Thursday, 21 September 2023

jovi_al

Walkthrough for yesterday's Snake Egg: https://youtu.be/m7eN_iLZHzM

"Erm, I didn't even know that much," Shye says.
"Ah. Well. Hmm..." Alcazar trails into deep thought. "I wonder..."
"I'm sorry," I interrupt. "'Possibility Tree'? Why didn't you mention that, Shye?"
"I forgot! I-- I hit my head, and I don't know why I went there. I thought it was just the clue orchard, I didn't realize it was the Possibility Tree too! Or-- maybe I did? I don't remember, I'm sorry!" Shye responds, exasperatedly.
"The clue orchard sprouted from the Possibility Tree," Alcazar says. "Every new solver is a new tree extending from its roots. Every solve bears fruit. White fruit comes from purely logical solves, and black--"
"From solves with no logic!" Shye postulates.
"Not exactly. Black fruit grows as a result of any solve that isn't purely logical," Alcazar corrects.
"White fruit must be pretty rare and valuable then," I say.
"Yes, indeed," Alcazar agrees.
"Wait a moment," Shye says. "Why would white fruit be more valuable? Why does it matter how someone solved something as long as they had fun?"
"Because, Shye, when white fruit grows, it gives power to the Light Clues," Alcazar says.
"Power...? And black fruit gives power to the Shadow Clues?" I ask. Shye glares at me.
"Precisely. Now, my dear Shyeheya, perhaps Kaisu for your memory..." Alcazar thinks.
"Save the 'my dear' calling for Jovi, K?" Shye rolls her eyes. Alcazar sighs.

Rules: Draw a non-intersecting path through the centers of all cells, starting from the S (start) and finishing at the G (goal). The path’s Nth visit to a region must pass through exactly 0 or N circles (a circled S would be the first visit).

Example (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/5bvmt5ph

Solve in 2:00 or less for a Speedy Sloth 🦥!
Solve in 5:00 or less for a Quick Crab 🦀!
All other solvers are well-deserving of a Mnemonic Malia 🐦!

Today's puzzle (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/34em3nyv