Skyscrapers (False) by Grant Fikes

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Skyscrapers by Grant Fikes

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Author/Opus: This is the 493rd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.

Rules: Variation of Skyscrapers rules. All exterior clues are false and should be either one higher or one lower than the value given.

Difficulty: 1 star

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 0:45, Master = 1:15, Expert = 2:30

Solution: PDF and solving animation.

Note: Follow this link for classic Skyscrapers puzzles and this link for variations on Skyscrapers puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Skyscrapers Puzzles to get started on. More Skyscrapers puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles, in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli, and in the e-book Skyscrapers by Ashish Kumar.

Note 2: Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our Week 5 Discussion post on the GMPuzzles Discord.

  • Rick Kaye says:

    Is the solution checking working for this puzzle? I can’t figure out what’s wrong with my solution and yes, I realize the clues are off-by-one.

  • Nathan McDonald says:

    I had same issue, checked the solution, you need to also put the correct external clues overlaying the incorrect ones.

  • Rick Kaye says:

    Thanks. Never would have thought of that.

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