{"id":6951,"date":"2017-06-24T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?page_id=6951"},"modified":"2019-01-26T10:03:24","modified_gmt":"2019-01-26T18:03:24","slug":"spiral-galaxies-rules-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/spiral-galaxies-rules-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiral Galaxies Rules and Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/blog\/SpiralGalaxies-Ex.png\" alt=\"Example Spiral Galaxies and solution\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Divide the grid along the indicated lines into connected regions \u2013 \u201cgalaxies\u201d \u2013 with rotational symmetry. Each cell must belong to one galaxy, and each galaxy must have exactly one circle at its center of rotational symmetry.<\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter the number of cells in each connected group (between bold lines) in the marked rows. Separate each row\u2019s entry from the next with a comma. The example has the answer \u201c2131,331\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><b>(Brief) History of Spiral Galaxies:<\/b> Spiral Galaxies was first published in 2001 by Nikoli in quarterly Communication 96 under the name \u5929\u4f53\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc (&#8216;Tentai Show&#8217;). The original author was R\u30f2\u30dc\u30b3\u30c3\u30d7 (&#8216;Robocop&#8217;). The puzzle name has two meanings. In Japanese &#8220;Ten&#8221; means dot and &#8220;Tai-show&#8221; can refer to symmetry, describing the puzzle rules. &#8220;Tentai&#8221; also refers to astronomical things, and the puzzle grids resemble constellations. By marking dots in different colors, the puzzle can sometime hides a picture in its solution. At Grandmaster Puzzles, we focus on logically distinctive themes and do not typically include shading instructions.<\/p>\n<p><b>History of this example:<\/b> This simple Spiral Galaxies puzzle was written as an example by Thomas Snyder for The Art of Puzzles 2.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sources for Spiral Galaxies Puzzles:<\/b> Follow this link for classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/spiralgalaxies+classic\/\">Spiral Galaxies puzzles<\/a> on this website and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/spiralgalaxies+variation-2\/\">variations on Spiral Galaxies puzzles<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/spiralgalaxies+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Spiral Galaxies Puzzles<\/a> to get started on. More Spiral Galaxies puzzles can be found in <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/the-art-of-puzzles-2><i>The Art of Puzzles 2<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Design rules for contributors:<\/b> A Grandmaster Spiral Galaxies will have a unique solution that can be reached by logic alone. Generally, a Grandmaster Spiral Galaxies should have an interesting visual theme or an interesting solution. Sizes from 10&#215;10 and above are recommended (maximum aspect ratio of 2:1 if rectangular).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rules: Divide the grid along the indicated lines into connected regions \u2013 \u201cgalaxies\u201d \u2013 with rotational symmetry. Each cell must belong to one galaxy, and each galaxy must have exactly one circle at its center of rotational symmetry. Answer String: Enter the number of cells in each connected group (between bold lines) in the marked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6951","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spiral Galaxies Rules and Info - The Art of Puzzles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"General rules and background on Spiral Galaxies puzzles, originally from Nikoli, as presented at Grandmaster Puzzles by Thomas Snyder aka Dr. Sudoku.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/spiral-galaxies-rules-info\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spiral Galaxies Rules and Info - 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