Sunday, 26 December 2021

Eric Fox

Hello solvers! Today's GAPP genre is Masyu, otherwise known as Pearl Puzzle or White Pearls & Black Pearls. ⚪⚫ The Japanese speakers among you may realize, however, that Masyu doesn't mean this at all! That's because the founder of Nikoli (the company which invented Masyu) misread "shinju", the word for pearl, as a word meaning "evil influence". So will this puzzle be as smooth as a pearl or as devilish as an oni? Only you can decide!

Rules:
Draw a non-intersecting loop through the centers of some cells that passes through every circle. The loop must turn on black circles and travel straight through the cells on either side. The loop must go straight through white circles, and turn in at least one of the cells on either side.

Try the example puzzle here: https://tinyurl.com/37kxaswe

To earn a Speedy Sloth 🦥, finish in 1:30 or less
For a Quick Crab 🦀, finish in 5:00 or less
Any solver receives a Pearly Pygmy Parrot 🐦

Try the main puzzle here: https://tinyurl.com/sj9u66mr