{"id":6940,"date":"2017-06-14T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=6940"},"modified":"2022-12-26T09:49:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T17:49:38","slug":"yajisan-kazusan-jamie-hargrove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/yajisan-kazusan-jamie-hargrove\/","title":{"rendered":"Yajisan Kazusan by Jamie Hargrove"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/170614-YajisanKazusan-2x2.png\" alt=\"Yajisan Kazusan by Jamie Hargrove\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/170614-YajisanKazusan-2x2.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/170614YK22>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools).<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> 2\u00d72 Clue Blocks<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 3rd puzzle from guest contributor <a href=https:\/\/deceptivepuzzles.wordpress.com\/>Jamie Hargrove<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Shade some cells black so that all unshaded number and arrow clues indicate the exact count of shaded cells in the given direction. Shaded cells cannot share an edge, and all white cells must remain connected as part of a single contiguous group. It is allowed to shade over some of the numbered cells; a shaded over clue may or may not be true.<\/p>\n<p>Also, see this example:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/YajisanKazusan-Ex.png\" alt=\"Yajisan Kazusan by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> For each row from top to bottom, enter the number of shaded cells as a single string. For the example, the answer is \u201c20212\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 4:00, Master = 5:15, Expert = 10:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/170614-YajisanKazusan-2x2-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/category\/shading\/othershading\/\">less common Shading puzzles<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools). Theme: 2\u00d72 Clue Blocks Author\/Opus: This is the 3rd puzzle from guest contributor Jamie Hargrove. Rules: Shade some cells black so that all unshaded number and arrow clues indicate the exact count of shaded cells in the given direction. 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