or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Theme: Four Slices of Pi
Author/Opus: This is the 8th puzzle from guest contributor Mark Sweep.
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.
Difficulty: 4.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 6:30, Master = 15:00, Expert = 30:00
Solution: PDF and solving video.
Note: Follow this link for other Cross the Streams. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Cross the Streams to get started on. More Cross the Streams can be found in these e-books in our store.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Theme: Any Questions?
Author/Opus: This is the 10th puzzle from guest contributor David Altizio.
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules, except that the puzzle uses an early number system that only has the concepts of “one” and “many”. All number clues greater than 1 are represented by a + symbol.
Difficulty: 4 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:30, Master = 10:30, Expert = 21:00
Solution: PDF and solving video.
Note: Follow this link for other Cross the Streams. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Cross the Streams to get started on. More Cross the Streams can be found in these e-books in our store.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Author/Opus: This is the 392nd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules. Also, the grid is divided into 5×5 sections. It must be possible to pair sections up such that the shading of the section in each pair is identical. Sections may be rotated to be paired up, but not reflected.
Difficulty: 3 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 3:30, Master = 4:30, Expert = 9:00
Solution: PDF and solving video.
Note: Follow this link for other Cross the Streams. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Cross the Streams to get started on. More Cross the Streams can be found in these e-books in our store.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Author/Opus: This is the 391st puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.
Difficulty: 2.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:45, Master = 3:00, Expert = 6:00
Solution: PDF and solving video.
Note: Follow this link for other Cross the Streams. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Cross the Streams to get started on. More Cross the Streams can be found in these e-books in our store.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Theme: 2’s
Author/Opus: This is the 100th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Ashish Kumar.
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.
Difficulty: 2 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:40, Master = 2:30, Expert = 5:00
Solution: PDF and solving video.
Note: Follow this link for other Cross the Streams. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Cross the Streams to get started on. More Cross the Streams can be found in these e-books in our store.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Theme: Asterisk
Author/Opus: This is the 382nd puzzle from our managing editor Serkan Yürekli.
Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.
Difficulty: 1 star
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:05, Master = 1:45, Expert = 3:30
Solution: PDF and solving video.
Note: Follow this link for other Cross the Streams. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Cross the Streams to get started on. More Cross the Streams can be found in these e-books in our store.
Our most recent variety week of puzzles, for our “Starter Pack” series, is gathered in this PDF and the solutions are in this PDF.
This week marks the release of Starter Pack 5: Star Battle by JinHoo Ahn, with 36 hand-crafted puzzles perfect for learning the fun object placement style Star Battle. All puzzles have a digital solving link provided in Penpa-Edit, as well as a solving animation to show how the puzzle can be solved.
The daily solution videos for our recent week are on the posts and linked below:
This coming week will feature Cross the Streams puzzles. We have also recently finished adding Penpa-Edit digital solving links to all Cross the Streams puzzle so if you enjoy this week, please check out the entire archive for this puzzle style.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to shift between shading mode and the linex mode where left click+drag draws lines and right click marks X’s)
Theme: Surrounded by 258
Author/Opus: This is the 9th puzzle from guest contributor William Hu.
Rules: Standard Cave rules.
Difficulty: 2.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 3:45, Master = 4:45, Expert = 9:30
Solution: PDF and solving video.
Note: Follow this link for classic Caves and this link for Cave variations. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Cave Puzzles to get started on. More Cave puzzles can be found in Roger Barkan’s Colossal Cave Collection, in The Art of Puzzles, and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; in composite Star Battle mode a left click places a star, right click in a cell marks off the cell, and a right click on an edge or corner marks in a dot as a placement note.)
Theme: Candy Canes
Author/Opus: This is the 60th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster JinHoo Ahn.
Rules: Standard Star Battle rules. Two stars per row, column, and region.
Difficulty: 2.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:15, Master = 3:00, Expert = 6:00
Solution: PDF and solving video.
Note: Follow this link for other classic Star Battles and this link for Star Battle variations. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Star Battles to get started on. More Star Battle puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles, in the books Star Battle by JinHoo Ahn and Star Battle 2 by JinHoo Ahn and Murat Can Tonta, and in our beginner-friendly collections Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli and Starter Pack 5: Star Battle by JinHoo Ahn.