Friday, 22 August 2025

Freddie Hand

I was really spoilt for choice today! Unfortunately no 🦦 bonus otters 🦦 since the puzzle is a Turn-and-Run. With condolences to anyone who guessed the other directed loop genre, which has no pzprxs coverage. Better luck next time!

Rules: Draw a loop through the centres of all cells which crosses over itself only at the given perpendicular intersections, and define its direction of travel. Each time the loop enters a cell containing a number, it must turn in that cell, travel straight for exactly the indicated number of cells, and then turn again.

Note: The default rules on pzprxs do not require all cells to be visited - this puzzle follows the ruleset of the first Turn-and-Run in GAPP, but is considered a variant on pzprxs.

Tip: The interface allows you to input directional markings (see the example), which are useful for this genre. Well done if you noticed the arrow in row 2 is the wrong way around.

Here's the first Turn-and-Run in GAPP, courtesy of Menderbug: Archive: Friday, 4 August 2023

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 2:45 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 5:30 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with an Athletic Atlantic Petrel 🐦

Example (pzprxs) by Menderbug: https://tinyurl.com/59rwkb3z
Puzzle (pzprxs): https://tinyurl.com/mrhfdm4y