Friday, 22 July 2022

shyeheya

There's two big indicators of a puzzle genre being obscure and wacky. Firstly, if the name is in a language other than English or Japanese (bonus points if its a completely made up word), and secondly if the traditional presentation of it doesnt comply all too well with Penpa*. Today's Moc Macek meets both of these requirements, so strap in because you might find it a little mind-bendy! I promise I didnt go too rough on you though 😛

Rules: Shade some cells to form a non-intersecting path which does not touch itself orthogonally. Circles mark the ends of the path. Numbered cells cannot be shaded. Additionally, draw one or more straight arrows extending from each number. A number indicates the sum of the lengths of the arrows extending from it. Arrows may not cross each other, clued cells, or the shaded path, and all cells not used by the path must be reached by an arrow.
Example Puzzle: https://tinyurl.com/ru6e3rv4

*Although typically you'd be drawing arrows out of each clue, today we are using the Middle Line mode. Its close enough, right?

Pursue the path in 5:00 or faster for a Speedy Sloth 🦥
Point out the solution in 10:00 or faster for a Quick Crab 🦀
All other solvers get to go home with this lovely Mighty Mockingbird 🐦

Play on Penpa+: https://tinyurl.com/yay28te9