Sunday, 6 July 2025

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Apologies for the late post! I just got back from a long and exhausting day of travel a few hours ago and needed some time to recover some much-needed energy.

Before we dive into today's GAPP, a special announcement: Remember how when Menderbug stepped down from the team a while ago, we teased he'd be back for one last surprise soon? The time has come!

Next week will be a very exciting one for GAPP as we'll be doing something special all week long! I won't spoil the surprise of what we have in store for you just quite yet, but we are all super excited about it and we hope you will enjoy it! More info tomorrow, stay tuned!

Today's GAPP is a Ring-Ring on a cube!

Rules: Draw rectangular loops through the centers of empty cells so that every empty cell gets used. The sides of different rectangles may intersect each other, but not turn at their intersection or otherwise overlap.
Note: By "rectangular" loop is meant a closed path where all interior angles are 90 degree angles. A loop may use one, two, or all three sides of the cube. Crossing from one side of the cube to another does not count as an angle. In the case where a loop uses all three sides, the loop will have only three interior angles. See also the extra image highlighting some valid and invalid loops.
Credit for the rule clarification and additional image goes to puzzle [8583] in the archive, by Ambrose - give that puzzle a try as well! You can find it here: Discord message

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving in 2:00 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving in 4:00 or less!
All solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with an Overnight Oilbird 🐦!

Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/24opzfcd
Main (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2brqkxrx