Star Battle by John Bulten
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Theme: Self-Centered
Author/Opus: This is the 14th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten.
Rules: Standard Star Battle rules. Two stars per row, column, and region.
Answer String: For each row from top to bottom, enter the number of the first column from the left where a star appears. Enter these numbers as a single string with no separators.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 3:15, Master = 4:45, Expert = 9:30
Solution: PDF
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5:27. Nice puzzle, probably could have shaved that down to sub-4:30 if I had noticed a few key things.
8:15.Guessed to that timing.Solved logically after.Nice Star Battle.