GMPuzzles: Countdown to Reopening
It has certainly been a challenging start to 2020, but we’re excited to announce that we will be back with daily content starting in June. More info soon; for now, enjoy this Countdown Star Battle.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Theme: 22 Stars for 22 Days
Author/Opus: This is the 356th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Star Battle rules. Two stars per row, column, and region.
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Star Battles. 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 book Star Battle by JinHoo Ahn, and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
I’m so glad that you’re coming back! Thanks for the puzzle.
16:38. Very rusty solve. Excellent puzzle though !
12:35
T’was cool ! I’m rusty too, proof that GMPuzzles was the best training I had !
[EDIT: Removed as we added our own official link to post]
Why do the star battle puzzles starting on this page (8) not have the difficulty rating?
We only used solving times historically for our early puzzles, not additional difficulty stars, so 2020 and earlier will often miss this labeling. Further, as seen in this teaser puzzle, when we didn’t have 3-5 of our testers to establish Grandmaster/Master times, we didn’t give time ratings either.
Thank you!