Tuesday, 21 May 2024

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Today we revisit a classic puzzle type that we have only featured once, all the way back in January 2022. I recently added a list of all previously featured puzzle types sorted by longest ago feature date (not including variants, strange shapes and supersizes) to our GAPP tracker, to help with selecting a genre for my next puzzle when I'm doing revisits. Today's genre occupies the 21st spot on that list. Can you guess which genre is #1? It sure surprised me!

Today's puzzle is a Nuribou!

Rules: Shade some cells so that each orthogonally connected area of shaded cells is in the shape of a one-wide (1xN) rectangle. Rectangles of the same length may not touch diagonally. Clues cannot be shaded, and every orthogonally connected area of unshaded cells contains exactly one clue, the value of which represents the size of the area.

Previous Nuribou, by Freddie: Archive: Monday, 24 January 2022

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 2:30 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 5:00 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with a Forgotten Firecrest 🐦!

Example (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/53t84dmf
Main puzzle (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/5e7vpkst