{"id":9610,"date":"2019-06-09T08:55:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T15:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=9610"},"modified":"2022-12-25T11:47:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T19:47:28","slug":"turf-by-john-bulten-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/turf-by-john-bulten-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Turf by John Bulten"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we are sharing easy sample puzzles from our ebook The Puzzlemasters’ Workshop which showcases six authors exploring new puzzle styles or variations with 8-10 challenges in each section. Today’s post is Turf.<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Turf<\/p>\n

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

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

Theme:<\/b> Happy Face<\/p>\n

Background:<\/b> Shading puzzle style created by John Bulten in 2015 and now more fully explored in this book. Turf draws partially on elements from other styles like Minesweeper, and is inspired by the pseudorandom regions of bicolor tiled floors.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Shade some white cells black so that one of the grid\u2019s clues in each contiguous white or black region indicates the clued region\u2019s area. (Each contiguous region must therefore have at least one clue.) Any other clue in the region must indicate how many of the clued cell\u2019s immediate neighbors are white (up to 9, including itself).<\/p>\n

Example by John Bulten:<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Turf<\/p>\n

(No official times or solution entry for this week; just click “SOLVE?” when finished.)<\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> Last page of PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> More Turf puzzles can be found in The Puzzlemasters’ Workshop<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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