Hurra: Zafer ist 33!
(Published on 30. August 2012, 00:00 by Richard)
Hurray: Zafer is 33!
Today is the 33rd birthday of Zafer.
This is my present for him.
Congratulations!
Zafer likes the same puzzle types as I do: sudokus and Pentominos. Therefore I have made a special pentomino-puzzle as a birthday present for him. It is a variant to the "capsules puzzle" (very easy); (easy).
3 x 11 = 33
Divide the grid in 33 pentominos; 3 times the whole set with exception of the U. Same pentominos don't touch each other, not even diagonally. Write the letters Z,A,F,E,R in every pentomino. Same letters don't touch each other, not even diagonally. Grey cells belong to different pentominos.
Solve online in Penpa+ (thx Nick Smirnov!)
Solution code: The 8 missing letters of row 1 (Z,A,F,E,R), followed by the 15 letters of the pentominos for every cell of column 1.
Comments
on 13. December 2022, 20:25 by Krokant
Happy belated 33. birthday, Zafer. I hope you had a nice day. ;-)
Took me a while to get to this puzzle, but I'm glad I finally managed to give it a try. Great puzzle. Thanks for recommending it, Richard. :)
on 8. December 2022, 08:39 by Mark Sweep
Wow, this is such a gem. Lots of fun!
on 23. November 2022, 15:03 by pin7guin
Yeah! Endlich geschafft! - Ich habe allein seit den diesjährigen LM bestimmt fünf Anläufe gebraucht...
Richard, vielen Dank für diese Herausforderung!
Zafer, herzliche Glückwünsche nachträglich zu deinem 33., 34., 35., 36., 37., 38., 39., 40., 41., 42. und 43. Geburtstag! ;-)
on 12. November 2022, 07:03 by Richard
Added link and tag for online solving. Thx Nick!
on 31. October 2022, 13:01 by Nick Smirnov
Penpa:
https://tinyurl.com/246grs4h
on 27. November 2021, 11:06 by Realshaggy
Belated Happy Birthday, Zafer!
on 22. September 2021, 00:32 by zhergan
Thanks Arvid :))) I'm glad you've discovered this beauty..
on 21. September 2021, 23:53 by Eisbär
Hurrah, Zafer ist 42!! :-)))
I discovered recently I didn't solve this beauty... so I decided to give it a try :-D
on 9. September 2012, 22:58 by ibag
Nachträglich herzlichen Glückwunsch, Zafer!
on 1. September 2012, 12:56 by zhergan
Richard thanks one more time for this special present. What an ingeniously designed puzzle. It is really a masterpiece:)
on 31. August 2012, 16:08 by Alex
Great puzzle!! And happy birthday to Zafer!
on 31. August 2012, 06:11 by Richard
@All puzzlers: The link to the capsules puzzle is placed on purpose. By taking a close look to the (constellation of) that puzzles you can find a very big hint for this birthday present puzzle!
There is definitely a quick way to get into this puzzle
on 31. August 2012, 06:08 by Richard
@Ours Brun: I hided your comment, so it’s visible only for people who solved the puzzle. ;-)
on 30. August 2012, 19:16 by fratercula
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Zafer! Dir zu Ehren habe ich mich äußerst intensiv mit Deinem Namen beschäftigt ;-). Ein sehr schönes Rätsel (!) - man muß sehr konzentriert arbeiten.
on 30. August 2012, 08:56 by zhergan
Hi Richard. Thanks for this very nice birthday present:))) And also I would like to thank you for many other well designed puzzles in the portal. I'll try this one later on when I find more time. But it seems it will be a little bit hard to crack this one...
on 30. August 2012, 07:59 by Richard
@Ours Brun: I agree with you about the 3 stars. But I have written befor in the portal that I think the difficulty-rating of puzzles has gone out of control. Many puzzles should have at least one star more for difficulty than it actually is. But in the end the puzzlers' society decide...
on 30. August 2012, 01:48 by Ours brun
Damned. I got a solution that satisfies me but it seems I missed something, since it is not accepted. Will look at it tomorrow. Regardless, very nice puzzle but I find the 3-stars rating quite modest - or maybe I am just tired...
