Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Freddie Hand

We're paying another visit to Corner Chain, after its recent release on pzprxs. I'm trying to make it work with Second Corner and Chained Block so I can make a hybrid called Second Corner Chained Block.

Rules: Shade some cells such that all cells with clues remain unshaded. Clues represent the number of cells in the unshaded area they belong to. A region may contain one or more identical numbers, or none at all. If the number of cells in such a group is even, the area must be rectangular. If the number of cells is odd, the area must not be rectangular. All unshaded areas must be connected diagonally. Note that there is no restriction on shaded 2x2s, and the odd/even rule applies even to regions without any clues!

Do check out bakpao's earlier GAPP puzzle in the genre: Archive: Thursday, 26 June 2025

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 2:00 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 4:30 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with an Blocky Blood-eared Parakeet 🐦

Example (pzprxs) from pzprxs rules page: https://tinyurl.com/2z68sw96
Puzzle (pzprxs): https://tinyurl.com/yh5j8jay