Saturday, 19 April 2025

Freddie Hand

Don't worry, this is not a Kakuro. It's a supersized Tri-Place, though you could be forgiven for not remembering its last appearance over 3 years ago.

That is unless you've been going through the archives recently, as Jonathan Chaffer has been at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhvIqHcMTqYWqkngNh8_N2gkzkGSPBtLi&si=PN0WJYcvSSUyi_QT. Do check out the videos if you need some pointers for any puzzles, they're clear and well-made!

Rules: Divide the grid into regions of three orthogonally connected cells. A clue on the bottom of a blocked cell represents the number of rectangular regions in the vertical line below it. A clue on the right side of a blocked cell represents the number of rectangular regions in the horizontal line to its right. (This is analogous to how the clue directions work in Kakuro). Clues cannot see regions through other blocked cells. (In particular, note column 2 of the example puzzle: the 0 clue does not see through the block containing a 1 clue, hence the example solution is valid).

You can find the previous Tri-place puzzle in GAPP here, by me: Archive: Sunday, 5 December 2021. If this is your first time seeing Tri-place it may be worth starting here.

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 Lil' Lilian's Lovebird 🐦

Example (pzprxs), from pzprxs rules page: https://tinyurl.com/mtp2asae
Puzzle (pzprxs): https://tinyurl.com/bdemcz3n