Kurotto by Prasanna Seshadri
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Theme: Checkerboard pattern
Author/Opus: This is the 18th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.
Rules: Standard Kurotto rules.
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 with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:10, Master = 1:40, Expert = 3:20
Solution: PDF
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It’s been awhile since my last good game of Minesweeper.
00:52.
Not trivial enough for an April Fools joke. :/ But interesting twist.
Hmm, I never expected I’d solve a shading puzzle using Slitherlink logic.
That’s funny, I was going to say it was very Akari-like.
It was as if i was solving akari.. 🙂