Pentominonogram by Elyot Grant
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Theme: 7-L
Author/Opus: This is the 4th puzzle from guest contributor Elyot Grant.
Rules: Shade some cells so that the numbers outside the grid indicate the groups of consecutive black cells which are in that row/column in order, either from left to right or from top to bottom. There must be at least one white cell between any consecutive shaded groups. Rows and columns without outside clues can have any pattern of shaded and unshaded cells. Also, all the shaded cells must be able to be split into the seven given pentomino shapes. Pentominoes may be flipped and/or rotated.
Difficulty: 1.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:00, Master = 2:00, Expert = 4:00
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
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Terrific puzzle … slow time but logical solve…
BTW all shaded cells must be connected is a rule in these puzzles? I just assumed it is …
That’s not a specific requirement in Nonograms so also not a rule required here. Having to put 7 L’s in a small space means many such pentominonograms are going to all be connected just from cell counts.
Grandmaster, first tried to do the nonogram rules, then applied the L´s for a clean solve