Dr. Sudoku Prescribes #61 – Nurikabe

Nurikabe by Thomas Snyder

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Theme: Rubber Band – the set of middle clues will stretch your mind a bit.

Rules: Standard Nurikabe rules.

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments (the unnumbered, connected “ocean”) from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry from the next with a comma.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:15, Master = 3:00, Expert = 6:00

Solution: PDF

  • Nice break in and over-all solving theme. Like toothpaste.

  • skynet says:

    32 + mins
    completed in 22 39 only to realise that i have been broken in the very last cell(Now how often does that happen to anyone??.There was a single cell unconnected ocean.Since i was not so good at tweaking i was rubbing the entire left side and trying to tweak.Fortunately it clicked .

    • Aaron Chan says:

      Things like that happens occasionally to me. Usually, for a 11×11 puzzle I usually just resolve.

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