{"id":30907,"date":"2024-10-30T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=30907"},"modified":"2024-10-29T09:49:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:49:28","slug":"tapa-windows-by-prasanna-seshadri-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/tapa-windows-by-prasanna-seshadri-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapa (Windows) by Prasanna Seshadri"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Tapa<\/p>\n

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

or\u00a0solve online<\/a>\u00a0(using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n

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

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 318th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Standard Tapa<\/a> rules. Also there are two windows in the upper left (blue) and lower right (red) of the grid. The cells in the same position in these windows must have the exact opposite shading. (Clue cells are considered unshaded.)<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Difficulty:<\/b> 1 star<\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 0:30, Master = 0:45, Expert = 1:30<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for\u00a0classic Tapa<\/a>\u00a0and this link for\u00a0Tapa variations<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our\u00a0easiest Tapa puzzles<\/a>\u00a0to get started on. More Tapa puzzles can be found in\u00a0The Art of Puzzles<\/i><\/a>, in\u00a0Tapa and Variations<\/i><\/a>, and in our beginner-friendly collection\u00a0Intro to GMPuzzles<\/i><\/a>, all by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0Week 9 Discussion<\/a>\u00a0post\u00a0on the GMPuzzles Discord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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