	  | Code: |  	  | Puzzle: FP030912 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . 3 | . 7 . | 5 . . |
 | . . 1 | 8 . . | . . . |
 | . 8 . | . . 9 | . 7 . |
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 | . 5 . | . . . | . . 8 |
 | 9 . . | . 6 . | . . 3 |
 | 6 . 7 | . . . | . 2 . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . 3 . | . . . | . 6 . |
 | . . 4 | . . 3 | 9 . . |
 | . . 6 | . 2 . | 4 . . |
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 Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site
 
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		| keith 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:44 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| After basics:  	  | Code: |  	  | +----------------+----------------+----------------+ | 24   9    3    | 24   7    6    | 5    8    1    |
 | 7    6    1    | 8    35   25   | 23   9    4    |
 | 24   8    5    | 13   14   9    | 23   7    6    |
 +----------------+----------------+----------------+
 | 3    5    2    | 17   9    17   | 6    4    8    |
 | 9    1    8    | 24   6    24   | 7    5    3    |
 | 6    4    7    | 35   358  58   | 1    2    9    |
 +----------------+----------------+----------------+
 | 15   3    9    | 157  14   1457 | 8    6    2    |
 | 58   2    4    | 6    58   3    | 9    1    7    |
 | 18   7    6    | 9    2    18   | 4    3    5    |
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 BUG+3:  Either R7C46=1 or one of R6C5 R7C6=5.
 Either way, R7C5=4.
 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | There is also a W-wing 5-8. | 
 
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:03 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I used the W-Wing. 
 A question on BUGs. There are three cells that are non-bivalue but four possibilities. As far as terminology goes, should there be any distinction between a situation in this grid and a grid that has three trivalue cells and thus just three possibilities?
 
 This is similar to a conventional BUG+1 with one possibility vs. the same situation but with four numbers in the one cell, thus having two possibilities.
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		| JC Van Hay 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:31 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Another POV of the BUG+3(cells) [or BUG+4(candidates)] ... 
 To avoid DP(17)r47c46 together with XW(7r47c46) => -1r7c46
 BUG=[5r6c5=5r7c6] => -5r6c6; stte
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		| keith 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:53 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Marty R. wrote: |  	  | I used the W-Wing. 
 A question on BUGs. There are three cells that are non-bivalue but four possibilities. As far as terminology goes, should there be any distinction between a situation in this grid and a grid that has three trivalue cells and thus just three possibilities?
 
 This is similar to a conventional BUG+1 with one possibility vs. the same situation but with four numbers in the one cell, thus having two possibilities.
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 Marty,
 
 We've (sort of) had this discussion before.
 
 In a BUG+N, N counts the cells with more than two candidates.  It does not count the candidates.  So, this is a BUG+3, not a BUG+4.  Here is the Deadly Pattern:
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +----------------+----------------+----------------+ | 24   9    3    | 24   7    6    | 5    8    1    |
 | 7    6    1    | 8    35   25   | 23   9    4    |
 | 24   8    5    | 13   14   9    | 23   7    6    |
 +----------------+----------------+----------------+
 | 3    5    2    | 17   9    17   | 6    4    8    |
 | 9    1    8    | 24   6    24   | 7    5    3    |
 | 6    4    7    | 35  38+5  58   | 1    2    9    |
 +----------------+----------------+----------------+
 | 15   3    9    |57+1  14   47+15| 8    6    2    |
 | 58   2    4    | 6    58   3    | 9    1    7    |
 | 18   7    6    | 9    2    18   | 4    3    5    |
 +----------------+----------------+----------------+
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 I have only ever seen a BUG+1 with two extra candidates twice.
 
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:11 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Quote: |  	  | We've (sort of) had this discussion before. | 
 I do recall having a past discussion but didn't remember the outcome.
 
 Thanks.
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		| Clement 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:26 pm    Post subject: Free Press March 9, 2012 |   |  
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				| M-Wing 35 in r6c4 and r2c5; r6c6<>5 solves it. |  | 
	
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