Monday, 3 June 2024

Walker

Today’s GAPP is a Border Block, one of the few remaining puzzlink genres new to GAPP! It’s also one of the more popular remaining genres; it’s one of the ones regularly posted by the author bachelor seal, who’s written thousands of puzzles (all of which appear in the puzzlink database!) I may be wrong, but I believe Combi Block is the only other bachelor seal genre that hasn’t appeared on GAPP. I'm curious why these genres have taken so long to appear ⚠️ NEGATIVE CONSTRAINT ALERT ⚠️

Rules: Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally connected cells such that each region contains exactly one type of clue, and all instances of it. Every grid point (including on the edges) from which three or more region borders or grid borders extend is marked with a dot.

⚠️ If a grid point doesn't have a dot, it can't have three or more region borders! This is particularly important on the outer edge of the puzzle.

Example (puzzlink): https://tinyurl.com/2fz5w3v9

Solve in 2:15 or under for a Speedy Sloth! 🦥
Complete in 4:30 or under for a Quick Crab! 🦀
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will earn a Four Corner Crake! 🐦

Puzzle (puzzlink): https://tinyurl.com/y3a4ny4w