{"id":23276,"date":"2022-11-07T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=23276"},"modified":"2022-11-13T07:06:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T15:06:48","slug":"yajilin-by-mark-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/yajilin-by-mark-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"Yajilin by Mark Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Yajilin<\/p>\n

PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

or 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

Theme:<\/b> One Up Two Down<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 9th puzzle from guest contributor Mark Sweep.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Standard Yajilin<\/a> rules. <\/p>\n

Difficulty:<\/b> 1.5 stars<\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 1:00, Master = 1:45, Expert = 3:30<\/span><\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a> and solving video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for classic Yajilin<\/a> and this link for Yajilin variations<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Yajilin<\/a> to get started on. More Yajilin puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles 2<\/i><\/a>, in Yajilin<\/a> by Murat Can Tonta and Prasanna Seshadri, and in our beginner-friendly book Logic Puzzles 101<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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