{"id":26513,"date":"2023-11-17T09:10:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=26513"},"modified":"2023-11-19T15:55:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T23:55:46","slug":"wpc-region-division-mini-playoff-3-3-pentominous-by-grant-fikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/wpc-region-division-mini-playoff-3-3-pentominous-by-grant-fikes\/","title":{"rendered":"WPC Region Division Mini-Playoff 3\/3: Pentominous by Grant Fikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final Region Division puzzle is a Pentominous puzzle by Grant Fikes, who wrote a very creative Pentominous+ hybrids round in the World Puzzle Championship main competition. Can you figure out this “classic” Pentominous?<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Pentominous<\/p>\n

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

or solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between a composite mode for line\/edge drawing, a letter entry mode, and a shading mode.)<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 421st puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.<\/p>\n

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

Estimated Difficulty:<\/b> 1.5-2 stars<\/p>\n

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

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other Pentominous puzzles<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Pentominous<\/a> to get started on. More Pentominous puzzles can be found in these books<\/a> in our e-store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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