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 Post subject: Tarek's Killer Jonin
PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:11 am 
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Hi everybody,

I am in the long process of developing a killer solver/generator ...

In my experiments, the following puzzle came out. It is very difficult as confirmed by some independent computer solvers. I thought that it would be a good idea to post here for future reference. No need to distract youselves from the good solvable puzzles posted here which would be my ultimate generating target

Tarek's Killer Jonin
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3x3::k:5377:5377:1282:1282:4099:4099:8964:8964:8964:5377:5377:4357:5894:3335:4099:2568:8964:8964:2825:4357:4357:5894:3335:4362:2568:2568:8964:2825:5894:5894:5894:5899:4362:4362:2572:2572:4109:1806:1806:5899:5899:5899:2831:2831:2572:4109:4109:5648:5648:5899:5649:5649:5649:2322:7187:4372:4372:5648:3349:5649:3606:3606:2322:7187:7187:4372:3863:3349:5649:3606:6168:6168:7187:7187:7187:3863:3863:1561:1561:6168:6168:
L<5<G<Z<<^^HND^A^^B>^^^H^<^^>>^N^<A<G7<>^<B<^^<M<^M<<9SH<^D^E<^^<^F^^^O<^^<^<6<^^
Code:
L<5<G<Z<<
^^HND^A^^
B>^^^H^<^
^>>^N^<A<
G7<>^<B<^
^<M<^M<<9
SH<^D^E<^
^<^F^^^O<
^^<^<6<^^

SSS=2.86 **** Uses Extended Trial and Error Steps ****

Solution:
Code:
982316457134759682576482319629138745843567921715924863291843576457691238368275194
982316457
134759682
576482319
629138745
843567921
715924863
291843576
457691238
368275194



& here are some similar nasty versions of the same pattern:

V2:
3x3::k:3585:3585:2050:2050:4611:4611:6148:6148:6148:3585:3585:5381:6918:1543:4611:5384:6148:6148:3081:5381:5381:6918:1543:3594:5384:5384:6148:3081:6918:6918:6918:6923:3594:3594:2828:2828:4877:2830:2830:6923:6923:6923:2319:2319:2828:4877:4877:2576:2576:6923:6417:6417:6417:3858:8211:3348:3348:2576:2325:6417:4118:4118:3858:8211:8211:3348:4119:2325:6417:4118:4632:4632:8211:8211:8211:4119:4119:2329:2329:4632:4632:
SSS=2.56 **** Uses Extended Trial and Error Steps ****

V3:
3x3::k:5377:5377:3586:3586:3587:3587:8708:8708:8708:5377:5377:3589:5382:1799:3587:2824:8708:8708:2569:3589:3589:5382:1799:4618:2824:2824:8708:2569:5382:5382:5382:7947:4618:4618:3596:3596:2061:3342:3342:7947:7947:7947:1807:1807:3596:2061:2061:4112:4112:7947:6417:6417:6417:2322:7955:3604:3604:4112:2581:6417:3862:3862:2322:7955:7955:3604:4375:2581:6417:3862:4888:4888:7955:7955:7955:4375:4375:3097:3097:4888:4888:
SSS=2.68 **** Uses Extended Trial and Error Steps ****

V4:
3x3::k:5377:5377:2818:2818:3075:3075:7172:7172:7172:5377:5377:4101:4614:2823:3075:4360:7172:7172:2313:4101:4101:4614:2823:4106:4360:4360:7172:2313:4614:4614:4614:6667:4106:4106:4620:4620:4877:2830:2830:6667:6667:6667:3087:3087:4620:4877:4877:2832:2832:6667:5649:5649:5649:3346:6931:4628:4628:2832:2069:5649:5142:5142:3346:6931:6931:4628:4887:2069:5649:5142:3608:3608:6931:6931:6931:4887:4887:2073:2073:3608:3608:
SSS=3.21 **** Uses Extended Trial and Error Steps ****

tarek

[Edit: Solution in hidden box, SSS added]


Last edited by tarek on Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:38 am, edited 1 time in total.

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 Post subject: Re: Tarek's Killer Jonin
PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:29 am 
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Just as a word of warning: All these Killers have a SudokuSolver score above 4.8 and need T&E!


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 Post subject: Re: Tarek's Killer Jonin
PostPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:46 am 
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Hi Afmob,

I guess I should have chosen my words more carfully (Very difficult is a relative term).

The above puzzles will force most computer solvers to go into T&E land.

I've edited the 1st post to include SSS for them. Since I've been using SSS for screening some other puzzle, I decided to post an UNSOLVABLE list based on their solver-defeating capabilities ... Thses might be considered as part of a hardest killers list suitable only for machine solvers & future technique development.

Don't attempt solving these puzzles unless you want to gauge exactly how high is your obstacle.

tarek


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