LEVEL 8
Multi-Coloring
Separate coloring chains interact to reveal eliminations.
How to find it
- Build more than one strong-link color chain for a candidate.
- Compare same and opposite colors across chains.
- Apply contradiction or color-trap eliminations carefully.
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
Multi-Coloring training
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