{"id":18697,"date":"2021-12-27T10:32:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T18:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=18697"},"modified":"2021-12-28T07:30:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T15:30:32","slug":"yajilin-by-thomas-snyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/yajilin-by-thomas-snyder\/","title":{"rendered":"Yajilin by Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>See more discussion of the puzzles from the United States&#8217; 2021 Puzzle Grand Prix on <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/2021-puzzle-grand-prix-us-round-retrospective\/>this post<\/a>. Note there are some construction details and potential spoilers on that post so view it after you solve.<\/i><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/211227-Yajilin-TripleThreat.png\" alt=\"Yajilin by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/211227-Yajilin-TripleThreat.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/211227Yaj>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools using a composite mode where left click inside cell shades square, left click + drag draws line segment, right click inside cell adds dot, and right click on cell edge adds an x.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 399th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/yajilin-rules-and-info\/\">Yajilin<\/a> rules. <\/p>\n<p><b>Difficulty:<\/b> 2 stars (estimate based off competition points; timing standards not available from our usual testers)<\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/211227-Yajilin-TripleThreat-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/yajilin-2+classic\/\">classic Yajilin<\/a> and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/yajilin-2+variation-2\/\">Yajilin variations<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/yajilin-2+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Yajilin<\/a> to get started on. More Yajilin puzzles can be found in <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/the-art-of-puzzles-2><i>The Art of Puzzles 2<\/i><\/a>, in <a href=https:\/\/shop.gmpuzzles.com\/collections\/smaller-puzzle-collections\/products\/yajilin>Yajilin<\/a> by Murat Can Tonta and Prasanna Seshadri, and in 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>See more discussion of the puzzles from the United States&#8217; 2021 Puzzle Grand Prix on this post. Note there are some construction details and potential spoilers on that post so view it after you solve. 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