Monday, 21 October 2024

Freddie Hand

The 17th WSC and the 31st WPC in Beijing have recently concluded. The WSC podium was swept by Chinese contestants - Letian Ming in 1st, Qiu Suzhe (under 18) in 2nd (though technically unofficial), and TanTan Dai coming in the bronze position. The WPC concluded as many anticipated - with Ken Endo far out in front. The rest of the podium was made up of Kota Morinishi in 2nd and Christian König in 3rd after a competitive playoff. Our esteemed @bakpao finished in a very respectable 38th, but was edged out by his compatriot @Frostini in 34th. Well done to everyone who took part!

Today's puzzle is a Tachiawase Block.

Rules: Divide the two grids into regions along dashed gridlines. A number indicates the size of the region it is contained in. A region can contain one or more numbers, or none at all.

Both grids must be divided into the same set of blocks (not just same set of sizes!), counting rotations and reflections as the same. When the two grids are overlaid on top of each other (without rotation or reflection), a block cannot overlap another block of the same size.

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 3:45 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 7:15 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with an Dissectional Diuca Finch 🐦

Example (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/ynsde3wf
Puzzle (puzz.link): https://tinyurl.com/k8uukrrr