Saturday, 1 April 2023
Happy April Fools' Day, everyone!
Last year, we "pranked" you all by posting a Sudoku. Since many of you didn't seem to like that, this year's "prank" is much more subtle: today's Akari is one clue off of being symmetric! (bonus prank: for the pedants out there, it's technically not only one clue off of being symmetric! π)
Rules: Place lights in some cells so that every cell is illuminated. Lights illuminate the cell theyβre in as well as all cells seen in a straight line horizontally or vertically, not obstructed by a black cell. Lights may not illuminate each other. Clues represent the number of lights in the (up to) four cells surrounding the clue.
Solve the example here, if you wish (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/2p83e2tp
To earn yourself a Speedy Sloth π¦₯ solve the linked puzzle in 6:00 or less!
To net yourself a Quick Crab π¦ solve the linked puzzle in 15:00 or less!
All other solvers are well-deserving of a Well-lit Welcome Swallow π¦
Solve today's puzzle here (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/y4zpbbr3
Erm, sorry, I'm not sure what happened there, the links must've gotten switched around.
Here are the rules for Shakashaka, instead:
Shade a right triangle in some empty cells, each of which occupies exactly half the cell itβs 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.
Here's an example puzzle for the Shaka, to help with the previous post (puzz.link). Sorry!! https://tinyurl.com/36emue3c
Ack, I guess you need animal times too:
To earn yourself a Speedy Sloth π¦₯ solve the linked puzzle in 5:00 or less!
To net yourself a Quick Crab π¦ solve the linked puzzle in 12:30 or less!
All other solvers are well-deserving of a Mixed-up Magpie π¦!
Here's the Akari, refer to the previous post for rules and example: https://tinyurl.com/4umzhme9
...Okay, well, um, hm. This is new. Sorry, I know today's Akari is definitely around here somewhere...
Here are the rules for Koburin to help out with the previous puzzle:
Shade some cells so that no two shaded cells are orthogonally adjacent and draw a non-intersecting loop through the centers of all the remaining empty cells. Clues cannot be shaded, and represent the number of shaded cells orthogonally adjacent to it.
Here's an example for Koburin, to help with the previous post (puzz.link). Sorry once again!! https://tinyurl.com/4w8jm3e3
You'll need animal times, too, I guess:
To earn yourself a Speedy Sloth π¦₯ solve the linked puzzle in 1:00 or less!
To net yourself a Quick Crab π¦ solve the linked puzzle in 2:30 or less!
All other solvers are well-deserving of a Sufficiently Fooled Fruithunter π¦
Solve the Akari here (for real this time) (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/mrxhtn3p


