Saturday, 20 July 2024

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Reminder that the penultimate round of this year's Puzzle GP is ongoing now! Check it out if you haven't yet at https://gp.worldpuzzle.org/content/puzzle-gp and participate for a bonus otter! 🦦

Today's puzzle is a SUPERSIZED Hebi-Ichigo!

Rules: Place numbers into some empty cells such that each orthogonally connected group forms a sequence of consecutive numbers from 1 to 5. Each number in the sequence must be orthogonally adjacent to the next. These groups may not share an edge with one another. The 1 in a sequence must not be able to see any numbers in a straight line in the direction it’s pointing (away from its adjacent 2) unless a clued cell blocks its view. A clue represents the first number seen in the indicated direction, up until the next clued cell in that direction.

Pointing away from the 2 means only pointing along the line through the 2 and the 1! See the example diagram, where cells with solid pink squares cannot contain any numbers, while cells with dashed squares can.

Interface note 💻: You might find it helpful to select the "Draw border around a snake" option which makes clearer the shape of the snake. Also, you can drag from an already placed number to automatically place the next number in the sequence (hold left mouse button for increasing, right mouse button for decreasing, or select from the input modes "Drag inc./dec. nums").

Previous Hebi-Ichigo (Jul/22 by Freddie): Archive: Friday, 15 July 2022

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 6:00 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 12:00 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with a Strawberry Spot-Throat 🐦!

Example (puzz.link, by Freddie): https://tinyurl.com/ybn9ysdk
Main puzzle (puzz.link, landscape): https://tinyurl.com/yynurk77
Main puzzle (puzz.link, portrait): https://tinyurl.com/24cwct22