Battleships by Thomas Snyder
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Theme: Today’s Puzzle (3/21/2017)
Author/Opus: This is the 264th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Battleships rules. Use the indicated fleet.
Answer String: For each row from top to bottom, enter the number of the first column from the left where a ship segment appears (enter just the last digit for any two-digit number). If the row is empty, enter 0. Enter these numbers as a single string with no separators.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:30, Master = 2:30, Expert = 5:00
Solution: PDF
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4:33
Why do some columns/rows have no numbers, but some have a 0 on them? Are the ones without the numbers meant to be hidden info? If they’re meant to have no ships, can you explain why the ship piece at (4,4) isn’t a circle like the one at (2,2)?
Given 0s are exactly 0. Missing values can assume any value (for a 10×10 puzzle, this is any value from 0 to 8).
Thanks!