@ 2015-03-29 4:00 PM (#18121 - in reply to #9480) (#18121) TopThe Art of Puzzles
The Art of Puzzles posted @ 2015-03-29 4:00 PM
Link to original post : Contest and Schedule for Next Week
We hope you enjoyed all John’s puzzles from last week, which are fully contained in this PDF. If you solved the complete set, Grandmaster Puzzles would like to reward you with a copy of the seminal reference “A Dictionary of 4,573 Crucial Cross Words and their Clues”, coauthored by John Bulten. This out-of-print 1987 work […]
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Posted in Contests, Puzzle, Schedule
@ 2015-03-30 4:00 PM (#18124 - in reply to #9480) (#18124) TopThe Art of Puzzles
The Art of Puzzles posted @ 2015-03-30 4:00 PM
Link to original post : Kurotto by Prasanna Seshadri
PDF Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic Author/Opus: This is the 78th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri. Rules: Standard Kurotto rules. Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the shaded segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry with a comma. Time […]
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Posted in Kurotto, Puzzle, classic, mon/tues
@ 2015-03-31 4:00 PM (#18131 - in reply to #9480) (#18131) TopThe Art of Puzzles
The Art of Puzzles posted @ 2015-03-31 4:00 PM
Link to original post : Star Battle by Bryce Herdt
PDF Theme: Twin Galaxies Author/Opus: This is the 3rd puzzle from guest contributor Bryce Herdt. Rules: Standard Star Battle rules. Two stars per row, column, and region. Answer String: For each row from top to bottom, enter the number of the first column from the left where a star appears. Enter these numbers as a […]
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Posted in Puzzle, Star Battle, classic, mon/tues, starbattle
@ 2015-04-01 4:00 PM (#18142 - in reply to #9480) (#18142) TopThe Art of Puzzles
The Art of Puzzles posted @ 2015-04-01 4:00 PM
Link to original post : YVGF ol Tenag Svxrf
CQS Gurzr: Fcbvyre-serr Nhgube/Bchf: Guvf vf gur 166gu chmmyr sebz bhe pbagevohgvat chmmyrznfgre Tenag Svxrf. Ehyrf: Fgnaqneq YVGF ehyrf (jneavat: yvax znl pbagnva fcbvyref!). Nafjre Fgevat: Ragre gur yratgu va pryyf bs rnpu bs gur funqrq frtzragf sebz yrsg gb evtug sbe gur znexrq ebjf, fgnegvat ng gur gbc. Frcnengr rnpu ebj’f ragel sebz gur […]
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Posted in Puzzle, wed/thurs
@ 2015-04-02 4:00 PM (#18150 - in reply to #9480) (#18150) TopThe Art of Puzzles
The Art of Puzzles posted @ 2015-04-02 4:00 PM
Link to original post : Snake Egg by Murat Can Tonta
PDF Theme: Minimalism Author/Opus: This is the 19th puzzle from guest contributor Murat Can Tonta. Rules: Locate a snake (a 1 cell-wide path) in the grid whose head and tail are given. The snake can touch itself diagonally, but cannot touch itself orthogonally or revisit any square. Besides the snake, the remaining cells must form […]
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Posted in Puzzle, Snake, classic, snake, wed/thurs
@ 2015-04-03 4:00 PM (#18160 - in reply to #9480) (#18160) TopThe Art of Puzzles
The Art of Puzzles posted @ 2015-04-03 4:00 PM
Link to original post : Tapa (Cipher) by Carl Worth
PDF Theme: Logical Author/Opus: This is the 8th puzzle from guest contributor Carl Worth. Rules: Standard Tapa rules, except that the digits have been encoded with a cipher into letters. Each letter represents a different positive integer, for the solver to determine. Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the shaded segments […]
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Posted in Puzzle, Tapa, Variation, fri/sat, tapa, variation
@ 2015-04-04 4:00 PM (#18171 - in reply to #9480) (#18171) TopThe Art of Puzzles
The Art of Puzzles posted @ 2015-04-04 4:00 PM
Link to original post : Fillomino by John Bulten
PDF Theme: 28 Dice Author/Opus: This is the 10th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten. Rules: Standard Fillomino rules. Answer String: For each cell in the marked rows/columns, enter the area of the polyomino it belongs to. Enter just the last digit for any two-digit number. Start with the 5th row, followed by a […]
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Posted in Fillomino, Puzzle, classic, fri/sat