Sunday, 2 February 2025

Menderbug

It's been almost half a year since I've posted a Strange-Shaped Sunday on a good old hex grid, so here's a Hexagonal Golem Grad.

Previous appearances of Golem Grad on GAPP:
- Archive: Wednesday, 29 May 2024 by Walker
- Archive: Saturday, 25 January 2025 (supersized) by Walker

Rules: Draw paths through the centres of cells connecting each circle to exactly one other. Paths may not cross each other, themselves, or through cells containing numbers. All cells used by paths (including the cells with circles) must form one orthogonally connected area. No gridpoint must be entirely surrounded by cells used by paths. Each number represents the size of the area of cells not used by paths that the number is in. An area contains at most one number.

GAPP 101: The paths can never take a sharp turn, as that would create a "triangle" of shaded cells.

Score a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 2:30 or less!
Collect a Quick Crab 🦀 by completing the puzzle in 5:00 or less!
Finish the puzzle in your own time to become the proud owner of a Golem Goldeneye 🐦!

Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/26wd84k9
Puzzle (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/24wletqu