Slitherlink (Liar) by Prasanna Seshadri
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Theme: Easy as 1, 2, 3 (made for our patron Veep)
Author/Opus: This is the 116th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.
Rules: Variation of standard Slitherlink rules. Exactly one clue in each row and column is lying and must represent a different number.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the internal loop segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 6:00, Master = 8:30, Expert = 17:00
Solution: PDF
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This took me a very long time, I was making steady progress but at an extremly slow pace. A very enjoyable puzzle, I would love to see more of this variation!
Fun one! I’m generally slow on slitherlink, let alone liar slitherlink, but this one offered some nice footholds to get started.