Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Walker

The instruction booklet for the first round of Puzzle Ramayan has been released! I had Shikaku (Squares) on my idea list, but I’ll be postponing it to cover Shikaku (Sus), a variant that takes Shikaku even further away from squares. In this variant, it’s clear at a glance which clues are the impostors; but I’d be curious to see one where figuring out the impostors is part of the solve…

Rules: Divide the entire grid into regions, each containing exactly one circle. A number inside a circle indicates the number of cells in its region. Regions with black circles must be rectangles. Regions with white circles must not be rectangles.

Try past GAPP classic Shikaku (and Aho, which is similar to this variant):
Shikaku, by jovi Discord message
Shikaku, by Tyrgannus Discord message
Shikaku, by jovi Archive: Wednesday, 10 May 2023

Aho, by jovi Archive: Monday, 18 July 2022

Example (puzzlink): https://tinyurl.com/25oyn75r

Solve in 1:30 or under for a Speedy Sloth! 🦥
Complete in 3:00 or under for a Quick Crab! 🦀
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will earn a Venting Veery! 🐦

Puzzle (puzzlink): https://tinyurl.com/27m6cvxe