Tuesday, 22 August 2023

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Walkthrough for yesterday's Pentominonogram, as explained by Walker: https://youtu.be/pCHpCP4b2kw

"Done!" I say to myself, admiring my work. I was tasked to place these mirrors in a room, specifically designed to bounce laser light. I was asked to test various power outputs with the lasers and arrange them in this room to reflect into receivers in the walls, ensuring the mirrors reflect perfectly with no power nor light leakage. These mirrors need testing, and I know there's a plan for them, but I'm not sure what, yet. I know that setting up this Mirror Labyrinth has been for a reason, but it's all still very mysterious.

Rules: Place either a number from 1 to (N-2) or a diagonal line into each cell such that every row and column contains all of the numbers from that range as well as both orientations of diagonal line (where N is the side length of the grid). From each clue outside the grid a path is imagined that travels in a straight line, turns 90 degrees off of any mirror it may encounter, and exits the grid at its corresponding letter. If a clue has a number, it indicates the sum of the numbers touched by the path. If a number is touched multiple times, its value is counted each time.

As always, an example puzzle and its solution are attached with the image of today's puzzle. Solve that here, if you wish (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/22xjp4dr

To earn yourself a Speedy Sloth 🦥 solve today's puzzle in 5:15 or less!
To net yourself a Quick Crab 🦀 solve today's puzzle in 13:08 or less!
All other solvers are well-deserving of a Plotting Plaintive Cuckoo 🐦!

Solve today's puzzle here (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/23kejrat

GAPP 101: Each path must turn strictly clockwise or counterclockwise-- a change in turning direction would require the same orientation of a diagonal line in a row or column!