HoDoKu Solving Technique Index: Example for "Finned Mutant Jellyfish"

Solving Technique Example

Original sudoku:

..2.6.4.96...4....9..3...........34...6...2...2.4.79.53.725.........97....81.4.3.

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

:0362:8:.+32+76.4.96..+94...+39..3.......+9...34...6.+9+32...2+34.79+653.725..+9.....+397...+981+74.3.:742 546 752 677 679 689:876:r16c47 c1b358 fr1c6 fr7c7

The following representation can be pasted in most Sudoku programs:

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

| 158    3      2   | 7    6    158  | 4     158    9     |

| 6      1578   15  | 9    4    1258 | 158   12578  3     |

| 9      14578  145 | 3    128  1258 | 1568  12578  12678 |

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

| 1578   158    9   | 568  128  1268 | 3     4      178   |

| 14578  1458   6   | 58   9    3    | 2     178    178   |

| 18     2      3   | 4    18   7    | 9     6      5     |

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

| 3      146    7   | 2    5    68   | 18    9      148   |

| 1245   1456   145 | 68   3    9    | 7     1258   1248  |

| 25     9      8   | 1    7    4    | 56    3      26    |

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

Representation of the step:

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

| *158    3      2   |  7     6    #158  |  4     *158    9     |

|  6      1578   15  |  9     4     1258 | *158    12578  3     |

|  9      14578  145 |  3     128   1258 | *1568   12578  12678 |

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

|  1578   158    9   | *568   128   1268 |  3      4      178   |

|  14578  1458   6   | *58    9     3    |  2      178    178   |

| *18     2      3   |  4    *18    7    |  9      6      5     |

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

|  3      146    7   |  2     5     6-8  | #18     9      148   |

|  1245   1456   145 | *68    3     9    |  7      1258   1248  |

|  25     9      8   |  1     7     4    |  56     3      26    |

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



Finned Mutant Jellyfish: 8 r16c47 c1b358 fr1c6 fr7c7 => r7c6<>8