Friday, 26 May 2023

Menderbug

Today we have another recent favourite of mine: Akichiwake. This is an interesting twist on Heyawake, created by @Prasanna16391 which changes how the number clues work. Note that this version of the rules was originally merely a variant called (Attained) but since the genre got an implementation on puzz.link, this has officially become the base version of the ruleset.

Rules: Shade some cells so that no two shaded cells are orthogonally adjacent and the remaining unshaded cells form one orthogonally connected area. A number indicates the size of the largest group of connected unshaded cells within its region. A line of consecutive unshaded cells may not cross more than one bold border.

You can solve the example puzzle here (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/23j95hrh (Source: puzz.link example)

Score a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 2:15 or less!
Collect a Quick Crab 🦀 by completing the puzzle in 4:45 or less!
Finish the puzzle in your own time to become the proud owner of an 'Akichiki 🐦!

Solve today's puzzle here (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/28eb6bcv