Thursday, 6 October 2022

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Attention riders: Keep all hands and feet inside of the Roller Coaster at all times! That includes you, Tyrg-- I see you raising your arms up before we've even left the station!
Yes, today's type is Roller Coaster, a genre which comes from Logic Masters Germany! It has recently seen a resurgence, appearing as a hybrid type in puzzles like Fillomino and Hungarian Tapa! What better way to introduce it as a concept to more people than through GAPP?

Rules: Place a digit from 1-6 into each cell such that no digits repeat in rows or columns. Draw a single non-branching, non-intersecting loop that passes orthogonally through the centers of some cells. Clues outside of a column give the sum of digits along vertical line segments in that column in order. The same is true for rows and horizontal segments. Either all or no clues are given for each row and column.

If you're finding that hard to grok, an image of an example puzzle and its solution are provided! I've also colored the clues so that it's (hopefully) clear which clue corresponds to which part of the grid, and how the clues work! Solve the example puzzle here (using the digits 1-4) (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2fnz7a5x

To earn yourself a Speedy Sloth 🦥 solve the puzzle in 5:00 or less!
To net yourself a Quick Crab 🦀 solve the puzzle in 12:00 or less!
All other solvers are well-deserving of a Woozy Warbler 🐦!

Today's GAPP (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2ool35t4