Medium Sudoku-12up Group Puzzle
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Place each element of the group (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B) exactly once in each row, each column, and each 3x4 rectangle.

Deductive steps to solve the puzzle

The moves within each step may be done in any order.

All of the moves within a particular step must be done before all of the moves in the subsequent step can be completed.

Rows are numbered top to bottom, columns from left to right, and rectangles from left to right and then top to bottom. Coordinates are (col, row). Precise details on numbering within each group are specified in the on-line instructions .

Step 1. There are 19 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 1 in the 2nd row is at (12, 2).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 8th row is at (8, 8).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 3rd column is at (3, 7).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 1st 3x4 rectangle is at (1, 4).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 2nd 3x4 rectangle is at (5, 1).
• The only spot left for 1 in the 3rd 3x4 rectangle is at (9, 4).
• The only spot left for B in the 3rd 3x4 rectangle is at (7, 2).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 4th 3x4 rectangle is at (12, 4).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 4th 3x4 rectangle is at (12, 3).
• The only spot left for A in the 5th 3x4 rectangle is at (2, 8).
• The only spot left for 1 in the 5th 3x4 rectangle is at (1, 6).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 5th 3x4 rectangle is at (1, 5).
• The only spot left for 5 in the 6th 3x4 rectangle is at (4, 8).
• The only spot left for 7 in the 8th 3x4 rectangle is at (10, 7).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 9th 3x4 rectangle is at (2, 9).
• The only spot left for 7 in the 10th 3x4 rectangle is at (6, 11).
• The only spot left for 4 in the 12th 3x4 rectangle is at (10, 12).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 12th 3x4 rectangle is at (12, 11).
• The only spot left for 1 in the 12th 3x4 rectangle is at (11, 9).

Step 2. There are 16 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 4 in the 1st row is at (11, 1).
• The only spot left for 5 in the 5th row is at (2, 5).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 6th row is at (8, 6).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 11th row is at (9, 11).
• The only spot left for 7 in the 4th column is at (4, 4).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 7th column is at (7, 8).
• The only spot left for A in the 1st 3x4 rectangle is at (1, 1).
• The only spot left for 4 in the 2nd 3x4 rectangle is at (5, 3).
• The only spot left for 1 in the 2nd 3x4 rectangle is at (4, 1).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 4th 3x4 rectangle is at (10, 2).
• The only spot left for 7 in the 6th 3x4 rectangle is at (5, 8).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 8th 3x4 rectangle is at (11, 8).
• The only spot left for 5 in the 8th 3x4 rectangle is at (11, 7).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 8th 3x4 rectangle is at (10, 6).
• The only spot left for B in the 10th 3x4 rectangle is at (4, 9).
• The only spot left for A in the 12th 3x4 rectangle is at (12, 12).

Step 3. There are 13 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 9 in the 2nd row is at (1, 2).
• The only spot left for B in the 6th row is at (12, 6).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 8th row is at (12, 8).
• The only spot left for B in the 3rd column is at (3, 11).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 4th column is at (4, 6).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 5th column is at (5, 10).
• The only spot left for B in the 1st 3x4 rectangle is at (2, 1).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 2nd 3x4 rectangle is at (6, 1).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 4th 3x4 rectangle is at (11, 3).
• The only spot left for 6 in the 6th 3x4 rectangle is at (6, 7).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 7th 3x4 rectangle is at (8, 5).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 10th 3x4 rectangle is at (4, 10).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 12th 3x4 rectangle is at (10, 9).

Step 4. There are 12 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 9 in the 7th row is at (9, 7).
• The only spot left for A in the 11th row is at (8, 11).
• The only spot left for 7 in the 8th column is at (8, 3).
• The only spot left for 5 in the 1st 3x4 rectangle is at (3, 2).
• The only spot left for B in the 5th 3x4 rectangle is at (1, 7).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 6th 3x4 rectangle is at (5, 6).
• The only spot left for B in the 6th 3x4 rectangle is at (6, 5).
• The only spot left for 7 in the 7th 3x4 rectangle is at (9, 5).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 8th 3x4 rectangle is at (12, 5).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 9th 3x4 rectangle is at (2, 12).
• The only spot left for A in the 9th 3x4 rectangle is at (3, 10).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 10th 3x4 rectangle is at (6, 10).

Step 5. There are 11 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 3 in the 10th row is at (9, 10).
• The only spot left for 5 in the 11th row is at (1, 11).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 12th row is at (7, 12).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 7th column is at (7, 4).
• The only spot left for 5 in the 8th column is at (8, 4).
• The only spot left for A in the 3rd 3x4 rectangle is at (9, 3).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 5th 3x4 rectangle is at (2, 7).
• The only spot left for 3 in the 9th 3x4 rectangle is at (3, 9).
• The only spot left for 0 in the 9th 3x4 rectangle is at (1, 9).
• The only spot left for 9 in the 11th 3x4 rectangle is at (8, 10).
• The only spot left for 5 in the 11th 3x4 rectangle is at (7, 9).

Step 6. There are 4 independent moves.

• The only spot left for 2 in the 9th row is at (9, 9).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 3rd 3x4 rectangle is at (7, 3).
• The only spot left for 2 in the 9th 3x4 rectangle is at (3, 12).
• The only spot left for 8 in the 11th 3x4 rectangle is at (9, 12).

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