| Wed 26 July (Wednesday, 26th July 2006) |
PuzzleLover
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1033
Best Total: 38m 17s | Posted - 2006.07.26 02:30:17
Wednesday's puzzle seemed hard to get started, though moderate once you get traction.
I get this far with patterns and endpoint counting:
Then I ruled out the left ? at r10c2, but needed Fix Position for that.
Can anyone offer insights on how to get going on this puzzle? Thanks. |
cscrimge
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 654
Best Total: 31m 20s | Posted - 2006.07.26 02:47:52
There's a pattern near the middle right that I've seen several times:
Gives you:
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m2e
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 607
Best Total: 16m 43s | Posted - 2006.07.26 02:55:17
Quote: Originally Posted by puzzlelover Wednesday's puzzle seemed hard to get started, though moderate once you get traction. I get this far with patterns and endpoint counting: Then I ruled out the left ? at r10c2, but needed Fix Position for that. Can anyone offer insights on how to get going on this puzzle? Thanks. |
Ok importing this puzzle doesnt work for me so ill try and explain some moves instead: (cells are number with 1,1 at top left, and 10,1 at top right)
cell{7,5] = you can make the top and left sides a line, this opens up a few options.
cell[3,9] = top must be a cross. this is because otherwise it stuffs up. you can do it in your head (no fix position required) |
foilman
Kwon-Tom Admin
Puzzles: 3614
Best Total: 24m 6s | Posted - 2006.07.26 08:29:10
One easy bit I spotted in the bottom left corner that you've missed:-
You can add a line coming out of the 3 in the corner, and hence a cross too:-
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astrokath
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 3258
Best Total: 13m 42s | Posted - 2006.07.26 10:14:49
This is what I got to without needing FP: [note that I'm feeble-minded and use a lot of x-s].
[and it's a good excuse to test the new import function]
Last edited by astrokath - 2006.07.26 10:15:22 |
foilman
Kwon-Tom Admin
Puzzles: 3614
Best Total: 24m 6s | Posted - 2006.07.26 10:33:12
Just one quick look at your current solution and the only thing I can see straight off is a single cross in the middle of the puzzle...
becomes
but I don't think it really helps much! |
astrokath
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 3258
Best Total: 13m 42s | Posted - 2006.07.26 11:00:55
Quote: Originally Posted by foilman Just one quick look at your current solution and the only thing I can see straight off is a single cross in the middle of the puzzle... becomes but I don't think it really helps much! |
Once you've got that cross there, you have to have a line between the two twos as well. If you have a cross, you quickly end up with the same closed loop that you just avoided:
Putting in the line between the two twos helps you out down and to the left, and after this point finishing the puzzle is very straightforward.
Last edited by astrokath - 2006.07.26 11:03:47 |
foilman
Kwon-Tom Admin
Puzzles: 3614
Best Total: 24m 6s | Posted - 2006.07.26 11:06:42
Quote: Originally Posted by astrokath Once you've got that cross there, you have to have a line between the two twos as well. If you have a cross, you quickly end up with the same closed loop that you just avoided |
Of course! I should have spotted that one...  |
