Tuesday, 25 August 2026

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Congratulations to @kino, @Calesch, @ConManAU and @Shogia for correctly predicting today's genre and earning another bonus otter 🦦! We're nearing the end of August, it's the last week to earn your bonus otter 🦦👀!

Today's GAPP is a Kurarin (Patrol)! I was initially going to write a classic Kurarin but happened to come across this variant on Puzsq, and thought the combination works surprisingly well.

Rules: Shade some cells and draw a non-intersecting loop through all remaining cells. Black circles indicate there are more shaded than unshaded cells among the cells the circle overlaps. White circles indicate more unshaded cells. Grey circles indicate the amount of shaded and unshaded cells is equal. No 2x2 area of the grid may be entirely used or unused by the loop.

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving in 2:15 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving in 4:30 or less!
All solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with a Clever Kestrel 🐦!

Example (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/4zbdvm46
Example (pzprxs, no answer check): https://tinyurl.com/mv235btk
Main (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/3kxn3z4j
Main (pzprxs, no answer check): https://tinyurl.com/3ad8uatk