Fillomino by Elyot Grant
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Theme: Repeated Groups
Author/Opus: This is the 1st puzzle from guest contributor Elyot Grant.
Rules: Standard Fillomino rules.
Difficulty: 4 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 3:30, Master = 8:30, Expert = 17:00
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
Note: Follow this link for other classic Fillomino and this link for more variations on Fillomino puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Fillomino puzzles to get started on. More Fillomino puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles, in Fill o’ Fillomino and Fill o’ Fillomino 2 by Grant Fikes, and in our beginner-friendly book Logic Puzzles 101.
Beautiful first step that leads to a fully logical solve. I was worried that this one would feel too much like Numberlink, and I generally suck at Numberlink, but it doesn’t in the end.
What an absolute delight!