{"id":18765,"date":"2021-12-30T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T17:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=18765"},"modified":"2022-08-17T18:43:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T01:43:13","slug":"battleships-by-thomas-snyder-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/battleships-by-thomas-snyder-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Battleships 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\/211230-Battleships-USCombo.png\" alt=\"Battleships by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/211230-Battleships-USCombo.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/211230USBat>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between ship placement and shading modes. In ship placement mode, right click gives sea, left click gives circle\/square, left click and drag for rounded ships.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 402nd puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/battleships-rules-and-info\/\">Battleships<\/a> rules. Use the indicated fleet. <\/p>\n<p><b>Difficulty:<\/b> 1 star (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\/211230-Battleships-USCombo-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/battleships-2+classic\/\">classic Battleships<\/a> and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/battleships-2+variation-2\/\">Battleships variations<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/battleships-2+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Battleships<\/a> to get started on. More Battleships puzzles can be found in <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/store\/classic-and-variations-series><i>Battleships and Variations<\/i><\/a>, in <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/the-art-of-puzzles><i>The Art of Puzzles<\/i><\/a>, 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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