Saturday, 23 September 2023

Menderbug

Walkthrough for yesterday's Aqre: https://youtu.be/CRMyjg9P_v0

We have covered Wittgenstein Briquet (originally known as Desk Place) a few times recently. But now it was also implemented on puzz.link, which is a great excuse to revisit it once more for Supersized Saturday!

Previous GAPPs for the genre:
- by shye: Archive: Sunday, 30 January 2022
- by Jovi: Archive: Sunday, 18 June 2023 (hexagonal grid)
- by Bill: Archive: Monday, 28 August 2023

Rules: Locate some 1x3 blocks in the grid which may not overlap each other or the clues. A clue represents how many of the (up to) four surrounding cells are used by blocks. All cells which aren’t used by blocks must form one orthogonally connected area.

Interface notes: You can place desks by dragging from one cell to another. When you get to three cells, the ends get capped off automatically. You can also click/tap a cell to indicate that it's used by a desk without defining its direction. Right-click/double tap a cell to mark it as empty. You can right-click edges to place cross marks (on mobile you'll have to switch to the dedicated mode for that). I like to use those to indicate that a desk can't cross (e.g. to indicate the orientation of a single used cell). And finally, you can click/tap numbers to mark them as completed.

Score a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 5:00 or less!
Collect a Quick Crab 🦀 by completing the puzzle in 10:00 or less!
Finish the puzzle in your own time to become the proud owner of a Whitehead's Broadbill 🐦!

Example (puzz.link) by shye: https://tinyurl.com/2pjde97t
Puzzle, Landscape (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/34etvr96
Puzzle, Portrait (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/47v8kt3d