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Puzzle 534: Fencing Match 46
It has recently come to my attention that two numbers which commonly appear in these puzzles have been the intellectual property of Microsoft for over a decade. I have created this puzzle without those numbers as a result. Remember, kids, infringing on patents is bad for you!
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Rules -- Solomon's Keep
Solomon's Keep was invented by the Japanese puzzle company Nikoli (under the name Five Cells – that's a transliteration, not a translation, believe it or not).
1. Divide the grid along the grid lines into pentominoes (regions containing exactly five cells each).
2. A number in a cell represents how many edges of that cell are borders of pentominoes (including the perimeter of the grid).
1. Divide the grid along the grid lines into pentominoes (regions containing exactly five cells each).
2. A number in a cell represents how many edges of that cell are borders of pentominoes (including the perimeter of the grid).
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Puzzle 529: Ellbound 1
This puzzle appears in "Penpa 2012 by Nikoli"; when a puzzle appears outside of Puzzle Communication Nikoli's experimental section, you know it's legit. Curiously, though, none of the 20 puzzles therein exhibit symmetry.
Rules -- Ellbound
Ellbound was invented by the Japanese puzzle company Nikoli (under the name Sashigane, which refers to a carpenter's square).
1. Divide the grid into L-shaped blocks, each consisting of an elbow, a horizontal arm extending from the elbow to another cell in the same row as the elbow, and a vertical arm extending from the elbow to another cell in the same column as the elbow.
2. A cell with a circle in it is the elbow of its corresponding block. If the circle has a number in it, that number represents how many cells are in that block.
3. A cell with an arrow in it is the tip of one of the arms of its corresponding block, and the arrow points to the elbow of that block.
1. Divide the grid into L-shaped blocks, each consisting of an elbow, a horizontal arm extending from the elbow to another cell in the same row as the elbow, and a vertical arm extending from the elbow to another cell in the same column as the elbow.
2. A cell with a circle in it is the elbow of its corresponding block. If the circle has a number in it, that number represents how many cells are in that block.
3. A cell with an arrow in it is the tip of one of the arms of its corresponding block, and the arrow points to the elbow of that block.
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