Wednesday, 21 August 2024

Menderbug

Congrats to @Stef, @MikoKisai, @RynLorathel, @Malrog, @Vornicus, @malbolgian, @Cow, @kino, @ericthered13, @Calump, @AkashG23 ♛, @dangernoodle, @Shogia, @jettyx for correctly guessing today's (base) genre and earning a bonus otter 🦦!

I felt like doing a variant/hybrid so here's a Creek (No 4 in a Row).

Rules: Shade some cells so that the remaining unshaded cells form one orthogonally connected area. A clue represents how many of the cells in its 2x2 neighbourhood are shaded. There may not exist a run of more than three consecutive shaded or unshaded cells horizontally or vertically anywhere in the grid.

Interface note: If you use the puzz.link versions, you'll have to press "Check base type" below the grid when you're done and verify the variant rule yourself. If you use the Penpa+ versions, you get answer check automatically, but you can't check for any rule violations during the solve.

Score a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 1:30 or less!
Collect a Quick Crab 🦀 by completing the puzzle in 3:00 or less!
Finish the puzzle in your own time to become the proud owner of a Screeching Creek Creeper 🐦!

Example (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/y5rrkwxe
Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2asg4l6f
Puzzle (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/59as4bc8
Puzzle (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2bl2n8s7