Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Freddie Hand

This Kurarin is a recent genre spawned from Nikoli Puzzle Communication Volume 191 (with thanks to bakpao for sharing/translating). It uses the classic loop/shading formula that lends itself to solid puzzles. Maybe it will even become more popular than Yajilin.

Rules: Shade some cells and draw a non-intersecting loop through all remaining cells. Black circles indicate there are more shaded than unshaded cells among the cells the circle overlaps. White circles indicate more unshaded cells. Grey circles indicate the amount of shaded and unshaded cells is equal.

Note: Shaded cells do not necessarily have to be adjacent to a circle (see the example solution).

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 1:45 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 3:30 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with a Fresh Freckled Nightjar 🐦

Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/292lfskg
Puzzle (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/29g9yc9n