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Grid technique · Beginner

Bijection Cascade

The moment you confirm one pairing, every other pairing that competes with it in the same row or column becomes impossible.

Why it works

Each subject holds exactly one item per category. A confirmed match uses up that subject's only slot, so everything else sharing the row or column is automatically ruled out.

Trigger

Any fresh yes-mark, in any mini-grid.

Common mistake

Placing the yes and stopping there, instead of sweeping the full row and column it sits in for the eliminations it forces.

Example

Once Mina/Baker is confirmed, every other job for Mina is crossed out, and every other person is crossed out of Baker, automatically, from that one mark.

Put it to work

See this technique on a live board, or go back and browse the rest of the library.