Sunday, 2 January 2022

clover!

Good morning, friends!

I thought the nest I found in the backyard was full of sudoku eggs 🥚 , but one of them just hatched into something a bit unusual 🤔 GAS doesn't seem like quite the right place for it - maybe you'll know what to do?

Today's GAPP is a fillomino!

rules: Divide the grid up into regions of various sizes. Every number in the grid has to be in a region of that size: for instance, if there's a "3" in the grid, it needs to end up in a 3-block region. And, here's the most important rule of all: regions of the same size can't touch each other directly. (They can touch diagonally, though.)

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FILLOMINO FAQ

- It's okay to put two clues in the same region, as long as they have the same number!
- Some regions might not have any clues in them at all. But, you have to type at least one number into every region in order for the solution to be recognized. If your solution isn't being recognized, check this carefully!
- The easiest way to solve fillomino on puzz.link is to click or tap a number in the grid, and then drag it in a direction. Please try this out on the example puzzle, it'll really help a lot 🙂

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Example puzzle: https://puzz.link/p?fillomino/4/4/42g2l4j3

And here's the GAPP: https://puzz.link/p?fillomino/7/9/32g2g24o3g4i3g3g5i3g3i6i3g6h3h36h4h4h346h

For a speedy sloth, finish within 1:45. For a quick crab, finish within 6:00. All other solvers will earn a filial firefinch. 🐦

* Very astute solvers may have noticed that this is not a sudoku! To celebrate the first week of the new year, you'll be treated to a refreshing assortment of pencil puzzles by the GAS team. And if you miss your favorite GAPP setters, you'll find them over in #daily-sudoku-discussion setting sudoku for you! 🙂