Monday, 24 January 2022

Freddie Hand

Today's puzzle may look like a Nurikabe, but don't be fooled! It's hiding behind a wall 🧱, masking its identity 👺, ready to leap out at any moment with a cry of Nuribou!😱 But fear not, for by solving this puzzle you can subdue the mischievous spirit.

(NB: the 'bou' of 'nuribou' is not actually pronounced like 'boo')

Rules: Shade some cells so that each orthogonally connected area of shaded cells is in the shape of a one-wide rectangle. Rectangles of the same length may not touch diagonally. Clues cannot be shaded, and every orthogonally connected area of unshaded cells contains exactly one clue, the value of which represents the size of the area.

(Note that the shaded regions do not all have to be diagonally connected)

Example (puzzlink): https://tinyurl.com/25ekfb5p

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 2:45 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 7:00 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with a Bouncy Bateleur 🐦

Puzzle (puzzlink): https://tinyurl.com/2p967ufb