Battleships by Thomas Snyder
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between ship placement and shading modes. In ship placement mode, right click gives sea, left click gives circle/square, left click and drag for rounded ships.)
Theme: 2014 to 2015
Author/Opus: This is the 214th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Battleships rules. Use the indicated fleet. (Variable shading of numbers is for artistic purposes only)
Answer String: For each row from top to bottom, enter the number of the first column from the left where a ship segment appears (enter just the last digit for any two-digit number). If the row is empty, enter 0. Enter these numbers as a single string with no separators.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:45, Master = 8:45, Expert = 17:30
Solution: PDF; a solution video is available here.
Note: Follow this link for other classic Battleships. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Battleships to get started on. More Battleships puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles collection.
Jeeeeeeez that was a hard one.
I can’t even start. Never been really good at Battleships.
38min.Trust me.I had no idea on how to go about this puzzle.I don’t even remember what I did to take it to completion.I am glad that I managed to get this done.Nice and hard puzzle.Should give this a try again to find the logical sequence…..
If this puzzle is done in your video walkthrough, I subscribe to Patreon right now !
Both this puzzle, and my last also hard Battleships from December have been covered in solution walkthroughs for Patreon.
Said and done !
Nice walkthrough.