Kuromasu by Michael Tang
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Theme: A Tale of Two Cities
Author/Opus: This is the 8th puzzle from guest contributor Michael Tang.
Rules: Shade some empty cells black so that each number indicates the total count of white cells connected vertically and horizontally to that number including the numbered cell itself. Black cells cannot share an edge, and all white cells must belong to a single connected group.
Also see this example:
Difficulty: 3 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:45, Master = 4:30, Expert = 9:00
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
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4:11, nice puzzle 🙂
Lot of nice typical kuromasu deductions … good puzzle.
Prediction for second part : Xhebggb
My prediction: Vg jvyy or pnir
Spoiler: jryy, V nyernql fbyirq vg nf Pnir
Fcrag n juvyr jbexvat ng guvf nf n xhebggb orsber V ernq vg jnf n pnir. Uneq gb gryy vs vg’f n uneq frpbaqnel chmmyr be lbh’er onexvat hc gur jebat gerr. Fgvyy sha gb gel gb penpx vg gubhtu.
Loved it