Friday, 19 January 2024

Walker

Here’s a walkthrough for Freddie’s Liar Loop: https://youtu.be/aIUtxqnM1rw

Today is another practice puzzle for Puzzle Ramayan, a Skyscrapers! Like my previous Doppelblock, this puzzle includes some digits given inside the grid. And remember that anyone who participates in Puzzle Ramayan will earn a bonus otter! 🦦 🥳

Rules: Place a number from 1 to N into each cell so that each row and column contains every number from that range with no repeats, where N is the side length of the grid. Also, each number in the grid represents the height of a building and the clues on the outside of the grid indicate how many buildings can be “seen” when looking from that direction. Taller buildings block the view of smaller buildings. Alternatively, a clue outside the grid represents how many cells in the corresponding row or column contain a larger number than all cells before it in that row or column from the direction of the clue.

For a visual interpretation of the rules, check out the bar chart image below! Looking from the left, the clue see the height 1, 4, and 6 buildings, but not the height 3 building, because it’s obscured by the 4. Looking from the right, the clue can see the 5 and 6 buildings but not the obscured 2. Because the 6 is the tallest building, a clue can’t see any buildings past it.

Check out the first GAPP Skyscrapers, by Freddie: Discord message

Example (by Freddie) (Penpa): https://tinyurl.com/y9glxq33
(puzzlink): https://tinyurl.com/24rbaazv

Solve in 2:30 or under for a Speedy Sloth! 🦥
Complete in 5:00 or under for a Quick Crab! 🦀
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will earn a City Canary! 🐦

Puzzle (Penpa): http://tinyurl.com/yoobv35f
(puzzlink): http://tinyurl.com/5n6e5a4u