Death Blossom

Death Blossom uses a stem cell connected to multiple Almost Locked Sets (petals) through restricted common candidates. Each candidate in the stem links to a different petal ALS, and common candidates across all petals can be eliminated.

Technique

1. Find a stem cell with N candidates.
2. For each candidate in the stem, find an ALS (petal) connected through that candidate as a restricted common.
3. Each petal must connect through a different stem candidate.
4. Eliminate any digit that appears in all petals from cells seeing all instances of that digit.

Tips

• Death Blossom requires understanding of Almost Locked Sets.
• The stem 'blooms' into petals, each connected by one restricted common.
• The technique is powerful but rare and complex.