Clueless explosions

This is not the right forum to discuss the Big Bang Theory,<br>but if you have any comments on last Saturday's <a href="http://www.sudocue.net/explosion.php">Clueless Explosion</a>, you can post them here.
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Clueless explosions

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I believe the clueless explosions are easier as a class then regular clueless.

with the explosions you get clues for each cell in the way of row+column+box.
Almost every box will have a digit that eliminates a possibility from the final puzzle.

with clueless the entire box is empty at the start so there will almost never be box eliminations at the outset .

And besides they feel easier.

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Post by Nasenbaer »

I feel the same way. But I don't want to miss them. :D

My main problem with both the clueless and the explosions is that I sometimes get careless when I suddenly stumble upon a nest of clues. A lot of time can be wasted when a simple turn of numbers occured... :(

So, keep up the good work, Ruud!!! :D

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Post by Pete »

well i just did the #7 with the 1705 rating
a finally pluged it into a real program.. it spotted a quad and an xy wing in the blue puzzle

the clueless #25 I did all alone.. it didnt require quads or xwings
i spotted some triples i think.. but that was 3 days ago

how about ratings on all the puzzles there were some i just couldnt get ...
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Post by nj3h »

I think Ruud indicated in a previous message thread, that nothing higher than x-wings were required for the cluesless and the clueless explosion puzzles. Of course, I could have gotten that wrong.

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Post by Pete »

" I have changed the program that I use to make Clueless puzzles. It can now also make Samurai puzzles." Ruud

Yes!!!

The clueless explosion 19 is also OH so eazy... not tuff

The samurai required 2 x-wings tuff.

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