{"id":8759,"date":"2018-11-23T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=8759"},"modified":"2021-06-19T17:53:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T00:53:41","slug":"nurikabe-borders-by-ashish-kumar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/nurikabe-borders-by-ashish-kumar\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurikabe (Borders) by Ashish Kumar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nurikabe<\/p>\n

PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

or solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n

Theme:<\/b> V<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 8th puzzle from guest contributor Ashish Kumar.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Standard Nurikabe<\/a> rules. Also, some borders are drawn in the grid between adjacent cells. One side of each border must be part of the ocean and the other side must be part of an island.<\/p>\n

\"Nurikabe<\/p>\n

Answer String:<\/b> Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments (the unnumbered, connected “ocean”) from left to right for the marked rows. Separate each row’s entry from the next with a comma.<\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 2:45, Master = 7:30, Expert = 15:00<\/span><\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for classic Nurikabe puzzles<\/a> on this website and this link for other variations on Nurikabe puzzles<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Nurikabe puzzles<\/a> to get started on. More Nurikabe puzzles can be in The Art of Puzzles<\/i><\/a>, in our beginner-friendly book Logic Puzzles 101<\/a><\/i>, and in the e-book Nurikabe<\/a><\/i> by Ashish Kumar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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