Fillomino by Hans van Stippent
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Theme: Clock
Author/Opus: This is the 11th puzzle from guest contributor Hans van Stippent.
Rules: Standard Fillomino rules.
Answer String: For each cell in the marked rows/columns, enter the area of the polyomino it belongs to. Enter just the last digit for any two-digit number. Start with the 8th row, followed by a comma, followed by the 8th column.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:30, Master = 2:15, Expert = 4:30
Solution: PDF
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4:06. I have found it useful to claim an allergy to Mondays.
23:04.I struggle in fillominoes where the start is not so obvious and there are no clues squeezing out.
I feel like the times on this one depend largely on how quickly solvers realize that bar cbylbzvab bs rnpu fvmr sebz bar gb gjryir nppbhagf sbe friragl rvtug bs gur rvtugl bar fdhnerf, yrnivat irel yvggyr znetva, fb gurer pna or bayl bar cbylbzvab bs rnpu fvmr sebz sbhe ba hc.
This is really difficult if you nffhzr gur tevq vf gra-ol-gra.
I did the same for a few minutes too. It was pretty easy after getting through that hurdle though.
For me this was an almost entirely an intuitive solve with very little logic to it at all…
V cbaqrerq gur vqrn bs yvaxvat gur gjb graf, tbg n tyvzzrevat bs ubj n fbyhgvba jbhyq ybbx jvgu gung nf n tvira naq gevrq vg bhg. Luckily for me that worked… if it hadn’t I’d probably still be looking at it scratching my head…
– Neelix