Sunday, July 31, 2022

Puzzlerium Tour: Diversity



Rules:Draw a single, non-intersecting loop, vertically or horizontally through the centres of the cells. The path of the loop passes through some of the bold outlined regions exactly once while leaving the others unvisited. Furthermore, the loop passes through different number of cells in each region that it visits. Each of those numbers must also be consecutive. Given black circles on edges indicate that the loop passes through one of the two adjacent cells.

About: "Diversity" was invented by Anurag Sahay.

Friday, July 29, 2022

Puzzlerium Tour: Desert Safari

 




Rules: Shade in some cells such that some snakes are found. Each snake is a path of shaded cells that does not touch itself, not even diagonally. Snakes may not touch each other, not even diagonally. All end points are given as shaded cells. All remaining white cells should be traversed by a single closed loop that connects the centres of adjacent cells and doesn’t cross or overlap itself.


Friday, July 22, 2022

Puzzlerium Tour: Battleships (Bulbs)

  



Rules
Locate the standard fleet of 10 ships into the given grid. Ships cannot occupy clue cells. Clues tell how many of the edge-adjacent cells contain a ship segment. Ships may be rotated, but may not touch each other, not even diagonally. Ship segments also function as bulbs. No two bulbs from different ships are allowed to light each other. Bulbs can only illuminate cells in the same row or column not blocked by black cells. In the end, all white cells must be illuminated by at least one bulb.


Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Puzzlerium Tour: Tapa (Curtailed Branching)

  






Theme: 3456

RulesPaint some squares to create a continuous wall of connected cells. Number(s) in a cell indicate how many painted cells are contained in a continuous black cell block in its surrounding cells. If there is more than one number in the cell, there has to be at least one white cell separating the black cell blocks. Painted cells cannot form a 2x2 cell. Clue Cells cannot be painted. 

Additionally, given arrows in some clue cells indicate that starting in the immediate adjacent cell pointed by the arrow (this cell must be shaded), and in upto two possible directions containing shaded cells, the tapa wall extends at least as many cells before branching out, as the number in the clue cell (a clue cell with the number '8' cannot possibly have an arrow).

Sunday, July 17, 2022

Puzzlerium Tour: LITS (Vestigial)

 





Rules: Shade in some cells such that each* outlined area contains four shaded cells that form a Tetromino. No 2×2 square can be shaded completely. All shapes must be connected to form a single contiguous group of shaded cells. Identical figures, regardless of rotation or reflection, cannot share an edge. 

* Exactly one area corresponding to each of the shapes given below the puzzle should be left empty. 

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Puzzlerium Tour: Tapa

 




Theme: 123

RulesPaint some squares to create a continuous wall of connected cells. Number(s) in a cell indicate how many painted cells are contained in a continuous black cell block in its surrounding cells. If there is more than one number in the cell, there has to be at least one white cell separating the black cell blocks. Painted cells cannot form a 2x2 cell. Clue Cells cannot be painted. 

Friday, July 15, 2022

Puzzlerium Tour: Balance Loop

    





Rules: Draw a single, non-intersecting loop, vertically or horizontally through the centers of the cells. The path of the loop passes through each of the given circles. Furthermore, the lengths of the portions of the loop on either side of the given circle, extending as far as before the loop turns, should add up to the given number. All black circles should have segments of unequal lengths on either side before turning, while white circles have equal lengths.

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Puzzlerium Tour: Fillomino

 


RulesDivide the grid along the gridlines into some regions, and fill each of the empty cells with a number. When two cells containing the same number touch along an edge, they must belong to the same region. Given numbers represent the area of the region they belong to. A region may contain none, or one or more of the givens.

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Puzzlerium Tour: One of its kind



Theme: Just the one 'S'


Rules: Draw a single, non-intersecting loop, vertically or horizontally through the centres of the cells. The path of the loop passes through each of the given circles and makes a 90 degree turn in each circle.  Furthermore, the letter 'L' indicates that the lengths of the portions of the loop on either side of the given circle, extending as far as before the loop turns, add up to a number that is greater than that for any of the other circles in the corresponding row or column. 'S' indicates the sum is the smallest.  For all circles in the same row or column without a letter, the sum could be anything except the largest (but less than the largest) if L is given in that row or column, or the smallest (but greater than the smallest) if S is given, or between the largest and the smallest if both are given.

About: "One of its kind" was invented by Anurag Sahay.

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Puzzlerium Tour: One of its kind

    




Rules: Draw a single, non-intersecting loop, vertically or horizontally through the centres of the cells. The path of the loop passes through each of the given circles and makes a 90 degree turn in each circle.  Furthermore, the letter 'L' indicates that the lengths of the portions of the loop on either side of the given circle, extending as far as before the loop turns, add up to a number that is greater than that for any of the other circles in the corresponding row or column. 'S' indicates the sum is the smallest.  For all circles in the same row or column without a letter, the sum could be anything except the largest (but less than the largest) if L is given in that row or column, or the smallest (but greater than the smallest) if S is given, or between the largest and the smallest if both are given.

About: "One of its kind" was invented by Anurag Sahay.

Monday, July 4, 2022

Puzzlerium Tour: Balance Loop

   



Theme: Trash Bin

Rules: Draw a single, non-intersecting loop, vertically or horizontally through the centres of the cells. The path of the loop passes through each of the given circles. Furthermore, the lengths of the portions of the loop on either side of the given circle, extending as far as before the loop turns, should add up to the given number. All black circels should have segments of unequal lengths on either side before turning, while white circles have equal lengths.


Saturday, July 2, 2022

Puzzlerium Tour: Balance Loop

  




Theme: 49

Rules: Draw a single, non-intersecting loop, vertically or horizontally through the centres of the cells. The path of the loop passes through each of the given circles. Furthermore, the lengths of the portions of the loop on either side of the given circle, extending as far as before the loop turns, should add up to the given number. All black circels should have segments of unequal lengths on either side before turning, while white circles have equal lengths.