Friday, 5 November 2021

Greetings, dear solvers! Today's puzzle is a Yosenabe, surely a contender for the 'coolest puzzle genre name' prize. (Eric will have strong opinions on this). The name originates from the Japanese 'よせなべ', meaning 'seafood and vegetable stew' 🍲 , so get ready to tuck in! 😋

Rules: Move some circles so that every grey region contains at least one circle. Each circle must end up inside a grey region. A circle may move only in one straight line vertically or horizontally. Circles’ paths may not cross each other, other circles, or other circles’ starting points. If a grey region contains a clue, it represents the sum of the numbers in the circles which end up in that region.

This genre is in the rather unusual classification of 'sliding' puzzles, so do take a look at the example and solution provided to avoid getting your lines (and yourself) in a twist! 🥴

Earn a speedy sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 2:00 or less!
Acquire a quick crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 5:00 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle are entitled to a sliding sanderling 🐦.

https://puzz.link/p?yosenabe/10/10/lns5859n00s7hks744tnic6kickicq4j7n76m6k5icj8vicoicn3icmcmc5p3k5o7icn