HoDoKu Solving Technique Index: Example for "(Finned) Sashimi Jellyfish"

Solving Technique Example

Original sudoku:

...4.6...2.......41......36.463..5....184......7.2..1...5.3..41............5.732.

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

:0322:8:..+34+16+2..2+6...+3+1.41.+4....36.463+7+15.+2.+2184......7+62.+41...5.3..41..+2+1.+4...+4+1.5+6732.:536 936 976:871 872 881 882:r1469 c1289 fr9c3

The following representation can be pasted in most Sudoku programs:

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

| 5789   5789  3  | 4    1    6  | 2     5789   5789 |

| 2      6     89 | 79   589  3  | 1     5789   4    |

| 1      5789  4  | 279  589  28 | 789   3      6    |

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

| 89     4     6  | 3    7    1  | 5     89     2    |

| 359    2     1  | 8    4    59 | 679   679    379  |

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

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

| 6789   789   5  | 29   3    28 | 6789  4      1    |

| 36789  3789  2  | 1    89   4  | 6789  56789  5789 |

| 4      1     89 | 5    6    7  | 3     2      89   |

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

Representation of the step:

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

| *5789    *5789    3  | 4    1    6  | 2     *5789   *5789 |

|  2        6       89 | 79   589  3  | 1      5789    4    |

|  1        5789    4  | 279  589  28 | 789    3       6    |

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

| *89       4       6  | 3    7    1  | 5     *89      2    |

|  359      2       1  | 8    4    59 | 679    679     379  |

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

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

|  67-89    7-89    5  | 29   3    28 | 6789   4       1    |

|  367-89   37-89   2  | 1    89   4  | 6789   56789   5789 |

|  4        1      #89 | 5    6    7  | 3      2      *89   |

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



Sashimi Jellyfish: 8 r1469 c1289 fr9c3 => r7c12,r8c12<>8