{"id":12355,"date":"2021-02-09T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=12355"},"modified":"2022-08-17T18:42:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T01:42:18","slug":"battleships-easy-as-by-jinhoo-ahn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/battleships-easy-as-by-jinhoo-ahn\/","title":{"rendered":"Battleships (Easy As) by JinHoo Ahn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/210209-BattleshipsEasyAs-RiseAndFall.png\" alt=\"Battleships by JinHoo Ahn\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/210209-BattleshipsEasyAs-RiseAndFall.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/210209Rise>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between ship placement and shading modes. In ship placement mode, right click gives sea, left click gives circle\/square, left click and drag for rounded ships.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Rise and Fall<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 13th puzzle from our <i>new<\/i> contributing puzzlemaster JinHoo Ahn.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Variation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/battleships-rules-and-info\/\">Battleships<\/a> rules. Instead of their usual meaning, exterior clues indicate the length of the first ship seen from the corresponding direction.<\/p>\n<p>See also this example:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/210209-BattleshipsEasyAs-Example.png\" alt=\"Battleships (Easy As) example by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli\" width=500><\/p>\n<p><b>Difficulty:<\/b> 2 stars<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 2:00, Master = 3:00, Expert = 6:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/210209-BattleshipsEasyAs-RiseAndFall-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a>; a solution video (with info on an Easter Egg for this puzzle) is also available <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/Pi2-s3uiZkU>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/battleships-2+classic\/\">classic Battleships<\/a> and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/battleships-2+variation-2\/\">Battleships variations<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/battleships-2+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Battleships<\/a> to get started on. More Battleships puzzles can be found in <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/store\/classic-and-variations-series><i>Battleships and Variations<\/i><\/a>, in <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/the-art-of-puzzles><i>The Art of Puzzles<\/i><\/a>, and in our beginner-friendly collection <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/store\/intro-to-gmpuzzles><i>Intro to GMPuzzles<\/i><\/a> by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between ship placement and shading modes. In ship placement mode, right click gives sea, left click gives circle\/square, left click and drag for rounded ships.) 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