Fillomino (Star Battle) by Thomas Snyder
This is a free “warm-up” puzzle; Season 4 subscribers will see today’s main puzzle in the same style posted at 9:05 AM PT.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between a composite mode for line/edge drawing, number entry, shading, and star placement modes.)
Theme: Block Party
Author/Opus: This is the 498th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Fillomino rules. Also, each row, column, and polyomino must contain exactly one star. Stars cannot be placed in adjacent cells that share an edge or corner.
See also this example:
Difficulty: 2 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 0:45, Master = 2:30, Expert = 5:00
Solution: PDF and solving animation.
Note: Follow this link for classic Fillomino and this link for Fillomino variations. Follow this link for other classic Star Battles and this link for Star Battle variations.
Note 2: Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our Week 1 Discussion post on the GMPuzzles Discord.
Wonderful idea! The interactions between the 2 and the 7 at the beginning took me a little while, the rest was easier.