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This is a free \u201cwarm-up\u201d puzzle;\u00a0Season 4 subscribers<\/a>\u00a0will see today\u2019s main puzzle in the same style posted at 9:05 AM PT.<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Pentopia<\/p>\n

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

or solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools).<\/p>\n

Theme:<\/b> 3×3<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 51st puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Takeya Saikachi.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Standard Pentopia<\/a> rules: Place some of the given pentominoes in the grid so that no pentominoes are in adjacent cells that share an edge or corner. Pentominoes cannot repeat in the grid; rotations and reflections of a pentomino are considered the same shape. The arrow clues indicate all the directions (up, down, left, and right) where the nearest pentominoes are located when looking from that square. (Arrow clues cannot contain pentomino shapes.) Also, see this example:<\/p>\n

\"Pentopia<\/p>\n

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

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 1:15, Master = 1:45, Expert = 3:30<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for more Pentopia<\/a> puzzles and this link for other puzzles involving Pentominoes<\/a>. More Pentopia puzzles can be found in these books<\/a> in our e-store.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b> Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our Week 5 Discussion<\/a> post on the GMPuzzles Discord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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