Monday, 30 October 2023
"Wonderful!" Usowan exclaims as we complete the Star Duel puzzle, "What a show! That was everything I could've wanted: the clever logic, the speedy intuition, and strong teamwork. You GAPP folks really don't disappoint!"
"Intuition?" Alcazar questions, stepping forward.
"Oh come on now, Al. Let's not start up that old debate again, you know we never could find common ground on it." They continue, "Okay, you've tickled me. Where should I start..."
"Maybe tell me why I lost my memories." I interrogate.
"Ah yes, well isn't it obvious? You were trespassing! And when I confronted you about it, you played dumb with me. I figured if you were going to pretend you didn't know, then I'd take it from you."
"...Take?"
"That's my special power! All the clues have one: I can turn lies into truths. If you'd like to stay on my good side, maybe be careful about what you say around me..." They tease.
I turn to Walker and Alcazar. "I... really didn't think I was lying."
Usowan sighs, "Well I suppose it's only fair if I fill the blanks then." They sit down cross-legged and start drawing a grid on the ground. "You had a page from the History of Puzzulia, specifically the Guide Arrow map of the Clues' Orchard. When I questioned you about it, you came up with this elaborate story about needing materials for the GAPP team. Sound familiar?"
They finish up their drawing. "I could've told you all you need to know about the Orchard, had you not lied. I worked out the whole thing centuries ago... Walker! Take a look at this Full Masyu and tell me what you notice about the black side and the white side."
Rules: Draw a non-intersecting loop through the centers of all cells. The loop must turn on black circles and travel straight through the cells on either side. The loop must go straight through white circles, and turn in at least one of the cells on either side
Example Puzzle:
https://tinyurl.com/2x9g3s9v (Penpa+)
https://tinyurl.com/pnr46p8a (Puzz.Link, answer check does not check for the variant rule)
Solve the puzzle in 2:30 or less for a Speedy Sloth 🦥
Solve the puzzle in 5:00 or less for a Quick Crab 🦀
And all other correct solves earn a Black & White Pearl Kite 🐦
Solve on Penpa+: https://tinyurl.com/ymkyh5lb
Solve on Puzz.Link: https://tinyurl.com/h3adefnw
