Search found 6 matches

by Bruce
Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:04 pm
Forum: Samurai Contest
Topic: Substitute Samurai #2
Replies: 5
Views: 6264

Thanks for the 'substitute' samurai! :)
The first seemed too easy at the start, but the later parts I had more than enough challenge.
This one seemed to start a bit slower but overall about the same difficulty. I need to master spotting skyscrapers and 2 string kites I reckon.
by Bruce
Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:36 pm
Forum: Wishlist
Topic: Symmetry, in generation X!
Replies: 4
Views: 5826

Ruud wrote:I will take it into consideration. Shouldn't be too hard to implement.

Ruud
Classic developer words! :twisted:
by Bruce
Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:31 pm
Forum: Help Me! I'm stuck!
Topic: help a novice out?
Replies: 6
Views: 6859

OK the puzzle I got now! Missed the 2 in R4 of N8, not sure what its called tho. Phew - it was really getting under my skin, but once I found that it pretty much collapsed from there :).

But... any tips on how to get better use out of SudoCue is welcomed.
by Bruce
Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:10 pm
Forum: Help Me! I'm stuck!
Topic: help a novice out?
Replies: 6
Views: 6859

Well after reducing the naked triple I get .------------------.------------------.------------------. | 2 89 89 | 6 7 3 | 1 4 5 | | 4 5 6 | 1 9 2 | 78 38 37 | | 7 1 3 | 4 8 5 | 69 69 2 | :------------------+------------------+------------------: | 6 2 4 | 379 15 179 | 59 359 8 | | 35...
by Bruce
Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:33 am
Forum: Help Me! I'm stuck!
Topic: help a novice out?
Replies: 6
Views: 6859

Hey Peter, Thanks for the tips :) I found the naked triple pretty quickly when you told me where to look! The F7, F8, F11 (vague hint, hint, step) don't seem to work for me... is there something else I need to do to have that work? I've only downloaded SudoCue. I've done more than a few sudokus from...
by Bruce
Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:43 pm
Forum: Help Me! I'm stuck!
Topic: help a novice out?
Replies: 6
Views: 6859

help a novice out?

I guess I never learned some basic solving tool and am stuck. This is "Easy09" published November 16, 2005 on this site... . . .|6 . .|. 4 . . 5 .|1 9 .|. . . . 1 3|. 8 .|. . 2 -----+-----+----- 6 2 .|. . .|. . 8 . 7 1|. . .|. . . 9 . .|. . 4|. 7 1 -----+-----+----- . . .|. . 8|. . . 8 . ....