{"id":9720,"date":"2019-07-03T21:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T04:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=9720"},"modified":"2021-08-08T12:11:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T19:11:33","slug":"double-yajilin-by-ashish-kumar-and-thomas-snyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/double-yajilin-by-ashish-kumar-and-thomas-snyder\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Yajilin by Ashish Kumar and Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Yajilin<\/p>\n

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

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

Theme:<\/b> Clue Symmetry and Logic<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 28th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Ashish Kumar and 347th from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Standard Yajilin<\/a> rules, except that instead of blackening single cells, blacken in dominoes (1\u00d72 rectangles). Clues indicate the total number of dominoes (not the total number of cells) that are shaded in the given direction.<\/p>\n

Answer String:<\/b> Enter the length in cells of the horizontal loop segments from left to right in the marked rows, starting at the top. If the loop only has vertical segments in the marked row, enter 0. Separate each row’s entry with a comma.<\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 3:30, Master = 4:15, Expert = 8:30<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other variations of Yajilin<\/a> and this link for classic Yajilin<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Yajilin<\/a> to get started on. More Yajilin puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles 2<\/i><\/a>, in Yajilin<\/a> by Murat Can Tonta and Prasanna Seshadri, and in our beginner-friendly book Logic Puzzles 101<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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