Nurikabe (Cipher) by Sam Cappleman-Lynes
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Theme: Planet E∀RTH
Author/Opus: This is the 11th puzzle from guest contributor Sam Cappleman-Lynes.
Rules: Standard Nurikabe rules, except the size of each island has been encrypted. Each letter in this puzzle stands for a different positive integer, which must be determined while solving the puzzle.
Difficulty: 4 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 9:00, Master = 15:00, Expert = 30:00
Solution: PDF and solving video.
Note: Follow this link for classic Nurikabe and this link for Nurikabe variations. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Nurikabe puzzles to get started on. More Nurikabe puzzles can be in The Art of Puzzles, in our beginner-friendly book Logic Puzzles 101, and in the e-book Nurikabe by Ashish Kumar.
What a beautiful puzzle … lovely theme … took me an hour!
It took me more than an hour, but very pleased with myself. Great one!
Phew, quite the workout but I finished it relatively smoothly (first attempt failed somewhere in about 2/3 of the way through the puzzle, but I fixed my mistake on the second attempt). Very good puzzle to finish out this Nurikabe week, and I’m very happy to see even more Nurikabe puzzles (and some fun variations!) on this site again, as it’s my favorite genre.
s and t dont finish I couldn’t finish the last part
h ve v is correct and finish 🙂
20 mins…Excellent puzzle !