Tuesday, 27 September 2022

Tyrgannus

We've had loop puzzles. We've had shading puzzles. We've had hybrids. We've even had Nurikabe. Everything has lead to this crucial moment; the puzzle GAPP has clearly been building towards...

*Insert epic action movie soundtrack 🎵

Prepare to put it all together. Once. And. For. All.

*Epic action movie soundtrack swells 🎶

Today's GAPP is a Nurikabe-Like Loop (Sometimes called Nuriloop)

Rules: Draw a non-intersecting loop through the centers of some empty cells. Every orthogonally connected area of cells not visited by the loop contains exactly one clue, the value of which represents the size of the area.

Solver Notes: The only thing required for answer check is the correct loop. The markings in the example solution picture show possible forms of notation such as x's for loops or shading to help with the nurikabe logic. Just because Nurikabe is in the name does not mean the loop must avoid making a 2x2 area. It is possible to solve this in yajilin mode by going to Compositie -> Loop -> Yajilin if you want a mode that has both loop and shading without having to toggle back and forth, but know you can only do grey shades this way, no green. You can place a small dot in a cell in this mode to indicate shaded/unshaded if you wish.

Here's a link to the example puzzle: https://tinyurl.com/4j7u2x6x

For a Speedy Sloth🦥 , finish in 4:30 or under
For a Quick Crab🦀 , finish in 9:30 or under
Finish with anytime at all for a Yokai Yap Monarch🐦

Here's a link to today's GAPP https://tinyurl.com/5ye6c7vp