Sunday, 7 May 2023

Freddie Hand

When you see a region division puzzle with solid gridlines, it would be reasonable to assume that somewhere a mistake has been made. Not this time. Today's genre is something that would be truly terrifying if hybridised with a kouchoku - it is a Slash Pack!

Rules: Place a diagonal line into some empty cells dividing the grid into regions. Each region must contain every number from 1 to N exactly once, where N is the highest clue value in the grid. Each end of a diagonal line must connect either to the end of at least one other diagonal line or to the grid border (i.e. there can be no 'hanging ends').

Interface Note - you can right click and drag across a diagonal to make an auxiliary marking. How/whether you use this is up to you!

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 2:00 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 4:15 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with an /// /\// /\ \ \/\\ Spinetail 🐦

Example (Puzz.link) from puzz.link rules page: https://tinyurl.com/332mks87
Puzzle (Puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/yt6rk7a2