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Message	[QUOTE]CTC Comments - 2013-09-30 12:20 AM <b>Comments on 2013-09-27's Tapa</b><hr/><span class='smalltext'><b><i><a href='/forum/view-profile.asp?action=view&uid=1802'>swaroop2011</a></i></b> commented at 2013-09-27 05:38:26</span><br/>another awesome one. did a mess in between, it was actually a real tricky. hopefully didnt did a mistake. but seeing the time i really dont know how good i have done :)<hr/><span class='smalltext'><b><i><a href='/forum/view-profile.asp?action=view&uid=1518'>xevs</a></i></b> commented at 2013-09-27 07:17:26</span><br/>another new breakpoint. cool one!<hr/><span class='smalltext'><b><i><a href='/forum/view-profile.asp?action=view&uid=2069'>chaotic_iak</a></i></b> commented at 2013-09-27 07:28:47</span><br/>...that was brutal for me. 15-20 minutes looking around and experimenting to figure out where's the crack. Fantastic one :D<hr/><span class='smalltext'><b><i><a href='/forum/view-profile.asp?action=view&uid=77'>anurag</a></i></b> commented at 2013-09-27 15:02:37</span><br/>The path started from bottom-left in my opinion. It was one of the easier tapas. <hr/><span class='smalltext'><b><i><a href='/forum/view-profile.asp?action=view&uid=2069'>chaotic_iak</a></i></b> commented at 2013-09-27 17:41:07</span><br/>I can't figure out where to start from bottom-left. Can you elaborate?<hr/><span class='smalltext'><b><i><a href='/forum/view-profile.asp?action=view&uid=77'>anurag</a></i></b> commented at 2013-09-27 23:39:19</span><br/>I was lost in the middle and when I started again from the bottom row, iI could finish comfortably. Your experience might have differed. I am sure you can figure out the right and better way if you start afresh.<hr/><span class='smalltext'><b><i><a href='/forum/view-profile.asp?action=view&uid=823'>prasanna16391</a></i></b> commented at 2013-09-28 00:43:58</span><br/>The 7 in R12C8 is the major break-in of the puzzle as far as I can see. If R11,12,13C9 are all shaded, that will lead to a contradiction of the 2-2 in R14C10. This means you can shade the other 5 cells around the 7 and go on from there. The bottom left is just as much a start as say the top left or the top right. <hr/><span class='smalltext'><b><i><a href='/forum/view-profile.asp?action=view&uid=1507'>carljohan</a></i></b> commented at 2013-09-28 06:40:44</span><br/>Nice prasanna - I started by elimination around the 311, but that was more of a fake break-in, basically passing through yours on the way.<hr/><span class='smalltext'><b><i><a href='/forum/view-profile.asp?action=view&uid=365'>yureklis</a></i></b> commented at 2013-09-28 06:52:53</span><br/>The puzzle has 3 phases, top - middle - bottom. Top and bottom are just fake. As you can see there is not any bridge through top-middle if you start with the top, or if you start with the bottom. So the key is that Prasanna's clues in the middle.<hr/>[/QUOTE]
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swaroop2011 commented at 2013-09-27 05:38:26
another awesome one. did a mess in between, it was actually a real tricky. hopefully didnt did a mistake. but seeing the time i really dont know how good i have done :)

xevs commented at 2013-09-27 07:17:26
another new breakpoint. cool one!

chaotic_iak commented at 2013-09-27 07:28:47
...that was brutal for me. 15-20 minutes looking around and experimenting to figure out where's the crack. Fantastic one :D

anurag commented at 2013-09-27 15:02:37
The path started from bottom-left in my opinion. It was one of the easier tapas.

chaotic_iak commented at 2013-09-27 17:41:07
I can't figure out where to start from bottom-left. Can you elaborate?

anurag commented at 2013-09-27 23:39:19
I was lost in the middle and when I started again from the bottom row, iI could finish comfortably. Your experience might have differed. I am sure you can figure out the right and better way if you start afresh.

prasanna16391 commented at 2013-09-28 00:43:58
The 7 in R12C8 is the major break-in of the puzzle as far as I can see. If R11,12,13C9 are all shaded, that will lead to a contradiction of the 2-2 in R14C10. This means you can shade the other 5 cells around the 7 and go on from there. The bottom left is just as much a start as say the top left or the top right.

carljohan commented at 2013-09-28 06:40:44
Nice prasanna - I started by elimination around the 311, but that was more of a fake break-in, basically passing through yours on the way.

yureklis commented at 2013-09-28 06:52:53
The puzzle has 3 phases, top - middle - bottom. Top and bottom are just fake. As you can see there is not any bridge through top-middle if you start with the top, or if you start with the bottom. So the key is that Prasanna's clues in the middle.