{"id":16036,"date":"2021-07-10T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=16036"},"modified":"2022-04-08T14:23:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T21:23:57","slug":"slitherlink-star-battle-by-serkan-yurekli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/slitherlink-star-battle-by-serkan-yurekli\/","title":{"rendered":"Slitherlink (Star Battle) by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/210710-SlitherlinkStarBattle.png\" alt=\"Slitherlink (Star Battle) by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/210710-SlitherlinkStarBattle.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/210710SlSB>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between edgex mode where left click+drag draws lines and right click marks X\u2019s and a star placement mode)<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 332nd puzzle from our managing editor Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/slitherlink-rules-and-info\/\">Slitherlink<\/a> rules. Also, each row and column must contain exactly two stars (one in the example). Stars cannot touch each other, even diagonally, and all stars must be inside the loop. Stars cannot be placed in the numbered cells.<\/p>\n<p>See also this example:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/SlitherlinkStarBattle-Example.png\" alt=\"Slitherlink (Star Battle) example by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli\" width=500><\/p>\n<p><b>Difficulty:<\/b> 4.5 stars<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 7:00, Master = 14:15, Expert = 28:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/210710-SlitherlinkStarBattle-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a>; a solution video is also available <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/fS1xcnppEM0>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/slitherlink-2+classic\/\">classic Slitherlink<\/a> and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/slitherlink-2+variation-2\/\">Slitherlink variations<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/slitherlink-2+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Slitherlink puzzles<\/a> to get started on. More Slitherlink puzzles can be found in <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/the-art-of-puzzles><i>The Art of Puzzles<\/i><\/a>, <i><a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/classic-and-variations-series>Slitherlink and Variations<\/a><\/i>, and our beginner-friendly book <i><a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/logic-puzzles-101>Logic Puzzles 101<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between edgex mode where left click+drag draws lines and right click marks X\u2019s and a star placement mode) Author\/Opus: This is the 332nd puzzle from our managing editor Serkan Y\u00fcrekli. Rules: Standard Slitherlink rules. 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