{"id":18763,"date":"2021-12-29T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=18763"},"modified":"2021-12-30T07:05:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T15:05:43","slug":"pentominous-by-serkan-yurekli-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/pentominous-by-serkan-yurekli-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentominous by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli"},"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\/211229-Pentominous-Combo.png\" alt=\"Pentominous by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/211229-Pentominous-Combo.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/211229PentGP>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between a composite mode for line\/edge drawing and a letter entry mode.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 351st puzzle from our managing editor Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/pentominous-rules-info\/\">Pentominous<\/a> rules.<\/p>\n<p><b>Difficulty:<\/b> 2.5 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\/211229-Pentominous-Combo-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/pentominous\/\">Pentominous puzzles<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/pentominous+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Pentominous<\/a> to get started on. More Pentominous puzzles can be found in the <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/store\/puzzle-collections><i>Plenty o&#8217; Pentominous<\/i><\/a> series by Grant Fikes and Murat Can Tonta 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>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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