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HardParallel StrongLinks on one digit leave two RoofCells; anything that sees both loses that digit.
How it works
Locate the first wall
Start with any column or row with a between two cells.
Locate the second wall
Find a parallel column or row with a between the same two cells on the same digit.
Do they connect?
The wallls must share a single row or column. These cells make up the "floor" of the Skyscraper.
Spot the contradiction
If neither roof cell is 1, the floor row would have two 1's and be invalid.
One roof cell must be 1
So one of these roof cells is certain to be 1.
Eliminate shared peers
Safely remove 1 from any cell that sees both roof cells.
- 659111728749613417692527448171176493881395472692568737641238
Locate the first wall
Start with any column or row with a between two cells.
- 659111728749613417692527448171176493881395472692568737641238
Locate the second wall
Find a parallel column or row with a between the same two cells on the same digit.
- 659111728749613417692527448171176493881395472692568737641238
Do they connect?
The wallls must share a single row or column. These cells make up the "floor" of the Skyscraper.
- 659111728749613417692527448171176493881395472692568737641238
Spot the contradiction
If neither roof cell is 1, the floor row would have two 1's and be invalid.
- 659111728749613417692527448171176493881395472692568737641238
One roof cell must be 1
So one of these roof cells is certain to be 1.
- 659111728749613417692527448171176493881395472692568737641238
Eliminate shared peers
Safely remove 1 from any cell that sees both roof cells.
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