Friday, 21 August 2026

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Hey everyone! Today's puzzle is my latest obsession, Juosan (Symmetry) (or Nasoujuosan). This is a recently developed variant of Juosan that I think opens the door to a lot of cool logic, and I hope you find it as fun as I do!

Today marks one week of consecutive days where otters were earned, so congratulations to @Vornicus, @quantie, @atroposhears, @MikoKisai, @HunterJE (he/they), @Cow, @tigerIsHere, @dangernoodle, @xetto, @ManicVolcanic, @Calesch, @Lorem, @zygoloid, @(Pierre is in a sock), @Dexter345, @RynLorathel, @tanja, @Leo, @randomperson123, @bee :3, @ConManAU, @AkashG23 ♛, @kino, and @Oripy! This can't be coincidence---I'm confident most of you know the pattern by now!

Rules: Place a horizontal or vertical line segment (called a "pipe") into each cell, connecting the centers of two opposite edges of the cell. A number in a region represents how many horizontal or vertical pipes it contains (whichever there are more of). There may not exist a run of three or more consecutive cells containing distinct parallel pipes anywhere in the grid. All regions must contain a 180° point symmetric configuration of pipes.

To earn a Speedy Sloth 🦥, solve today's puzzle in 2:30 or less!
To net a Quick Crab 🦀, solve today's puzzle in 5:40 or less!
All other solvers are welcome to their very own Nonchalant Neddicky 🐦!

Example (pzprxs, no answer check): https://tinyurl.com/yvnrauab
Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/22nmmq39
Puzzle (pzprxs, no answer check): https://tinyurl.com/3bdcdnf4
Puzzle (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/28fw65pg