The Puzzle Robot #4 – Tapa
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to shift between shading mode and the composite Yajilin mode where left click marks cells, right click marks dots in cells or X’s on edges, left click+drag draws lines.)
Theme: Clue symmetry and logic
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the shaded segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry from the next with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:15, Master = 4:45, Expert = 9:30
Solution: PDF
No comments yet? I’ll just say I like how the logic in the center played itself out, along with the bits of connectivity logic I saw.
I know some clue patterns in Tapa. Those make it easier to prepare this type. In this one, center clues reflect one of those patterns.
16 mins