{"id":4379,"date":"2014-11-29T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-29T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=4379"},"modified":"2022-08-13T08:05:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T15:05:43","slug":"fractional-skyscrapers-robert-vollmert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/fractional-skyscrapers-robert-vollmert\/","title":{"rendered":"Fractional Skyscrapers by Robert Vollmert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/141129-FractionalSkyscrapers-RV.png\" alt=\"Skyscrapers by Robert Vollmert\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/141129-FractionalSkyscrapers-RV.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/141129Frac>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between Sudoku = big digits and Number candidate = small entries in the corners of cells.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Logical<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 2nd puzzle from guest contributor <a href=http:\/\/maybepuzzles.wordpress.com>Robert Vollmert<\/a>. You can find more <a href=http:\/\/maybepuzzles.wordpress.com\/tag\/fractional-skyscrapers\/>Fractional Skyscrapers<\/a>, including an example, on his blog.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Variation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/skyscrapers-rules-and-info\/\" \/>Skyscrapers<\/a>. Place a digit from 1 to 6 into each cell (including one digit in each half of the split cells) so that no digit repeats in any row or column. The building heights in the split cells are evaluated as fractions (e.g. 5\/2 = 2.5) when considering their heights. A building hides all other buildings behind it that are the same height or lower in height.<\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter the 1st row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 3rd row from left to right. Enter the split cells in the order they are seen from the left (the upper triangle = numerator before the lower triangle = denominator).<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 4:15, Master = 8:00, Expert = 16:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/141129-FractionalSkyscrapers-RV-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/skyscrapers-2+classic\/\">classic Skyscrapers<\/a> and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/skyscrapers-2+variation-2\/\">variations on Skyscrapers puzzles<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/skyscrapers-2+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Skyscrapers<\/a> to get started on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between Sudoku = big digits and Number candidate = small entries in the corners of cells.) Theme: Logical Author\/Opus: This is the 2nd puzzle from guest contributor Robert Vollmert. You can find more Fractional Skyscrapers, including an example, on his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,3,55],"tags":[17,35,56],"class_list":["post-4379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-skyscrapers","category-puzzle","category-variation","tag-fridaysaturday","tag-skyscrapers-2","tag-variation-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fractional Skyscrapers by Robert Vollmert - The Art of Puzzles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Robert Vollmert has made a small but challenging variation on skyscrapers puzzles. 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