{"id":10074,"date":"2020-06-05T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=10074"},"modified":"2021-09-25T14:30:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T21:30:40","slug":"kakuro-kropki-by-serkan-yurekli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/kakuro-kropki-by-serkan-yurekli\/","title":{"rendered":"Kakuro (Kropki) by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/200605-KakuroKropki-VforVictory.png\" alt=\"Kakuro by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/200605-KakuroKropki-VforVictory.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/200605Vict>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> V for Victory<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 281st puzzle from our managing editor Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/kakuro-rules-and-info\/>Kakuro<\/a> rules. Also, a white circle between two cells shows that the digits in those cells are consecutive (i.e., they differ by 1). A black circle shows that the digit in one of the cells has twice the value of the other. If there is no circle between adjacent cells, neither of these properties holds. (Note: between 1 and 2, either a white or a black circle can be given.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Difficulty:<\/b> 4 stars<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 4:30, Master = 7:00, Expert = 14:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/200605-KakuroKropki-VforVictory-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/category\/numberplacement\/kakuro\/\">Kakuro<\/a> puzzles. More Kakuro puzzles can be found in <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/store\/classic-and-variations-series><i>Kakuro and Variations<\/i><\/a> by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli and in <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/store\/the-art-of-puzzles-2><i>The Art of Puzzles 2<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools) Theme: V for Victory Author\/Opus: This is the 281st puzzle from our managing editor Serkan Y\u00fcrekli. Rules: Standard Kakuro rules. Also, a white circle between two cells shows that the digits in those cells are consecutive (i.e., they differ by 1). 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