{"id":12451,"date":"2021-02-14T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=12451"},"modified":"2021-02-15T07:02:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T15:02:40","slug":"sunday-update-and-solutions-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/sunday-update-and-solutions-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Update and Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We hope you enjoyed JinHoo Ahn&#8217;s debut week as a new puzzlemaster on GMPuzzles. You can find the six puzzle variations in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/2021W5-JinHooDebut-Puzzles.pdf\">PDF<\/a> and the solutions for each variation in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/2021W5-JinHooDebut-Solutions.pdf\">PDF<\/a>. Like all our debut weeks, there was something extra going on here in each of the puzzles from Monday to Saturday. If you haven&#8217;t found anything special yet, keep looking, or read through these hints:<\/p>\n<p>1. <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Find something in common between the six puzzles<\/span><br \/>\n2. <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">What if what was most in common was ignored?<\/span><br \/>\n3. <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">The week features six variations on puzzles, but you may be able to solve them another way.<\/span><br \/>\n4. <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Remove all of the instructions after the phrase &#8220;Instead of their usual meaning&#8221;. These puzzles all double as classic versions of the same style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Solving videos for the six puzzles are below. All of the videos include info on the Easter Eggs for the week in the second part of each video, so if you want to avoid spoilers you should be prepared to pause the video at the spoiler warning:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GMPuzzles - 2021\/02\/08 - Skyscrapers (Haido) by JinHoo Ahn\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ScfwZyfEV4o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GMPuzzles - 2021\/02\/09 - Battleships (Easy As) by JinHoo Ahn\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pi2-s3uiZkU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GMPuzzles - 2021\/02\/10 - Arrow Sudoku (Product) by JinHoo Ahn\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wIp7qwuaajc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GMPuzzles - 2021\/02\/11 - Cave (Minesweeper) by JinHoo Ahn\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3f6ezvkaZSE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GMPuzzles - 2021\/02\/12 - Yajilin (Castle Wall) by JinHoo Ahn\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ovzKQ2u4KO0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GMPuzzles - 2021\/02\/13 - Cross the Streams (Inverted) by JinHoo Ahn\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TXIww6uqqNA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We will have one more bonus puzzle from JinHoo for Valentine&#8217;s Day, posting very soon (it does not have an extra Easter Egg). This coming week features Star Battle puzzles, which was the genre for JinHoo Ahn&#8217;s <a href=https:\/\/shop.gmpuzzles.com\/products\/star-battle>first book<\/a> with us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hope you enjoyed JinHoo Ahn&#8217;s debut week as a new puzzlemaster on GMPuzzles. You can find the six puzzle variations in this PDF and the solutions for each variation in this PDF. Like all our debut weeks, there was something extra going on here in each of the puzzles from Monday to Saturday. 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