Pentominous (Borders) by Grant Fikes
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between a composite mode for line/edge drawing and a letter entry mode.)
Theme: Logical (originally on the US round for the 2016 WPF Puzzle Grand Prix)
Author/Opus: This is the 204th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
Rules: Variation of Pentominous rules. Some borders between pentominoes are already drawn.
Answer String: Enter the letter associated with the pentomino occupying each cell in the marked rows from left to right, separating the groups with a comma. Use CAPITAL LETTERS!
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:30, Master = 4:00, Expert = 8:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other Pentominous puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Pentominous to get started on.
So, with yesterday’s puzzle it took me at least four tries before I got the website to accept my solution, (I had solved the puzzle originally from the WPF GP originally and was trying to enter my solution from that grid, but different rows were marked for the solution key and I kept botching it).
Today, that same problem got taken to a different level, since the grid is reflected across a diagonal compared to what the WPF GP had. It took me a moment to even realize it was, in fact, the identical puzzle.
Anyway, thanks for the puzzles, Grant! I enjoyed this variation.
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