Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Walkthrough for yesterday's Isowatari: https://youtu.be/CVpH9mm-xEY
If anyone is printing out these puzzles and solving them on paper: good luck with this Rectangle Slider. Just be grateful that it's not a Kouchoku if you don't have a ruler.
Speaking of Kouchoku... what if blocks could slide diagonally as well? You won't need to worry about the 5 in today's puzzle though, it's totally blocked from any shenanigans.
Rules: Move some black squares (1x1's, and not necessarily all of them) so that each group of orthogonally adjacent squares is rectangular in shape, and no square is left isolated as a 1x1. A square may only move in one straight line vertically or horizontally. Squares’ paths may not cross each other, other squares, or other squares’ starting points. Squares containing clues must be moved exactly the indicated number of cells.
Tip: The interface allows you to mark cells with O's or X's, indicating whether they are occupied or empty in the final solution - these may be useful for solving. It is also strongly recommended to select the "Display as object moving" option.
Here are previous appearances of this genre in GAPP:2023-01-26-fred: 2021-11-22-shye:
Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 2:15 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 4:30 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with an Slippery Silver Teal 🐦
Example (Puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/269z8uz7
Puzzle (Puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/yc79w7pw
Mind the GAPP Vol. 28
It's here! Sorry for another late release, there were a few missing walkthroughs and everyone who could record was busy with their personal lives, but all February walkthroughs are now available in the PDF. This time, there are 5 bonus puzzles, as always a bit trickier than your usual GAPP. Enjoy!
