Solver Contradiction: No Places Left to Position a Ship

A specific type of ship cannot be placed on the board. This rule is encountered as the last contradictory step of an indirect logical sequence.

Example

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The above board shows the consequences of square (F,1) being a ship segment. As you can see, the battleship cannot be placed anywhere (check it for yourself!). Therefore, (F,1) must be water.