Sunday, 22 October 2023

Freddie Hand

In the wake of the recently completed 2023 World Sudoku and Puzzle Championships, solvers may be suffering from puzzle withdrawal symptoms. This Sashigane (Hexagonal) hopes to mildly quench the thirst.

Oh? I've just learned that some of our GAPP team have shamelessly indulged themselves in this competition? Well, I suppose a bit of naming-and-shaming is deserved...

Massive congratulations are due to @Walker on a second place finish at the WPC, and on winning the region division trophy! Well done also to @Menderbug (who finished between 33rd and 34th official) and @bakpao (38th official). Walker and bakpao also competed in the WSC, with Walker finishing between 30th and 31st official and bakpao finishing in 34th.

Well done also to various other members in the CTC community who took part. Especially if you beat bakpao. I would offer a rotating otter if I had any.

Rules: Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally connected cells. Each region must be an L shape with a width of one cell and a turning angle of 120 degrees. Arrows must lie at one end of an L and point toward the bend. Circles must lie at the bend of an L, and if one contains a number, the L it’s inside must contain the indicated amount of cells.

Should you need a refresher on square-grid Sashigane, here's the latest by shye: Archive: Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 2:45 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 5:30 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with an Confused Carpentarian Grasswren 🐦

Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/ysnuty93
Puzzle (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/yubmmek4