{"id":4597,"date":"2015-01-10T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=4597"},"modified":"2022-08-17T18:32:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T01:32:16","slug":"battleships-thomas-snyder-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/battleships-thomas-snyder-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Battleships by Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/150110-Battleships-2014-5.png\" alt=\"Battleships by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/150110-Battleships-2014-5.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/150110NYear>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between ship placement and shading modes. In ship placement mode, right click gives sea, left click gives circle\/square, left click and drag for rounded ships.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> 2014 to 2015<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 214th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/battleships-rules-and-info\/\">Battleships<\/a> rules. Use the indicated fleet. (Variable shading of numbers is for artistic purposes only)<\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> For each row from top to bottom, enter the number of the first column from the left where a ship segment appears (enter just the last digit for any two-digit number). If the row is empty, enter 0. Enter these numbers as a single string with no separators.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white\">Grandmaster = 4:45, Master = 8:45, Expert = 17:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/150110-Battleships-2014-5-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a>; a solution video is available <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/a6TgU9aAP5o>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/battleships-2+classic\/\">classic Battleships<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/battleships-2+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Battleships<\/a> to get started on. More Battleships puzzles can be found in <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/the-art-of-puzzles><i>The Art of Puzzles<\/i><\/a> collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between ship placement and shading modes. In ship placement mode, right click gives sea, left click gives circle\/square, left click and drag for rounded ships.) 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