Wednesday, 27 September 2023

shyeheya

Walkthrough for yesterdays Double, explained by Jovi:
https://youtu.be/Np3GKfxSmcM

We arrive at the entrance, and outside is an old sign. I walk up to it and scrape off the dirt and leaves.

The Clues' Orchard
This is sacred ground. Do not enter without decree given by the King of Shadow or the Queen of Light. This land is under treaty of the Borderland Act, 205 AD.

"I think I... may not have read this sign when I first came here," I admit sheepishly, turning around.
"Well that's good news to me," Alcazar replies, "You weren't trying to break in, we can deduce."
I look toward the entrance. "And I assume we can't go in, then?"
"The King and Queen of Puzzulia are no longer with us, so Clues have the authority over such matters. You have my permission." Alcazar grants us, stepping forward and pulling open the gate. Jovi eagerly wanders in first, and I trail behind.
A memory comes back to me as we walk.
"There was... someone." I pipe up. A turns around. "I don't remember who-- they wore a mask, I think?"
"Was it Mathrax by any chance?" He questions.
"No, no... they were much smaller, I think. And they were accusing me of something? They kept saying I was lying, but I don't think I was."
Alcazar grits his teeth and looks into the distance. "That sounds like Usowan, no doubt..."

Rules: Shade some cells so that no two shaded cells are orthogonally adjacent and the remaining unshaded cells form one orthogonally connected area. Clued cells cannot be shaded, and represent the number of shaded cells in the (up to) four cells surrounding the clue. However, exactly one clue in each region is incorrect
Example Puzzle: https://tinyurl.com/5n77fy8t

Solve the puzzle in 3:00 or less for a Speedy Sloth 🦥
Solve the puzzle in 6:30 or less for a Quick Crab 🦀
And all other correct solves earn a Sacred Sabota Lark 🐦

Solve on Puzz.Link: https://tinyurl.com/2krfajjb