Wednesday, 28 June 2023

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Walkthrough for yesterday's Arrow Maze, as explained by Walker: https://youtu.be/KxXDeCYkT5E

Hi everyone! Today's puzzle is a Loop Special! Loopy loop, spinny spin. "Oh God Jovi, why are you making more crossing loops?" Stick around to the end for some advice, if you want it!

Rules: For each distinct number in the grid, draw a loop that travels orthogonally through the centers of some cells which passes through every instance of that number. Every cell must be used by at least one loop. Two perpendicular line segments may intersect each other, but not turn at their intersection or otherwise overlap, and they may not intersect in a cell with a circle. A non-circled clue shows how the loop crosses through the cell it’s in.

As always, an example puzzle and its solution are attached with the image of today's puzzle. Solve the example here, if you wish (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/48a6mcj5

To earn yourself a Speedy Sloth 🦥 solve the puzzle in 2:00 or less!
To net yourself a Quick Crab 🦀 solve the puzzle in 5:00 or less!
All other solvers are well-deserving of a Special Speckled Boobook 🦉!

Solve today's puzzle here (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/5xw9p23z

And some solving advice: If drawn segments pass through multiple circles of different numbers, they must branch at some point between those two numbers to become multiple loops. This is a direct consequence of the rules, but helpful to keep actively in mind!