{"id":5500,"date":"2016-01-22T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=5500"},"modified":"2022-12-28T06:21:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T14:21:08","slug":"sigma-snake-by-serkan-yurekli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/sigma-snake-by-serkan-yurekli\/","title":{"rendered":"Sigma Snake by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160122-SigmaSnake-sy.png\" alt=\"Sigma Snake by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160122-SigmaSnake-sy.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/160122Sigm>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> Clue Symmetry and Logic<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 94th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Add letters to some empty cells to make a snake that doesn\u2019t touch itself, not even diagonally. The snake\u2019s head and tail are indicated by circles. The snake is made out of spelled out numbers, and some letters are given that must be part of the snake. Each numbered cell indicates the total sum of the distinct words that touch that cell, including diagonally. Not all words need to be used, but no word is used more than once.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160122-SigmaSnake-sy-Ex.png\" alt=\"Moc Macek by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter the length in cells of each of the snake segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row\u2019s entry with a comma. The answer to the example is \u201c3,31\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 4:30, Master = 7:30, Expert = 14:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160122-SigmaSnake-sy-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/category\/loop\/snake\/\">Snake puzzles<\/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. CAPS LOCK is recommended for letter entry.) Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic Author\/Opus: This is the 94th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Serkan Y\u00fcrekli. 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