Ripple Effect by Grant Fikes
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Theme: Logical
Author/Opus: This is the 192nd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
Rules: Place a number into each cell so that each region contains the numbers 1 to N, where N is the size of the region. A cell with the number M must have at least M cells between it and any other instance of the same number M in that row or column.
Answer String: Enter the numbers in the 6th row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 8th row from left to right.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 3:45, Master = 5:45, Expert = 11:30
Nice to see a tricky Ripple Effect, with a few logical choke points that took a bit of searching to work out. Also a well set-up, fun ending. Thanks!
14:55