{"id":9902,"date":"2019-09-22T08:55:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T15:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=9902"},"modified":"2019-09-15T09:07:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-15T16:07:20","slug":"masyu-by-ashish-kumar-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/masyu-by-ashish-kumar-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"Masyu by Ashish Kumar [Bonus]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Our master+ subscribers receive access to two bonus puzzles each week in addition to other rewards. We make these posts so those supporters have a space to comment on these puzzles, mark as FAVES, or log their solving. If you are interested in subscribing and seeing these bonus puzzles, <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/how-to-subscribe\/>click here for more info<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/190922-Masyu-Captured-blur.png\" alt=\"Masyu by Ashish Kumar\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Captured<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 39th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Ashish Kumar.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/masyu-rules-and-info\/\">Masyu<\/a> rules.<\/p>\n<p><b>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&#8217;s entry with a comma.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 2:15, Master = 3:15, Expert = 6:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/masyu+classic\/\">classic Masyu<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/masyu+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Masyu<\/a> to get started on. More Masyu puzzles can be found in <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/the-art-of-puzzles><i>The Art of Puzzles<\/i><\/a> and in our beginner-friendly book <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/logic-puzzles-101>Logic Puzzles 101<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our master+ subscribers receive access to two bonus puzzles each week in addition to other rewards. 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