Saturday, 14 May 2022

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Today is Supersized Saturday, and I've got a Shakashaka to present! If you have had trouble with this genre in the past (or are simply new to it), I've included some tips that hopefully will be helpful! Enjoy!

Rules: Shade a right triangle in some empty cells, each of which occupies exactly half the cell it’s in. Each unshaded area must be rectangular in shape. A number in a cell represents how many of the (up to) four cells orthogonally adjacent to the clue contain triangles.

As always, an example puzzle and its solution are attached to the image of today's puzzle. Solve the example here, if you wish (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/36emue3c

If you find yourself stuck, consider the following:
1) There are often situations where not placing a triangle in a cell will force a non-rectangular unshaded region, so there must be a triangle in that cell (and often, its orientation is completely forced).
2) Every triangle needs to have a triangle opposite to it some distance away. Look for uses of this when you're having trouble finding anything else!
3) You might find situations where continuing a rectangle in one direction would encapsulate a given clue or prevent another rectangle from closing. This, of course, is broken!

To earn a Speedy Sloth 🦥 make Freddie proud and solve the puzzle in 5:00 or less!
To net yourself a Quick Crab 🦀 make Pythagoras proud and solve the puzzle in 13:00 or less!
All solvers who finish the puzzle in any time make me proud, and earn a specially-curated Shakin' Shag 🐦

Solve today's GAPP here (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/3ksfefx4