{"id":5590,"date":"2016-02-19T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=5590"},"modified":"2022-04-08T13:47:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T20:47:01","slug":"masyu-windows-by-prasanna-seshadri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/masyu-windows-by-prasanna-seshadri\/","title":{"rendered":"Masyu (Windows) by Prasanna Seshadri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160219-WinMasyu-PS.png\" alt=\"Masyu by Murat Can Tonta\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160219-WinMasyu-PS.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/160219MaWin>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools in linex mode where left click+drag draws lines and right click marks X\u2019s)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Clue Symmetry and Logic<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 112th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/masyu-rules-and-info\/\">Masyu<\/a> rules. Also there are two windows in the upper left (blue) and lower right (red) of the grid. If the loop passes through a cell in one window by going straight, it must go through the same cell in the other window by turning; the converse is also true. (It is possible for the cells to be unused by the loop in both windows.) <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/WindowShadeEx3.png\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter the length in cells of the horizontal loop segments from left to right in the marked rows, starting at the top. If the loop only has vertical segments in the marked row, enter 0. 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 = 5:15, Expert = 10:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160219-WinMasyu-PS-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/masyu+variation-2\/\">Masyu variations<\/a> and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/masyu+classic\/\">classic Masyu<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/masyu+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Masyu<\/a> to get started on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools in linex mode where left click+drag draws lines and right click marks X\u2019s) Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic Author\/Opus: This is the 112th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri. Rules: Standard Masyu rules. 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