{"id":6533,"date":"2017-01-25T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T17:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=6533"},"modified":"2021-11-22T07:17:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T15:17:11","slug":"balance-loop-murat-can-tonta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/balance-loop-murat-can-tonta\/","title":{"rendered":"Balance Loop by Murat Can Tonta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/170125-BalanceLoopBlack.png\" alt=\"Balance Loop by Murat Can Tonta\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/170125-BalanceLoopBlack.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/170125AllB>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&#8217;s)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> All Black<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 57th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Murat Can Tonta.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> (Standard <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/balance-loop-rules-info\/>Balance Loop<\/a> rules.)  Draw a single, non-intersecting loop that passes through all circled cells. All white circles must have equal segment lengths on both sides of the circle before turning. All black circles must have unequal segment lengths on both sides of the circle before turning. Numbers indicate the sum of the segment lengths on both sides of the circle.<br \/>\nAlso, see this example:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/BalanceLoopEx.png\" alt=\"Balance Loop by Prasanna Seshadri\"><\/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\u2019s entry with a comma. This example has the key \u201c11,311\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 4:15, Master = 7:00, Expert = 14:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/170125-BalanceLoopBlack-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/category\/loop\/balance-loop\/>Balance Loop puzzles<\/a> and this link for other less common <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/category\/loop\/loop2\/\">Loop variations<\/a>.<\/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&#8217;s) Theme: All Black Author\/Opus: This is the 57th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Murat Can Tonta. Rules: (Standard Balance Loop rules.) 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