Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Freddie Hand

Here is a Forest Walk, the newest entry on pzprxs, invented by Menderbug! Hopefully it takes less than TREE(3) seconds to complete.

Rules: Draw lines to form a single connected network (i.e. there cannot be multiple separate networks) that goes through every numbered cell. The network cannot have dead ends or 4-way crossings. Every visited forest cell must have a T-junction (not all forest cells are necessarily visited). There can be no T-junctions outside of forest cells.

A number indicates how many cells make up the continuous non-forest section of the network that the number is on.

Here's an important GAPP 101 (and notation tip) for this genre: frequent use of X markings is highly recommended. In particular, if a forest cell has two X marks around it, that cell cannot be visited. Note that a forest cell in a corner effectively already has two X marks around it, so any corner forest cells cannot be visited.

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 4:00 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 8:00 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with an Arborial Arabian Babbler 🐦

Example (pzprxs), by Menderbug: https://tinyurl.com/3unuyr8u
Puzzle (pzprxs): https://tinyurl.com/5crt77f8