Sudoku Tutorial #97 a puzzle for all levels. Includes finned X wing.

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As this is for beginners I have added snyder notation I.e. little numbers go in only 2 cells to begin with.
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0-min 25 min for beginners and Intermediate levels. TMB, LCR, Cross/meet, matching pairs, 3 empty cells, ramifications, and 1 cell investigation. locked little numbers (advanced rule of exclusion tutorial #11)
25 min to end Locked little numbers, Finned X wing using rows, Finned X wing using columns. For more information about finned X wings see below.
2 rules for finned X wings
1 Either the fin is true (correct) OR the X wing is true (correct)
2 2 types of finned X wings:
(a) Using rows
If the fin has a small # in a row, and is also in a corner of a possible X wing, then, if that small # is also in the same block, but, in the column of the possible X wing, it can be removed.
(b) Using columns
If the fin has a small # in a column, and is also in the corner of a possible
X wing, then, if that small # is also in the same block, but in the row of the possible X wing, it can be removed.
Note: A fin is always found in the corner block of an X wing. Removal of small #’s only occurs in the same block. No numbers are removed from the fin.
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I love Finned X-Wings. Thank you for featuring this. I’ve found that Finned X-Wings can usually also be solved using Empty Rectangles, which is possible with the 5 and 6 examples you showed. Great video.

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30:00 As an alternative to the Finned X-Wing(s) at this point in the puzzle, a Skyscraper on 5s in the rows (r6c5/r9c4, connected by r69c8) eliminates the candidate 5s in r45c4 and r7c5. You could then follow that up with another Skyscraper, this time on 6s in the columns (r4c7/r5c5, connected by r7c57), which eliminates the candidate 6s in r4c4 and r5c8, and the puzzle is singles to the end. Either way, an enjoyable solve!

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Hi Robin - I noticed that as soon as you wrote the 2 in box 7, you could have written the 4 too!

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Going to have to study the “Finned x Wing” a bit more, right now it’s a bit confusing. I’ll get there though!

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Another great video

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Wow that’s serious skill! Did you create the finned x wing technique?

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[@jimbobago]

I'm relatively new to sudoku and some of the techniques so I'm wondering if I'm misunderstanding part of the solve or just found a different path. At the 20:30 mark, I saw, in row 4, a 57, 67, and 56 which (if I understand things correctly) would lock 5, 6, and 7 to those cells leaving 1 & 3 for the other two cells. Looking down from each of those two cells shows where the 1 and 3 go. Did I find a correct alternative to your path? Did you see it and deliberately not use it because it would affect your finned x-wing? Anyway, it got solved. While I watch some of Sudoku Swami and Cracking the Cryptic, I prefer learning from you. I appreciate the hours you've put into these videos.

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I did the puzzle with a simple skyscraper technique. For No 6, R5 C5 and R7 C5. & R4C7, R7 C7. Top 6 s pointing towards 6 in R4 C4. Then the puzzle solved step by step.

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Finned X - Wing: Tutorials # 54 & 55. Off to learn!!!!

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Prior to the finned x-wing, I noted that the 3 empty cells in column 6 of box 8 nust contain 1-4-7 and therefore no room for a 6 which is therefore in cell 16 (column/row notation).

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