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This is a free “warm-up” puzzle; Season 4 subscribers<\/a> will see today’s main puzzle in the same style posted at 9:05 AM PT.<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Masyu<\/p>\n

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

or solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab key to alternate between loop drawing and star placement modes.)<\/p>\n

Theme:<\/b> Whiteboard<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 308th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Standard Masyu<\/a> rules. Also, each row and column must contain exactly two stars. Stars cannot be placed in adjacent cells that share an edge or corner, and all stars must be on empty cells which are not part of the loop.<\/p>\n

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

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

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0solving animation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for classic Masyu<\/a> and this link for Masyu variations<\/a>. Follow this link for other classic Star Battles<\/a> and this link for Star Battle variations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0Week 1 Discussion<\/a>\u00a0post on the GMPuzzles Discord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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