Skyscrapers by Roland Voigt
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Theme: Equal Distribution and Symmetry of Clue Numbers
Author/Opus: This is the 1st puzzle from guest contributor Roland Voigt.
Rules: Standard Skyscrapers rules.
Answer String: Enter the 1st row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 5th row from left to right.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 0:40, Master = 1:15, Expert = 2:30
Solution: PDF
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Given this is Monday’s puzzle it doesn’t look like I’m going to make it far into Skyscrapers week. Is there some key insight to this puzzle I’ve overlooked?
I am certain that this is where you might have lost some time after the initial placement.Did you notice that the sbhe bs Ebj 2 pna’g or va rvgure E2P2 be E2P3?Once you deduce that the puzzle should be straightforward.
Thanks. I think I just had a bit of a bad solving day yesterday.
2:30
Hi there,
I have written a walkthrough for this puzzle which you can find here. The same is actually planned for the Wednesday puzzle and the Friday puzzle – with a few days delay, of course.
RV
It’s great to see walkthroughs posted. I’ve been going through your wiki and examples too and found them very useful. Thanks.