Thursday, 2 April 2026

bakpao

Today we have a type that will feature in the Dutch championships later this month! It's one of two types using white, black and grey circles where the grid is divided into L-shaped regions. Perhaps we will also see the other type in GAPP soon. I expect the real challenge will be to not mix up the rules!

Today's GAPP is an L-Labels!

Rules: Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally connected cells. Each region must be an L shape with a width of one cell. Black circles must lie at the bend of an L. Grey circles must lie at the end of an L. White circles must lie somewhere in between.

A small tip: It can be useful to think of white and black circles as similar to how they act in Masyu, with black circles representing turns and white representing straights. Drawing the auxiliary lines will be very helpful!

We have featured this genre once before. Try it here, by Walker: Archive: Friday, 15 September 2023

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving in 3:00 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving in 6:00 or less!
All solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with a Champion Chickadee 🐦!

Example (Penpa+, by Walker): https://tinyurl.com/yqcy3v2g
Main (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/5f7df64t