{"id":9275,"date":"2019-02-14T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=9275"},"modified":"2023-01-27T08:17:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T16:17:50","slug":"nanro-doubleback-by-takeya-saikachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/nanro-doubleback-by-takeya-saikachi\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanro (Doubleback) by Takeya Saikachi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/190214-NanroDoubleback-TS.png\" alt=\"Nanro by Takeya Saikachi\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/190214-NanroDoubleback-TS.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/190214TSNa>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use the tab key to alternate between shading and number entry modes)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Grid Symmetry and Logic<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 4th puzzle from guest contributor Takeya Saikachi.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Variation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/nanro-rules-and-info\/\">Nanro<\/a> and Nanro Signpost puzzles. <\/p>\n<p>Label some cells with numbers to form a single connected group of labeled cells; no 2\u00d72 group of cells may be fully labeled. Each bold region must contain at least one labeled cell. The small clue numbers indicate how many cells in that region are used. When two numbers are orthogonally adjacent across a region boundary, the numbers must be different. <b>Each bolded region must be visited twice (i.e., have exactly two distinct connected groups inside it).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Also see this example:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/NanroDoubleback-Ex.png\" alt=\"Nanro (Doubleback) Example by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter the length in cells of each of the segments labeled with numbers from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row&#8217;s entry from the next with a comma.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 5:45, Master = 7:15, Expert = 14:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/190214-NanroDoubleback-TS-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/nanro-2+classic\/\">Nanro puzzles<\/a> on this website and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/nanro-2+variation-2\/\">variations on Nanro puzzles<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/nanro-2+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Nanro Puzzles<\/a> to get started on. More Nanro puzzles can be found in <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/store\/puzzle-collections>A Number o&#8217; Nanro by Prasanna Seshadri<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use the tab key to alternate between shading and number entry modes) Theme: Grid Symmetry and Logic Author\/Opus: This is the 4th puzzle from guest contributor Takeya Saikachi. Rules: Variation of Nanro and Nanro Signpost puzzles. 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