Tapa by JinHoo Ahn
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Theme: Evens
Author/Opus: This is the 31st puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster JinHoo Ahn.
Rules: Standard Tapa rules.
Difficulty: 1 star
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 0:40, Master = 1:15, Expert = 2:30
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
Note: Follow this link for classic Tapa and this link for Tapa variations. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Tapa puzzles to get started on. More Tapa puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles, in Tapa and Variations, and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles, all by Serkan Yürekli.
Glad to have solved my first tapa puzzle …
Broke my brain not knowing how to start… didn’t process the fact an 8 is a full circle… always forget that you don’t need 9 but 8 in Tapa puzzles…
3.01 Mins to solve this easy one. Once you know how to connect the given 8s the puzzle becomes very easy.