{"id":8331,"date":"2018-07-31T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=8331"},"modified":"2022-08-17T18:33:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T01:33:04","slug":"battleships-by-john-bulten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/battleships-by-john-bulten\/","title":{"rendered":"Battleships by John Bulten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/180731-Battleships-TightPassage.png\" alt=\"Battleships by John Bulten\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/180731-Battleships-TightPassage.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/180731Tight>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between ship placement and shading modes. In ship placement mode, right click gives sea, left click gives circle\/square, left click and drag for rounded ships.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Tight Passage<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 58th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/battleships-rules-and-info\/\">Battleships<\/a> rules. Use the indicated fleet. <\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> For each row from top to bottom, enter the number of the first column from the left where a ship segment appears (enter just the last digit for any two-digit number). If the row is empty, enter 0. Enter these numbers as a single string with no separators.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white\">Grandmaster = 1:30, Master = 2:15, Expert = 4:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/180731-Battleships-TightPassage-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/battleships-2+classic\/\">classic Battleships<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/battleships-2+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Battleships<\/a> to get started on. More Battleships puzzles can be found in <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/the-art-of-puzzles><i>The Art of Puzzles<\/i><\/a> collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between ship placement and shading modes. In ship placement mode, right click gives sea, left click gives circle\/square, left click and drag for rounded ships.) Theme: Tight Passage Author\/Opus: This is the 58th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten. 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