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[This is a repost from our archives with new notes at the top (original post here<\/a>): Battleships is one of the few “classic” puzzle styles we feature to come from the Southern Hemisphere, in this case Argentina and Jaime Poniachik and other members of his magazine editorial team. With this small but a little bit challenging Battleships grid we launched “fleet week” on GMPuzzles.]<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Battleships<\/p>\n

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

or 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

Theme:<\/b> Rising or Falling? Patterned digits in the rows.<\/p>\n

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

Estimated Difficulty*<\/a>:<\/b> 1.5 stars<\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 0:50, Master = 1:30, Expert = 3:00<\/span><\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for classic Battleships<\/a> and this link for Battleships variations<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Battleships<\/a> to get started on. More Battleships puzzles can be found in Battleships and Variations<\/i><\/a>, in The Art of Puzzles<\/i><\/a>, and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles<\/i><\/a> by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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