HoDoKu Solving Technique Index: Example for "Full House"

Solving Technique Example

Original sudoku:

8....9..637..65....4.1.2..9.......4..54...61..6.......4..8.3.7....27..641..9....2

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

:0000::8..+7+39..637.+465....4.1+82..9...+6...4..54+3..61..6.+5.....4..8+53.7....27+1.641..9+4...2:::

The following representation can be pasted in most Sudoku programs:

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

| 8    12     125    | 7  3    9   | 1245    25    6    |

| 3    7      129    | 4  6    5   | 128     28    18   |

| 56   4      56     | 1  8    2   | 357     35    9    |

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

| 279  12389  123789 | 6  129  78  | 235789  4     3578 |

| 279  5      4      | 3  29   78  | 6       1     78   |

| 279  6      123789 | 5  129  478 | 23789   2389  378  |

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

| 4    29     269    | 8  5    3   | 19      7     1    |

| 59   389    3589   | 2  7    1   | 3589    6     4    |

| 1    38     35678  | 9  4    6   | 358     358   2    |

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

Representation of the step:

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

| 8    12     125    | 7  3     9   | 1245    25    6    |

| 3    7      129    | 4  6     5   | 128     28    18   |

| 56   4      56     | 1  8     2   | 357     35    9    |

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

| 279  12389  123789 | 6  129   78  | 235789  4     3578 |

| 279  5      4      | 3  29    78  | 6       1     78   |

| 279  6      123789 | 5  129   478 | 23789   2389  378  |

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

| 4    29     269    | 8  5     3   | 19      7     1    |

| 59   389    3589   | 2  7     1   | 3589    6     4    |

| 1    38     35678  | 9  4    *6   | 358     358   2    |

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



Full House: r9c6=6