Wednesday, 15 February 2023

Freddie Hand

We've had Japanese Kanji before in the form of Wagiri. Here they return with a vengeance. Now randomly guessing what each symbol corresponds to has only a 16.7% chance of success. Today's puzzle is a Kusabi!

Rules: Draw paths through the centers of cells connecting each circle to exactly one other. Paths may not cross each other or themselves. Each path must turn exactly twice, and both turns must be in the same direction (i.e. paths must form "U shapes"). A circle labeled “短” indicates that the line segment connecting to it is shorter than the line segment connecting to the other circle on its path. A circle labeled “長” indicates that the line segment connecting to it is longer than the line segment connecting to the other circle on its path. A circle labeled “同” indicates that these two line segments are the same length.

Example (Puzz.link, adapted): https://tinyurl.com/6dphcja6

Solving Note: You can remember the symbol 同 by realising that 冂 is the correct shape the U shape connecting to it, minus the little "serif" at the bottom right. As for 短 and 長... Well that's only two symbols needed to distinguish between.

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 3:00 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 5:30 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with an Characteristic Chowchilla 🐦

Puzzle (Puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/4yhpztz3