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Theme: Framed
Rules: Standard Slitherlink rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the internal loop 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 = 1:00, Master = 1:45, Expert = 3:30
Solution: PDF
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Theme: Rope
Rules: Standard Even/Odd Sudoku rules (i.e., cells with a square contain an even digit; cells with a circle contain an odd digit).
Answer String: Enter the 2nd row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 4th row from left to right.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 0:50, Master = 1:15, Expert = 2:30
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for more Even/Odd Sudoku puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Even/Odd Sudoku to get started on. More Even/Odd Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku 2.
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Theme: Logical
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the shaded segments 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 = 5:00, Master = 7:45, Expert = 15:30
Solution: PDF
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Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic
Rules: Variation of Skyscrapers rules. Place digits 1-6 into the grid so that no digit is repeated within a row or column. Digits outside the grid indicate the number of buildings that can be seen from the corresponding direction. The buildings form two-digit numbers and the relations between some numbers are shown with a greater than/less than sign.
Or, see here.
Answer String: Enter the 3rd row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 4th column from top to bottom.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 5:15, Master = 7:30, Expert = 15:00
Solution: PDF
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Theme: Trapped in A box
Rules: Either shade or add a single letter (A, B, or C) to each square so that each row and column contains exactly one A, one B, one C, and the rest shaded squares. Cells in the grid already marked with a letter can be shaded or remain unchanged.
Letters outside the grid indicate the first letter seen from that direction.
Numbers outside the grid describe the size of groups of consecutive shaded squares in that row or column in order. There must be at least one unshaded square between groups.
Or, see here.
Answer String: Enter the number of the column where the B is placed in each row, starting with the top row and proceeding to the bottom.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:30, Master = 5:45, Expert = 11:30
Solution: PDF
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Theme: Corners
Rules: Standard Sudo-Kurve rules.
Answer String: Enter the “row” marked A, followed by a comma, followed by the “row” marked B.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:30, Master = 2:30, Expert = 5:00
Solution: PDF
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Theme: Unfriendly Neighbors
Rules: Standard Slitherlink rules. Also, there are some sheep (marked S) that must be inside the loop and some wolves (marked W) that must be outside the loop.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the internal loop segments following the arrows for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:15, Master = 3:00, Expert = 6:00
Solution: PDF
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Theme: 28 dice again: opus #5 in Grant’s series with just 28 “dice” givens.
Rules: Standard Fillomino rules.
Answer String: For each cell in the marked rows/columns, enter the area of the polyomino it belongs to. Start with the 5th row, followed by a comma, followed by the 6th row.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:20, Master = 2:00, Expert = 4:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Fillomino and this link for more variations on Fillomino puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Fillomino puzzles to get started on.
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Theme: Logic
Rules: Standard Yajilin rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of the horizontal loop segments from left to right in the marked rows, starting at the top. If the loop only has vertical segments in the marked row, enter 0. Separate each row’s entry with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 12:00, Master = 22:30, Expert = 45:00
Solution: PDF
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Theme: Logical
Rules: Hybrid of Battleships and Criss-Cross (Nansuke) puzzles:
Place the given fleet into the grid so that no two ships touch, even diagonally. In the remaining unused cells, place the given numbers criss-cross style so that they can be read from left to right or from top to bottom. All possible entries with two or more connected digits are given.
Answer String: Entry the contents of the two marked columns from top to bottom, using a capital X for any cell with a ship segment.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:00, Master = 10:30, Expert = 21:00
Solution: PDF