Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Menderbug

Today's genre is a recent invention by @lateolabrax_pz (Twitter handle) which combines region division and object placement. The Japanese name is テトリトリー. I'm being told that's meant to be a portmanteau of "tetromino" and "territory", so let's call it Tetritory.

Rules: Divide the grid into tetrominoes (regions containing exactly four cells) and place one white circle in each region. Cells containing circles cannot share an edge. Number clues outside the grid indicate the number of circles in their row or column. Circled number clues on grid vertices indicate how many different regions are touching the clue.

Notation tip: I recommend marking cells which cannot contain a circle. You can either use the dotted circle in Shape mode, or shade the cells using Surface mode.

You can solve the example puzzle here (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2omyah8w

Score a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 4:00 or less!
Collect a Quick Crab 🦀 by completing the puzzle in 9:00 or less!
Finish the puzzle in your own time to become the proud owner of a Territorial Tetraka 🐦!

Solve today's puzzle here (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2mz4fm3u