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## [gerrymandering] puzzles

### @ErichFriedman 

These puzzles were published in World of Puzzles (Summer 2013) and kindly transcribed by @Strangecreation

W=6x4&LEX=(1)0(2)1(3)1(3)1(4)1(2)1(3)1(4)1(5)1(3)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation
W=6x4&LEX=(3)0(4)1(4)1(4)1(3)1(2)1(2)1(2)1(2)1(3)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation
W=6x4&LEX=(2)0(3)1(4)1(3)1(3)1(2)1(3)1(5)1(3)1(2)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation
W=6x4&LEX=(3)0(3)1(3)1(4)1(3)1(2)1(2)1(4)1(3)1(2)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation
W=8x4&LEX=(2)0(3)1(3)1(3)1(4)1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1(5)1(4)1(2)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation
W=8x4&LEX=(2)0(4)1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1(2)1(3)1(6)1(5)1(3)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation
W=8x4&LEX=(2)0(3)1(4)1(3)1(3)1(3)1(4)1(2)1(3)1(4)1(6)1(3)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation
W=8x4&LEX=(2)0(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1(4)1(3)1(3)1(3)1(4)1(4)1(4)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=skymoo
W=8x4&LEX=(2)0(3)1(4)1(3)1(3)1(4)1(3)1(2)1(3)1(6)1(4)1(3)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation
W=8x4&LEX=(3)0(3)1(3)1(4)1(3)1(2)1(2)1(2)1(3)1(5)1(4)1(3)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation
W=6x6&LEX=(2)0(5)1(4)1(5)1(6)1(3)1(3)1(3)1(5)1(3)1(3)1(3)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation
W=6x6&LEX=(4)0(5)1(6)1(5)1(3)1(3)1(2)1(3)1(4)1(4)1(3)1(3)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation
W=6x6&LEX=(3)0(3)1(4)1(4)1(4)1(3)1(2)1(4)1(4)1(5)1(4)1(2)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation
W=6x6&LEX=(2)0(3)1(4)1(5)1(5)1(4)1(3)1(3)1(4)1(5)1(3)1(3)1&G=gerrymandering&A=ErichFriedman&B=Strangecreation



### @TJM, @Porkponky and @Karoo

Upon porting this genre, these 3 puzzles were kindly sent in an attempt to improve the rule images.

W=4x2&LEX=(1)2(1)1(2)1(2)1&A=Tjm&D=2021-11-05&T=Minimalism&G=gerrymandering
W=4x4&L=(1)l10&LEX=(3)2(2)2(3)1(2)1(1)1&A=Portponky&D=2021-11-05&T=Jenkins_SAVES_THE_ELECTION!&G=gerrymandering
W=4x4&LEX=(3)1(2)2(3)1(3)1(2)1(1)1&A=Karoo&D=2021-11-05&T=what_you_were_asking_for&G=gerrymandering


### @PinkHoodie

W=7x7&L=x4x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5&LEX=(2)4(2)9&G=gerrymandering&A=PinkHoodie&D=2023-12-11&F=1&O=A_showcase_of_absent_cells&T=Irregular_Plot


## Acknowledgements and Changes
**2021-11-05** Thanks to @TJM, @Zach @Portponky and @Karoo for feedback on the puzzle rules images, which resulted in the first three community puzzles above.
**2023-12-12** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie sent a puzzle to showcase the recently added (like in other genres) absent tiles, plus a preemptive divisibility check.
**2024-03-02** The rule panels of [gerrymandering] were [modernised|../panels#Modern] by @PinkHoodie, and site.author took the chance to upgrade line-of-sight highlighting.
**2025-01-03** Outside arrows in [Gerrymandering] became optional.