Pentominous by Grant Fikes
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Theme: Have FUN
Author/Opus: This is the 146th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
Rules: Divide the grid into 20 pentominoes so that no two pentominoes of the same shape (including rotations/reflections) share an edge. A cell with a letter in it must be part of the pentomino shape normally associated with that letter. An inventory of possible pentominoes is given below the puzzle.
Answer String: Enter the letter associated with the pentomino occupying each cell in the marked rows from left to right, separating the groups with a comma. Use CAPITAL LETTERS!
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:45, Master = 4:15, Expert = 8:30
Solution: PDF
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13:56.Great piece of logic.I did have fun solving this!
21:50. Yes. Very nice. I was hoping the answer string would have included the row with the sequence “FUN” in it. But even without that, I was happy to find that in the solved grid.
3:36!