Battleships by Murat Can Tonta
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between ship placement and shading modes. In ship placement mode, right click gives sea, left click gives circle/square, left click and drag for rounded ships.)
Theme: Suspiciously Sparse?
Author/Opus: This is the 118th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Murat Can Tonta.
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 = 2:15, Master = 3:00, Expert = 6:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Battleships. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Battleships to get started on. More Battleships puzzles can be found in Battleships and Variations, in The Art of Puzzles, and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
That was fun !
Frustrated for ages on this, but once I figured out the break in absolute treat! Very interesting and rewarding thanks so much
Cool and memorable opening deduction!
I’m glad you have all enjoyed it, I was unsure about putting in such an opening but it seems to be well received. 🙂