Saturday, 30 September 2023

Walker

Here's a walkthrough for Freddie's Rassi Silai: https://youtu.be/VlY0tTr_3hc

At our School Trip to the Supersized city library, I'm lost in thought, searching for old puzzle collections. When I look around, I realize I've been separated from the rest of the group. It's hard to make my way through the tall stacks of books, but if I keep my right hand on the wall, I'm sure I'll make it back.

As I turn the corner, the lights grow dim, and I begin to panic. Where is everyone? There's no time - I guess at one turn, and then another. Lost in the self-similar bookshelves, it's futile to reason about which way is right. As I round another corner, I can only trust in my intuition to guide me...

I wake up in a daze. Was that a nightmare? In the darkness, it feels like the walls are spinning. And there’s a strange sense of unease… like something isn’t the way it’s supposed to be. Is it my futon? I check, and thankfully, it’s facing towards the south. If it was facing north, bad luck would be coming my way.

Rules: Place some 1x2 futons in the grid, each with a pillow on one side, and shade all of the remaining empty cells. All shaded cells must form one orthogonally connected area, and no 2x2 region may be entirely shaded. Each futon must be orthogonally touching the group of shaded cells. Futons may not overlap each other or shaded cells; Cells with clues cannot be shaded or contain futons; A clue indicates the number of pillows appearing in cells orthogonally adjacent to it; A vertically oriented futon must have its pillow on its bottom half.

Past School Trips: https://tinyurl.com/33696685

Example, by Freddie: https://tinyurl.com/3jsd8ufc

Solve in 7:00 or under for a Speedy Sloth! 🦥
Complete in 13:00 or under for a Quick Crab! 🦀
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will earn a Nightmare Nightingale! 🐦

Puzzle, landscape: https://tinyurl.com/3r3m8ndk
Puzzle, portrait: https://tinyurl.com/539h3fmy