Nurikabe by John Bulten
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Theme: Hawaii
Note on theme: The 1 represents Hawaii; the other 49 island cells represent the continental US
Author/Opus: This is the 13th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten.
Rules: Standard Nurikabe rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments (the unnumbered, connected “ocean”) 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 = 3:00, Master = 4:00, Expert = 8:00
Solution: PDF
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16:45
Somehow I managed to convince myself that one of the 7 must go a certain way, three times.
8:02, though I didn’t check for uniqueness.
I’ve really struggled trying to find the logical conclusion to this puzzle:
Jvgu bayl gur guerr frira-vfynaqf hasvavfurq va gur hccre-yrsg unaq pbeare, V xabj gung ebj-bar, pbyhza-bar zhfg or bprna naq zhfg pbaarpg npebff ebj bar be qbja pbyhza bar. Ohg V unira’g sbhaq n jnl gb qrgrezvar gung jvgubhg gevny naq reebe. Nalbar unir nal vafvtug sbe zr?