Monday, 15 July 2024

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I've been staring at my screen for the past 5 minutes trying to think of something to write in this intro, but I've got nothing. I'll blame it on it being Monday morning. We're once again revisiting a genre that has been covered only once before quite a while ago. Enjoy the puzzle!

Today's puzzle is a Hakoiri-Masashi!

Rules: Place some circles, triangles, and squares into the grid such that each cell contains at most one shape and the cells containing shapes form one orthogonally connected area. Each region must contain one of each shape. Two copies of the same shape may not touch one another, not even diagonally.

Interface note: You can input shapes and auxiliary dots (for unused cells) by clicking the corresponding shape in the panel, by clicking the cell you want to put a shape in repeatedly (it will cycle through the options) or use keyboard shortcuts 1/2/3/4 or Z/X/C/V (circle/triangle/square/auxiliary dot).

Previous appearance (Jul/22 by Freddie): Archive: Monday, 25 July 2022

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 3:00 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 6:00 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with a Helmeted Manakin 🐦!

Example (puzz.link, from puzz.link rules page): https://tinyurl.com/y6zarxbv
Main puzzle (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/2582bvjt