5:41 am
angieplumptit
Ahhh...a tandem virtual move. I didn't notice at first.
10:57 am
Werner
Done...actually rather bad
11:30 am
UnikeTheHunter
I get the feeling Angie is mocking my terminology. Anybody else have a problem with "tandem virtual" or "bent unique rectangle?"
11:33 am
janetb50
I have to admit that I have no idea what either term means. I also know that I could search and find an explanation online. Whether my poor brain would be able to use the information is another question!
1:19 pm
jeannana
HAPPY BIRTHDAY< CANADA! I love you.
1:23 pm
jeannana
I have a feeling Angie may , in fact, be "bent unique rectangle !
1:35 pm
UnikeTheHunter
Explanations: A "virtual" is when, for example, you know what row within a block a number goes, but you don't know which cell in that row. So the "virtual" blocks numbers from that row in other blocks just as a number would.
A "bent unique rectangle" is a unique rectangle with a "reflecting pair" (aka "diagonal pair") that bends it. The following is disallowed, if you can interpret the notation, for the same reason a rectangle of all paired corners is disallowed.
(1,3) (1,3)
..... .....
..... .....
(1,3) ..... ..... ..... (1,3)
..... (1,3) ..... ..... (1,3)
5:37 pm
sprite
I appreciate your explanations, Unike :)
7:58 pm
UnikeTheHunter
Did it, no green, one nap, one unlucky guess. Nothing fancy.
11:09 pm
UnikeTheHunter
Oh, I forgot to say what "tandem virtual" means. That's when one virtual sets up a second virtual.