Tag Archives: ALS-wing

SASdC Unlock UHC 443 for Beeby

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Sudent

After the hidden unique rectangle hinted last week, a pair of Single Alternate Sue de Coq trials gets the review solver Beeby moving again. ALS-wings and a finned X-wing get us to a colorful finish. The hidden unique rectangle left … Continue reading →

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Beeby Softens Up ultrahardcore 443

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Sudent

This post reports a series of Beeby ALS-XZ featuring alignments in Z and X, almost to the point where a trial is needed. A simple basic trace means a hard start, with a crowded grid. Sudokuwiki’s 579-wing is a Beeby … Continue reading →

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Lite Coloring Informs a UHC 399 Trial

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Sudent

In one post, the 10th ultrahardcore review puzzle is wrapped, but not without an introduction of something new in Systematic Sudoku. Ordinarily advanced steps begin in line marking, and lite coloring is introduced. In line marking Stefan Heine’s ultrahardcore 399, … Continue reading →

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Beeby on Heine’s ultrahardcore 3

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Sudent

This post highlights several moves from Phillip Beeby’s solver, which are alternatives to those appearing in the five earlier posts on Stefan Heine’s ultrahardcore 3. One result is a solution without the second blue green trial, left as a project … Continue reading →

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