Sunday, 14 December 2025

jovi_al

Today's Strange-Shaped puzzle is an Aquapelago! Stay tuned for a GAPP 101 that may help!

Rules: Shade some cells such that no two shaded cells are orthogonally adjacent and all unshaded cells form one orthogonally connected network. No 2x2 of cells may all be unshaded. A clue is a shaded cell indicating the number of shaded cells in the diagonally connected network including the clue.

To earn a Speedy Sloth 🦥, solve today's puzzle in 2:15 or less!
To net a Quick Crab 🦀, solve today's puzzle in 5:05 or less!
All other solvers are welcome to their very own Homing Hoatzin 🐦!

Example: https://tinyurl.com/26ylta9n
Puzzle: https://tinyurl.com/2dkbkgmt

GAPP 101: Since this grid has a hole in it, an edge-to-edge shaded chain can happen exactly once without breaking connectivity. Check to see if the location for that chain is forced, even if how it connects isn't fully resolved!