Sunday, 31 August 2025

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Thanks for playing along for this month, and congrats to all those who obtained bonus otters 🦦! None will join their ranks today.

For the big reveal: did you notice how we emphasized they were bonus otters? There were a few further hints throughout the month about the pattern, like my post on the 16th & Lavaloid's post on the 19th.

The pattern? Day 1 was a bonus puzzle genre from the first instance of Mind The GAPP. Day 2 was a bonus puzzle genre from the second instance of Mind The GAPP. Today's Hashiwokakero (Hexagonal) comes from the 31st instance (okay, not the hex part, the Hashi part).

Rules: Draw one or two grid-aligned bridges between pairs of solid-bordered hexagons such that all solid-bordered hexagons form one connected network. Bridges must not cross. A number indicates how many bridges are connected to that cell.

Solve today's puzzle in 3:00 or less for a Speedy Sloth 🦥!
Solve today's puzzle in 6:45 or less for a Quick Crab 🦀!
All other solvers are well-deserving of a Patterned Pauraque 🐦!

Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2dleq5qu
Puzzle (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2be3phyw