Statue Park (Half and Half) by Palmer Mebane
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Theme: Squares
Author/Opus: This is the 51st puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Palmer Mebane.
Rules: Standard Statue Park rules, using a standard pentomino set. Also, there are some given cages with dashed lines. In each cage, exactly half of the total number of cells must be occupied by pentominoes.
Difficulty: 4.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 10:00, Master = 16:30, Expert = 33:00
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
Note: Follow this link for other classic Statue Park and this link for Statue Park variations. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Statue Parks to get started on. More Statue Park puzzles can be found in the ebook Statue Park by Murat Can Tonta.
Terrific puzzle … glad to have solved a 4.5 star puzzle …