{"id":4857,"date":"2015-03-23T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=4857"},"modified":"2022-12-27T11:52:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T19:52:54","slug":"baca-john-bulten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/baca-john-bulten\/","title":{"rendered":"BACA by John Bulten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/150323-BACA.png\" alt=\"BACA by John Bulten\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/150323-BACA.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/150323Beach>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between a letter entry mode and a shading mode. CAPS LOCK is recommended for letter entry.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Beach Booty<br \/>\n(This pirates&#8217; map depicts eastern Palm Beach County, Florida, showing the locations of the communities of Abacoa, Boynton Beach, and Boca Raton, in relation to the coastal road U.S. Alternate Route 1A. More information about the treasure hidden therein will appear in a later post.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 4th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Either shade or add a single letter (A, B, or C) to each square so that each row and column contains exactly one A, one B, one C, and the rest shaded squares. Cells in the grid already marked with a letter can be shaded or remain unchanged. Clues outside the grid include both letters and numbers. Letters indicate the first letter seen from that direction. Numbers describe the size of groups of consecutive shaded squares in that row or column in order. There must be at least one unshaded square between groups.<\/p>\n<p>Or, <a href=http:\/\/www.janko.at\/Raetsel\/OAPC\/020.a.htm>see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> <i>Enter a nine-character string<\/i>, consisting of the number of the column where the B is placed in each row, starting with the top row and proceeding to the bottom. <\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 3:30, Master = 5:00, Expert = 10:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/150323-BACA-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/category\/numberplacement\/numberplacement2\/\">Number Placement variations<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between a letter entry mode and a shading mode. 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