Sunday, 8 October 2023

Menderbug

Walkthrough for yesterday's Aquapelago: https://youtu.be/SEcO-c0HRd4

Everyone rejoice, it's the best day of the week, Strange-Shaped Sunday. I went all in today. The rest of the GAPP team warned me that today's grid may be too strange even for a Sunday puzzle. But sometimes you just have to take the risk. Please enjoy this Leaf Vein on a Square grid.

If you would like to warm up with a Leaf Vein on a perfectly normal grid, please refer to its previous appearance on GAPP: Archive: Thursday, 20 July 2023
As last time, I'm including a diagram with some valid and invalid examples of clues.

Rules: Trace some gridlines to draw a single connected network containing no loops. Each endpoint is marked with a shape and each shape marks an endpoint. The straight line segment extending from a circle must not branch off (even at its opposite end) or intersect another line. The straight line segment extending from a square must (potentially at its opposite end). A number in a shape indicates the length of the straight line segment extending from it.

Score a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 4:00 or less!
Collect a Quick Crab 🦀 by completing the puzzle in 8:00 or less!
Finish the puzzle in your own time to become the proud owner of a Square-Tailed Leaflove 🐦!

Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/ym7p8fzs
Puzzle (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/ype8uxth