Monday, 24 June 2019

Puzzle 325: Regional Yajilin

Instructions

Theme: Squares in squares

Regional Yajilin Instructions

Rules: The challenge is to draw a single, closed loop and shade some cells, subject to the following rules:
  1. Numbered cells indicate the amount of shaded cells in the corresponding region..
  2. Shaded cells cannot touch horizontally or vertically but may touch diagonally. 
  3. All remaining white cells should be traversed by a single closed loop, with no branches and which doesn't cross itself.

Monday, 6 May 2019

Hybrid 7: Masyu Slalom

Instructions 

Theme: Relay Race

Masyu Slalom Instructions

Rules: The challenge is to draw a loop around the grid, subject to the following rules:
  1. White circles must be travelled straight through and must turn in the previous and/or next cell in its path.
  2. The loop must turn in black cells and must travel straight through the next and previous cells in its path.
  3. The loop mustn't cross or branch off.
  4. All gates must be travelled straight through exactly once without any turns.
  5. Some gates and circles are numbered and must be passed in sequence, according to the number of the gate.

Monday, 29 April 2019

Puzzle 318: Battlestar

Instructions

Theme: Cross cut-outs

Battlestar Instructions

Rules: The challenge is to place stars in each row and column, subject to the following rules:
  1. The number of stars in each row and column is equal to the number at the bottom right.
  2. Stars cannot touch vertically, horizontally or diagonally.


Monday, 1 April 2019

Puzzle 314: Train Tracks

Instructions

Theme: Direct Route?

Train Tracks Instructions

Rules: The challenge is to draw a single path which connects the two black circles, subject to the following rules:
  1. Numbered cells indicate the number of cells with a path in the corresponding row or column.
  2. There are no crossings, branches or loops.
  3. All cells shown are part of the path.

Special Puzzle: Kakuro


Theme: April Fools, 1st April 2019

Monday, 11 March 2019

Puzzle 311: Hexagonal Kurokuron

Instructions 

Theme: 3,4,5,6,7

Hexagonal Kurokuron Instructions


Rules: The challenge is to shade connected cells in each region, subject to the following rules:
  1. Areas contain two identical shapes, which may be reflected or rotated.
  2. No two shapes may share an edge.
  3. Clues indicate the size of the first shape encountered in the corresponding direction.

Monday, 4 March 2019

Puzzle 310: Tight-fit Arrow Sudoku

Instructions


Theme: Loopings

Tight-fit Arrow Sudoku Instructions


Rules: The challenge is to fill in the numbers 1 to n in the grid, subject to the following rules:
  1. Insert numbers between 1 and n so that there is 1 number in each cell without a slash and 2 numbers in each cell with a slash. 
  2. In cells with a slash, the smaller number always goes above the larger number.
  3. Each area contains the numbers 1 to n.
  4. The sum of the numbers along the arrow equals the number in the circled cell. Numbers in cells with a slash are treated as fractions.

Monday, 7 January 2019

Puzzle 302: Persistence Of Memory

Instructions

Theme: Squares and L triominoes

Persistence Of Memory Instructions

Rules: The objective is to draw a line linking the 2 black circles, subject to the following rules:
  1. The line is 1-cell thick and travels vertically and horizontally. 
  2. The snake cannot touch itself, even diagonally.
  3. All highlighted regions must be visited and may be re-entered.
  4. Where 2 regions have the same shape and orientation, the path the line travels must be the same.