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Description[]

Pentominous is a region division puzzle where the grid must be divided into pentominoes.

Rules[]

The objective is to divide the grid into pentominoes, subject to the following rules:

  1. No two congruent pentominoes, including rotations and reflections, are allowed to share an edge.
  2. Letters indicate which pentomino occupies that cell; pentominoes may contain any number of letters (including zero).

Example[]

A standard 10x10 Pentominous and its solution.

Pentominous Example
Pentominous Solution












Variants[]

Unless otherwise indicated, standard pentominous rules apply to all variants.

Pearl Pentominous: Every pentomino must contain one pearl.

Pentominous Borders: Some borders between pentominoes are given.

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