Saturday, October 14, 2023

Puzzlerium Tour: Chained Blocks

    




RulesShade some cells in the grid to form blocks of any shape.

1. Each block must contain exactly one number or a question mark.

2. A number indicates the size of the block that contains it.

3. Diagonally adjacent blocks form a chain. A chain cannot contain two identically shaped blocks, counting rotations and reflections as the same.

4. All blocks must be diagonally adjacent to at least one other block.

Friday, October 13, 2023

Puzzlerium Tour: Kuroclone

        




Rules: Shade some cells on the board such that each region includes exactly two shaded blocks and they have the same shape, counting rotations and reflections as the same. Numbers cannot be shaded. A number indicates the size of the block that occupies the adjacent cell in the indicated direction. Shaded cells must not be adjacent across borders.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

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, October 11, 2023

Puzzlerium Tour: Pentominous

 

Penpa

Rules: Divide the grid into pentominoes (Regions of five cells ) such that every cell in the grid is a part of exactly one pentomino. Pentominoes of the same shape (rotations and reflections of a pentomino count as the same shape) cannot touch each other along an edge, but they may touch diagonally. Given letters, if any, must be part of a pentomino with that letter’s shape. It is permissible for a pentomino to contain more than one given letter.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Puzzlerium Tour: Kuroclone

       



Rules: Shade some cells on the board such that each region includes exactly two shaded blocks and they have the same shape, counting rotations and reflections as the same. Numbers cannot be shaded. A number indicates the size of the block that occupies the adjacent cell in the indicated direction. Shaded cells must not be adjacent across borders.

Monday, October 9, 2023

Puzzlerium Tour: Kuroclone

      



Rules: Shade some cells on the board such that each region includes exactly two shaded blocks and they have the same shape, counting rotations and reflections as the same. Numbers cannot be shaded. A number indicates the size of the block that occupies the adjacent cell in the indicated direction. Shaded cells must not be adjacent across borders.

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Puzzlerium Tour: Hinge

    



RulesShade some cells in the grid such that each block of shaded cells is cut exactly once by a single straight segment of region borders, across which it must have reflectional symmetry. Numbered regions must contain the indicated amount of shaded cells.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Puzzlerium Tour: Alcazar

     



Rules: Draw single path through all the cells. The path may not branch or self-intersect or cross given bold edges. The path must enter and exit the grid exactly once.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Puzzlerium Tour: LITS

    




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. 


Sunday, October 1, 2023

Puzzlerium Tour: Pentominous

 



Rules: Divide the grid into pentominoes such that every cell in the grid is a part of exactly one pentomino. Pentominoes of the same shape (rotations and reflections of a pentomino count as the same shape) cannot touch each other along an edge, but they may touch diagonally. Given letters, if any, must be part of a pentomino with that letter’s shape. It is permissible for a pentomino to contain more than one given letter.