Battleships by John Bulten
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: Radar on the Blink
Author/Opus: This is the 63rd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten.
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 = 2:45, Master = 5:30, Expert = 11:00
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.
6:48.Happy with my time and my favourite of the Battleships week !
Awesome puzzle – the first difficult battleships puzzle I’ve attempted, and I love just how baffled it leaves you at first (if you’re not used to the thinking required I suppose).