Monday, 12 February 2024

Walker

Here’s a walkthrough for Freddie’s Portal Loop: https://youtu.be/rtVKGh0MvJU

After all that counting practice, I think I’m ready for some larger numbers! This Math Path goes all the way to 28, which should be enough to make it through all the days in February! 📆 Or wait… Well, maybe I still need more counting practice 😅

Rules: Place a number from 1 to N into each cell so that every number appears once, where N is the total number of unshaded cells in the grid. (N is also above the grid.) Every number must be adjacent (orthogonally or diagonally) to all numbers in the grid that are consecutive with it. (Equivalently, the numbers form a path from 1 to N.) A clue represents the value obtained by applying the operation on the numbers in the region the clue is in; in a single-cell region, the clue represents the number in that region.

Interface Note: Answer check accepts either all the numbers or the path drawn in green diagonal Line mode. Also, for marking candidates, it might be useful to use the 🔢 -like button, so that the candidates don't overlap the number clues.

Note: This puzzle doesn’t use regions larger than two cells or operationless clues (and these have been removed from the rules for simplicity). Maybe in a future Math Path…

Example (Penpa): http://tinyurl.com/266hpeft

Solve in 3:15 or under for a Speedy Sloth! 🦥
Complete in 6:30 or under for a Quick Crab! 🦀
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will earn a Math Chatham Petrel! 🐦

Puzzle (Penpa): http://tinyurl.com/27baa6aq