Friday's Sudoku puzzle from Toronto Star gets locked twice. Here is the original puzzle on 10 October 2014 by Pappocom:
After only 7 steps it gets locked like this:
The key to this first lock lies in the first row. The last 2 cells (columns H and I) have only 3 and 8 as candidates. Thus, 3 and 8 can be eliminated from the rest of row 1, particularly in cell A1. This leaves A1 with a lone candidate, 1. Also, only one location remains to place 8 in column A, on A6.
HI1: 38 N
A1<>8 R
A1=1 N
A6=8 C
With two more steps, the puzzle is locked again.
D5=8 BC
B6=5 N
The key to the second lock lies in the 4th row. The last 3 cells (columns G, H and I) have only 1, 2 and 8 as candidates. Thus, 1, 2 and 8 can be eliminated from the rest of the block (and the rest of the row too). In particular, 1 and 2 are eliminated from cell G6, thus leaving 7 as the only candidate.
GHI4:128 N
G6<>12 B
G6=7 N
D6=2 R
F1=2 BC
H2=7 B
H7=9 C
E9=9 BC
... to the end.
Sudoku Step-By-Step
Examples of jammed and locked Sudoku puzzles using SP Notation to illustrate the step-by-step solution. Examples were taken from Toronto Star. Puzzle sets were generated by playing around with Java.
Friday, 10 October 2014
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Jammed Puzzle - Set 5
Find the single move in each of the 4 jammed Sudoku puzzles. A jammed puzzle has only a possible move (without using elimination techniques). See how fast you can find the single step in each puzzle.
For more information: First article – Sudoku Puzzle Notation
For the solutions: Spoiler Page
For more information: First article – Sudoku Puzzle Notation
For the solutions: Spoiler Page
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Labels:
Jammed Sudoku,
One Step Sudoku,
Single Step Sudoku
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
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