Saturday, 17 June 2023

Walker

Here’s a walkthrough for yesterday’s Ququ by Freddie: https://youtu.be/oct0ip3Lvc8

Today, we have a Supersized Linesweeper! This genre was first covered by bakpao here: https://discord.com/channels/709370620642852885/911691996366786600/1080058849769304146

Rules: Draw a non-intersecting loop through the centers of some empty cells. Clues represent how many of the (up to) eight cells surrounding the clue are used by the loop.

This puzzle has a slightly tricky deduction that’s used several times across the grid. If you’re having trouble finding it, check out this GAPP 101: If two adjacent clues have a difference of 3, the loop must visit the three cells surrounding only the larger number and must not visit the three cells surrounding only the smaller number.

Example (by bakpao) (Penpa): https://tinyurl.com/2k9mjhqh

Solve in 4:00 or under for a Speedy Sloth! 🦥
Complete in 9:00 or under for a Quick Crab! 🦀
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will earn a Gentle Ground Woodpecker! 🐦

Puzzle (Penpa): https://tinyurl.com/25cvxg64