Bends #2
Rating: medium
Instructions:
Fill in the 9×9 grid with twenty-seven L-shaped tiles of three squares each. Each L-shaped tile may be turned in any orientation but may not cross a heavy black line.
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You can refer to the solution of puzzle #1 for an illustration.
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As puzzle editor I don't always find the time to solve all the puzzles myself, as much as I'd like to. But sometimes I can make a puzzle of a solution! In this case, could I have colored the solution grid with only three colors, but still in such a manner that no two pieces of like color touch, except at corners? As you can see, I almost did so this time. Did I just not plan ahead as I colored, or can it not be done? —MC
