{"id":5588,"date":"2016-02-18T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T17:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=5588"},"modified":"2021-04-25T15:12:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T22:12:54","slug":"kurotto-windows-by-prasanna-seshadri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/kurotto-windows-by-prasanna-seshadri\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurotto (Windows) by Prasanna Seshadri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160218-WinKurotto.png\" alt=\"Kurotto by Prasanna Seshadri\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160218-WinKurotto.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/160218CSaL>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Clue Symmetry and Logic<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 111th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/kurotto-rules-and-info\/\">Kurotto<\/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.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/WindowShadeEx1.png\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter the length in cells of each of the shaded segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row&#8217;s entry with a comma.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 3:30, Master = 4:30, Expert = 9:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160218-WinKurotto-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a>; a solution video is available <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/Xp3Hb_Bu2IA>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/kurotto\/\">Kurotto puzzles<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/kurotto+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Kurotto<\/a> to get started on. More Kurotto puzzles can be found in the ebook <a href=https:\/\/shop.gmpuzzles.com\/products\/kurotto>Kurotto by Prasanna Seshadri<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools) Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic Author\/Opus: This is the 111th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri. Rules: Standard Kurotto rules. Also there are two windows in the upper left (blue) and lower right (red) of the grid. 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