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by ghusbands 1611 days ago
For that third guess, you could just use QUIRE. Still reduces the possibilities to one, but has a chance of getting the right answer one step sooner. In general, favouring something within the possibilities, where it doesn't pessimise, might reduce your search tree a bit.
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Yup, I definitely agree. I haven't implemented smart tie-breaking logic yet.