Thursday, 21 March 2024

Menderbug

I made today's puzzle back in January, but was waiting for its Kudamono implementation to get published. That happened earlier this week, so you can finally enjoy this One-Two Zone, which is an old Inaba genre.

Rules: Shade some blocks of one or two cells. Number clues cannot be shaded and every orthogonally connected area of unshaded cells contains exactly one number clue, which indicates the number of single-cell blocks the area touches.

In the example solution, I've indicated which blocks are counted by each clue.

Score a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 1:45 or less!
Collect a Quick Crab 🦀 by completing the puzzle in 3:30 or less!
Finish the puzzle in your own time to become the proud owner of a Zone-Tailed Fruit Dove 🐦!

Example (Penpa+): http://tinyurl.com/yv2mx79a
Puzzle (Penpa): http://tinyurl.com/yro6zeea