Easy as LITS by Prasanna Seshadri
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Theme: Symmetry and Logic
Author/Opus: This is the 53rd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.
Rules: Standard LITS rules. Also, the letters outside the grid indicate the first tetromino encountered in the corresponding direction. Or see this:
(Example by Chris Green, a patron who requested this puzzle style.)
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 = 2:45, Master = 3:45, Expert = 7:30
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for more variations of LITS and this link for classic LITS. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest LITS to get started on.
7:09 Still really enjoying this variation!
Interesting variant. Seems like it tends toward a certain amount of extraneous information for symmetry reasons, but that doesn’t bother me too much.
02:05.
It’s pretty surprising how this type gets demolished easily. Maybe the first two puzzles of this have similar techniques, and there are more that are not explored yet?