Fillomino (Cipher) by Grant Fikes
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Theme: De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Author/Opus: This is the 280th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
Rules: Standard Fillomino rules. Also, each letter represents a different positive integer.
Answer String: For each cell in the marked rows/columns, enter the area of the polyomino it belongs to. Enter just the last digit for any two-digit number. Start with the 4th row, followed by a comma, followed by the 8th row. (For this puzzle, use the integer values of the area, not the encoded letters.)
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:45, Master = 3:30, Expert = 7:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Fillomino and this link for more variations on Fillomino puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Fillomino puzzles to get started on. More Fillomino puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles, in Fill o’ Fillomino and Fill o’ Fillomino 2 by Grant Fikes, and in our beginner-friendly book Logic Puzzles 101.
This one had a bit of Sting to it (and a bit of Stew and Andy as well). Fun puzzle!
2:12,
A lot of standard cipher fillomino chipping away to start off with, but the finish was really clever!
I was hoping for a qborqborqb along one of the diagonals
(hmm rot13 does not help much here :-))
6:33.