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

Solving Technique Example

Original sudoku:

9.7..5...1..7..9..86..9.57..8...61.9316.59..72.91..65.....2..96.9...4..8...9..3.5

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

:0364:4:9.7..5...1..7..9..86..9.57..8...61.9316.59..72.91..65.....2..96.9...4..8...9..3.5:214 314 414 315 615 815 217 118 218 222 325 228 328 428 234 339 439 448 854 458 772 473 374 384 185 493 795:491:r35c89b49 r69c347b3 fr4c1 efr9c8

The following representation can be pasted in most Sudoku programs:

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

| 9    234  7    | 68   14    5    | 48   3468  1234 |

| 1    345  2345 | 7    468   238  | 9    68    234  |

| 8    6    234  | 34   9     123  | 5    7     12   |

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

| 457  8    45   | 234  347   6    | 1    23    9    |

| 3    1    6    | 24   5     9    | 248  28    7    |

| 2    47   9    | 1    3478  378  | 6    5     34   |

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

| 457  345  1358 | 58   2     1378 | 47   9     6    |

| 567  9    1235 | 56   367   4    | 27   12    8    |

| 467  247  128  | 9    168   178  | 3    124   5    |

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

Representation of the step:

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

|  9     234   7    |  68   14    5    |  48   *3468  *1234 |

|  1     345   2345 |  7    468   238  |  9     68    *234  |

|  8     6    *234  | *34   9     123  |  5     7      12   |

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

| #457   8    *45   |  234  347   6    |  1     23     9    |

|  3     1     6    | *24   5     9    | *248   28     7    |

|  2    *47    9    |  1    3478  378  |  6     5     *34   |

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

|  457   345   1358 |  58   2     1378 | *47    9      6    |

|  567   9     1235 |  56   367   4    |  27    12     8    |

| -467   247   128  |  9    168   178  |  3    @124    5    |

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



Finned Mutant Whale: 4 r35c89b49 r69c347b3 fr4c1 efr9c8 => r9c1<>4