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The last Number Placement playoff puzzle from the World Puzzle Championship was a Skyscrapers (Gap) puzzle with an empty cell in each row and column. How long will it take you to solve David Altizio’s puzzle?<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Skyscrapers<\/p>\n

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

or solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between number entry modes and a shading mode to mark the unused cells.)<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 15th puzzle from guest contributor David Altizio.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Variation of Skyscrapers<\/a> rules. Insert numbers into some cells of the grid so that each row and column of the grid contains the numbers from 1 to 5 once each and one gap<\/b>. Each number in the grid represents the height of a building and the clues on the outside of the grid indicate how many buildings can be \u201cseen\u201d when looking from that direction. Taller buildings block the view of smaller buildings.<\/p>\n

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

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a> for all Number Placement playoff puzzles.<\/p>\n

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

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