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[[File:Tapa_example.png|500px|thumb|right|'''Tapa''' example, Design by Serkan Yürekli]]

'''Tapa'''(Turkish Art Paint, 待定中文名：土耳其艺术绘画) was invented by Serkan Yürekli in 2007 which is famous and has many variants.

==Rules / 规则==
Paint some squares black to create a continuous wall. Number(s) in a square indicate the length of black cell blocks on its neighbouring cells. If there is more than one number in a square, there must be at least one white cell between the black cell blocks. Painted cells cannot form a 2x2 square or larger field. There are no wall segments on cells containing numbers.

将盘面中某些空格涂黑，使得涂黑区域互相连续。格内的数字表示周围八格涂黑的情况，每个数字代表一组连续格位，两组连续格位之间至少有一个空白格隔开，不可同时涂黑2×2区域。

==Solving techniques / 解题技巧==
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==History / 历史==
This type was invented by Serkan Yürekli in 2007 for IPST. Tapa is a Turkish word for a device used as a plug. But Tapa puzzle is based on continuity, and its name represent opposite, there is an irony. Tapa puzzle wants to continue, but Tapa device want to stop continuity. 

本题型由Serkan Yürekli所设计，首次用于2007年的IPST中。Tapa在土耳其语中是塞子的意思，但是Tapa谜题恰好相反是基于连通性的。颇具讽刺意味的是，Tapa谜题要求连通，而Tapa这种东西却阻止连通。

==See also / 相关词条==
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==References / 参考资料==
*[http://yureklis.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/tapa/] Serkan Yürekli's Blog

==External links / 拓展阅读==
*[http://diogen.h1.ru/english/ipst.html]Internet puzzle solvers test

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