Thursday, 17 September 2026

Rook

All of the different clue types in LIX Loop can be represented as Roman Numerals! One thing I like about the implementation of the genre is that putting L & I in the same clue will always obey Roman Numeral rules! Don't ask me why IL is an invalid representation of 49, I'm not quite sure myself.

Rules: Shade some empty cells so that no two shaded cells are orthogonally adjacent and draw a non-intersecting loop through the centers of all the remaining empty cells. L, I and X refer to cells containing a turn, cells containing a straight loop segment and shaded cells, respectively. Clues represent the majority of these cell types in a straight line in the indicated direction. If multiple cell types are tied for the majority, all of them are listed in the clue. (Note that clues can see through, but ignore other clues.)

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- Archive: Monday, 18 November 2024 bakpao
- Archive: Friday, 5 April 2024 Menderbug

Solve in 2:45 or less to earn yourself one Speedy Sloth 🦥!
Solve in 5:30 or less to earn yourself one Quick Crab 🦀!
Solve in any amount of time to earn one XL Waxbill 🐦!

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