Thursday, 28 March 2024

Walker

The third round of Puzzle Ramayan is happening this weekend! It features Evergreens (classic genres) and genres Made in India. You can participate at (https://logicmastersindia.com/live/?contest=PR202403). As usual, GAPP is awarding a bonus otter 🦦 to anyone that participates!

Today’s GAPP is a Heterocut, a genre appearing in the competition. This genre is a bit tricky, so I’d recommend reading the rules carefully and trying the example puzzle first. Also, I’d highly suggest marking numbers for region sizes next to arrow clues.

Rules: Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally connected cells, each containing a number of cells within the range given outside the grid. No two regions may be the same size and shape, counting rotations and reflections as the same. Borders must separate two different regions, and an arrow on a border always points toward the larger of the two regions.

(Borders without an arrow don't indicate any information about the size of the adjacent regions; it's possible for either region to be larger, or for them to be the same size.)

Example (Penpa): https://tinyurl.com/28kwgfzr

Solve in 3:00 or under for a Speedy Sloth! 🦥
Complete in 5:30 or under for a Quick Crab! 🦀
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will earn a Cutting Coleto! 🐦

Puzzle (Penpa): https://tinyurl.com/2bedljk6