{"id":18698,"date":"2021-12-27T10:31:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T18:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=18698"},"modified":"2021-12-28T07:30:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T15:30:40","slug":"castle-wall-by-thomas-snyder-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/castle-wall-by-thomas-snyder-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Castle Wall 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-CastleWall-TripleThreat.png\" alt=\"Castle Wall by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/211227-CastleWall-TripleThreat.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/211227CWall>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools in linex mode where left click+drag draws lines and right click marks X&#8217;s)<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 398th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/castle-wall-rules-and-info\/\">Castle Wall<\/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-CastleWall-TripleThreat-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/castlewall\/\">Castle Wall puzzles<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/castlewall+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Castle Wall puzzles<\/a> to get started on. More Castle Wall puzzles can be found in our beginner-friendly collection <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/store\/intro-to-gmpuzzles><i>Intro to GMPuzzles<\/i><\/a> as well as the larger collection <i><a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/store\/puzzle-collections>Castle Wall<\/a><\/i>, both by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/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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