Tapa by Grant Fikes
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Theme: Single Four
Author/Opus: This is the 322nd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
Rules: Standard Tapa rules.
Difficulty: 1.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 0:40, Master = 1:15, Expert = 2:30
Solution: PDF
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.
It was great to get to know TomTom puzzles last week. A type I have stayed away from previously because of their mathy nature. Now that I’ve tried them out a bit I must say they’re quite fun to play around with!
I very much look forward to this week of Tapa based puzzles, that are more of the binary type that I usually enjoy.
Thank you!
2.02 Mins to solve this Tapa Puzzle. This is an easy puzzle.