Thursday, 16 October 2025

Freddie Hand

Here is a Michinari/みちなり. No idea what the name means, but it sounds cool. Not to be confused with missionary.

Rules: Shade some cells on the board such that the remaining unshaded cells form one orthogonally connected area. There cannot be a 2x2 square of all unshaded cells. Circles, Triangles, and Diamonds remain unshaded.
- Circles mark every instance of a cell which is orthogonally adjacent to exactly one other unshaded cell.
- Triangles mark every instance of a cell which is orthogonally adjacent to exactly three other unshaded cells.
- All other unshaded cells (including diamonds) are orthogonally adjacent to exactly two other unshaded cells.

Here's a handy way to remember the symbol meanings - a circle has one side, a triangle has three sides, and a diamond has two sides (an inside and an outside). I'm still working on it.

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 a Squid Casqued Cacique 🐦

Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/2s4er3wm
Puzzle (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/ktzcst42