Sunday, 8 June 2025

Freddie Hand

There are certain genres that adapt well to different grid shapes while staying fresh, such as Nurikabe, Fillomino, or FiveCells, this time on a Rhombitrihexagonal grid. Though it's a bit funkier since there are three different kinds of cells.

Anyway, in preparation for a future Pentominous on this grid, I've started to name the possible five-cell shapes in Rhombitrihexagonal, starting with the pentominoes used in the example solution, which are currently labelled U, P, W, Y, Ę, and q. Hopefully you can match these up to the corresponding shapes!

Rules: Divide the grid into regions of 5 cells. Clued cells must have the indicated number of region borders or grid borders surrounding them.

Here's the last two instances of this genre in GAPP, both by Menderbug.
Archive: Tuesday, 13 May 2025 (Pentominous)
Archive: Sunday, 29 December 2024 (Deltoidal Trihexagonal)

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 3:30 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 7:00 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with an Versatile Versicolored Barbet 🐦

Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/27mfxbox
Puzzle (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/23o2uqyp