Nanro by Prasanna Seshadri
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Theme: P Pentominoes
Author/Opus: This is the 6th puzzle from our new contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the segments labeled with numbers 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 = 3:30, Master = 4:45, Expert = 9:30
Solution: PDF
Note: This is our third Nanro puzzle; if you are new to this puzzle type please first try out the example on the Rules and Info page as well as this Monday’s Nanro post first.
I liked the Heyawake-like connection logic in the middle (geographically and solve-wise) of this one.
Made me think of the diagonal connectivity logic in Hitori
04:54
Great stuff here. Also since this is still some of my first ten Nanro puzzles I’ve ever solved, I learned a few tricks, mostly regarding connectivity. Nice puzzle.
Ugh, the mysterious “incorrect”. It took an impressive amount of time today to figure out that, as usual, my mistake was in the entering of the answer string!