Cave by John Bulten
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Theme: Devil’s Pinch
Author/Opus: This is the 11th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten.
Rules: Standard Cave rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the cave segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:45, Master = 4:30, Expert = 9:00
Solution: PDF
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16:39
That’s a beautiful Cave.
I didn’t see anything particularly extraordinary or challenging with this Cave. What’s with skynet’s long solving time and Tapio’s comment?
It has more to do with GMP being out of service for the past 2 months and my lack of practice on cave puzzles for the 2-3 months.I don’t solve puzzles on a consistent basis unless it is from……..
From what? That’s it? “I don’t solve puzzles on a consistent basis unless it is from a million dollars”? Or “I don’t solve puzzles on a consistent basis unless it is from your own spaceship”? I mean what the f
unless it is from GMP….I thought it would have been obvious as I regularly post my times here for almost all the puzzles…..
For the uninitiated here, Grant is referencing the classic “Strong Bad Email” “Trevor the Vampire”
See: http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail10.html
Wish you had not spoiled that. I was ready with the Michael Jackson eating popcorn meme photo and everything.
19:30