Pentominous by John Bulten

Pentominous by John Bulten

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Theme: Five Chapters

Author/Opus: This is the 50th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten.

Rules: Standard Pentominous rules.

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 = 5:30, Master = 9:15, Expert = 18:30

Solution: PDF

Note: Follow this link for other Pentominous puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Pentominous to get started on. More Pentominous puzzles can be found in Plenty o’ Pentominous by Grant Fikes and Murat Can Tonta.

  • Bryce Herdt says:

    Five Chapters… of anything in particular?

  • JohnJBulten says:

    I didn’t have anything particular in mind during composition, but Isaiah works very well for this ascending sequence!

  • Nathan says:

    Got really stuck on this… after figuring out the I’s and X’s, just couldn’t see where the next break in was. Just had to keep guessing until found what worked :-/

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