HoDoKu Solving Technique Index: Example for "Death Blossom"

Solving Technique Example

Original sudoku:

....3.......2...577.....81.1.9..5....6...4.3.....82.....87....44......8..37..15..

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

:9004:5:..+1.3+7......2+1+8.577.....81.1.9+3+65....6..+74.3.....82.....87....44.....+78..37+8+415..:212 412 914 932 934 939 277 677 977 984 289 689 989:582:

The following representation can be pasted in most Sudoku programs:

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

| 25689  589   1     | 456  3    7   | 2469  2469  269   |

| 369    49    346   | 2    1    8   | 3469  5     7     |

| 7      245   23456 | 456  59   69  | 8     1     236   |

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

| 1      2478  9     | 3    6    5   | 24    247   28    |

| 258    6     25    | 19   7    4   | 129   3     12589 |

| 35     457   345   | 19   8    2   | 1469  4679  1569  |

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

| 2569   1259  8     | 7    259  369 | 13    269   4     |

| 4      1259  256   | 56   259  369 | 7     8     13    |

| 269    3     7     | 8    4    1   | 5     269   269   |

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

Representation of the step:

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

| 25689  589     1     |  456   3     7   | 2469  2469  269   |

| 369    49      346   |  2     1     8   | 3469  5     7     |

| 7      245     23456 |  456   59    69  | 8     1     236   |

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

| 1      2478    9     |  3     6     5   | 24    247   28    |

| 258    6       25    |  19    7     4   | 129   3     12589 |

| 35     457     345   |  19    8     2   | 1469  4679  1569  |

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

| 2569   1259    8     |  7     259  *369 | 13    269   4     |

| 4      12-59  C256   | C56   C259  A369 | 7     8     13    |

| 269    3       7     |  8     4     1   | 5     269   269   |

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



Death Blossom: [r7c6],  -3- r8c3456 {23569},  -6- r8c4 {56},  -9- r8c345 {2569} => r8c2<>5