Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Lavaloid

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you allow loops in a Guide Arrow? No? Too bad. Enjoy today's Guide Arrow (Loop)!

Previous standard Guide Arrow by Rook: Archive: Tuesday, 31 March 2026

Rules:
- Shade some empty cells so that no two shaded cells are orthogonally adjacent and the remaining unshaded cells form one orthogonally connected area.
- There is exactly one loop of unshaded cells (which may be a 2x2). All given stars (if any) are on the loop.
- Each arrow must point towards the loop but is not on the loop.

Interface note: You can use the Line mode to draw the loop, which may help with spotting logic. Drawing the loop is not required for answer check.

Finish the puzzle in 2:00 or less for a Speedy Sloth 🦥!
Finish the puzzle in 4:30 or less for a Quick Crab 🦀!
Finish with any time at all for a Loopy Leaf-love 🐦!

Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/eumpn8bk
Puzzle (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/mwsnc77v