Franken X-Wing
Level 10 · Brown Belt
Overview
Franken X-Wing extends the basic X-Wing by allowing boxes as base or cover sets alongside rows and columns. This mixed use of houses creates fish patterns impossible with standard rows/columns alone.
How It Works
- Find a digit confined to 2 houses in the base set (mix of rows, columns, and boxes).
- The cover set uses 2 houses from the remaining types.
- Base and cover must use at least one box to be 'Franken' (otherwise it's a basic fish).
- Eliminate the digit from cover set cells not in the base set.
Example
Found a Franken X-Wing on digit 2. The base set is: Row 8, Box 1.
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Tips & Patterns
- Franken fish mix boxes with lines in the base/cover sets.
- A basic fish uses only rows vs columns; Franken adds boxes to the mix.
- These are harder to spot but follow the same covering logic.