Saturday, 13 June 2026

Freddie Hand

Hello! I would like to bring to your attention the French (puzzle + sudoku) Open which is being hosted on LMI this year. There are two puzzle rounds, links below. I would highly recommend giving one or both of the rounds a go! (Note that you will need to print out the puzzles to solve). As always you're welcome to claim a bonus otter 🦦 if you take part.

Round 1: https://logicmastersindia.com/live/?contest=FR202606-P01
Round 2: https://logicmastersindia.com/live/?contest=FR202606-P02

Unrelatedly, here is a Supersized Eels, which last appeared on GAPP 4 years ago. Nostalgic...

Rules: Shade some cells such that each orthogonally connected group of shaded cells or unshaded cells forms a one-wide path that may not touch itself orthogonally and is at least four cells in length. Clued cells cannot be shaded. A black arrow means that the adjacent cell in the indicated direction is shaded. A white arrow means that the adjacent cell in the indicated direction is unshaded. A number in a circle indicates the amount of cells in the path the circle belongs to.

Here is the first Eels, by me: Archive: Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 4:00 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 8:00 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with a Sargasso Sarus Crane 🐦

Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/yhmf4xna
Puzzle (Penpa+, landscape): https://tinyurl.com/4byx3n9p
Puzzle (Penpa+, portrait): https://tinyurl.com/mwtrp53x