HoDoKu Solving Technique Index: Example for "Death Blossom"

Solving Technique Example

Original sudoku:

.........2.....3495...3926..9.........41...8....598..4..182...6......7....3..6...

Use the following line if you want to load the sudoku in HoDoKu:

:9004:6:.........2.....3495...3926..9.........41..+98....598..4..182...6......7....3..6...:515 516:625:

The following representation can be pasted in most Sudoku programs:

.------------------------.--------------------.--------------------.

| 1346789  134678  6789  | 2467   14678  1247 | 158   157    1578  |

| 2        1678    678   | 67     15678  157  | 3     4      9     |

| 5        1478    78    | 47     3      9    | 2     6      178   |

:------------------------+--------------------+--------------------:

| 13678    9       25678 | 23467  467    2347 | 156   12357  12357 |

| 367      23567   4     | 1      67     237  | 9     8      2357  |

| 1367     12367   267   | 5      9      8    | 16    1237   4     |

:------------------------+--------------------+--------------------:

| 479      457     1     | 8      2      3457 | 45    359    6     |

| 4689     24568   25689 | 349    145    1345 | 7     12359  12358 |

| 4789     24578   3     | 479    1457   6    | 1458  1259   1258  |

'------------------------'--------------------'--------------------'

Representation of the step:

.--------------------------.----------------------.--------------------.

| 1346789   134678   6789  |  2467   14678   1247 | 158   157    1578  |

| 2        A1678    A678   | B67     15-678  157  | 3     4      9     |

| 5        A1478    A78    | *47     3       9    | 2     6      178   |

:--------------------------+----------------------+--------------------:

| 13678     9        25678 |  23467  467     2347 | 156   12357  12357 |

| 367       23567    4     |  1      67      237  | 9     8      2357  |

| 1367      12367    267   |  5      9       8    | 16    1237   4     |

:--------------------------+----------------------+--------------------:

| 479       457      1     |  8      2       3457 | 45    359    6     |

| 4689      24568    25689 |  349    145     1345 | 7     12359  12358 |

| 4789      24578    3     |  479    1457    6    | 1458  1259   1258  |

'--------------------------'----------------------'--------------------'



Death Blossom: [r3c4],  -4- r2c23,r3c23 {14678},  -7- r2c4 {67} => r2c5<>6