LEVEL 8
Simple Coloring
Alternating strong links reveals contradictions or shared eliminations.
How to find it
- Build a chain for one candidate using strong links.
- Alternate two colors along the chain.
- Eliminate a color that contradicts itself, or remove the digit from cells seeing both colors.
Candidate-map demonstration
The violet cells mark the pattern and the gold cell marks the resulting placement or elimination. Treat this compact map as orientation; use the verified full puzzle below to practise the actual deduction.
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Common mistakes
- Using cells that do not share the required row, column, box or peer relationship.
- Removing a candidate before confirming every occurrence in the pattern.
- Confusing a possible pattern with a completed logical proof.
VERIFIED PRACTICE
Simple Coloring training
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