Star Battle by JinHoo Ahn
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Theme: Snakes on a Plane
Author/Opus: This is the 3rd puzzle from guest contributor JinHoo Ahn.
Rules: Standard Star Battle rules. Two stars per row, column, and region.
Difficulty: 2.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:15, Master = 3:00, Expert = 6:00
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.
Enjoyable 🙂
5.28 Mins to solve this one. This is not very tough. However, I missed one break-in while solving this puzzle. Nice puzzle.
Hello, I’m a new user of this website, and I’ve been using it for a few days now, starting with these puzzles. I’ve done a lot of star battle puzzles, but I’m stuck with this one. I know the solution is available, but I would like to solve it on my own. Could somebody give me a hint to get started? I don’t see anything to start with. Thank you for your help.
Welcome to the site. I split out a few tips in rot13 text you can unscramble at rot13.com
1. Ybbx sbe fbzr cbfvgvbaf jurer svyyvat va n fgne jbhyq cerirag na nqwnprag ertvba sebz orvat noyr gb unir 2 fgnef cynprq.
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2. Lbh fubhyq fgneg gb abgvpr fbzr fhofrpgvbaf (jvguva 2k2 fdhner) gung arrq gb gnxr fgnef naq pna abgngr gubfr ba gur zvqcbvagf bs gubfr fdhnerf.
3. Ybbx pnershyyl ng nal vagrezrqvngr cynpr lbh ner fghpx nf vg zvtug or n “pbhagvat vzcyvrq fgnef” va ebjf/pbyhzaf glcr fgrc jurer lbh nyernql xabj jurer fbzr bs gurz zhfg tb fb bgure ertvbaf pnaabg svyy va gurer. Fbzrgvzrf ybbxvat ng 2 be 3 ebjf/pbyhzaf gbtrgure vf arrqrq nf lbh unir 3 be 4 bs gur fgnef znexrq naq haznexrq guvatf va nabgure ertvba zhfg pbzcyrgr gur pbhag.
I had the first place you mentioned but not the second. I finally solved it thanks to you, thank you for your help!