Tapasyu Q
(Published on 1. November 2014, 00:00 by usp)
The common rules (see below) hold, except that in this variant clues indicate the number of groups of loop cells around the cell containing the clue. A group must not be interrupted by empty cells, but needs not to be a contiguous part of the loop.
Draw a closed loop into the grid. It must go from the center of one cell to the center of a horizontally or vertically adjacent cell, passing every cell at most one time.
The loop uses every cell with a circle. Circles may be blackened. In white circles the loop keeps straight on but bends in at least one of the adjacent cells (following the loop). In black circles the loop bends but keeps straight on in both adjacent cells.
The loop must not pass cells containing numbers. Each number determines the number of groups of loop cells around the clue's cell. The cells of each group must be orthogonally connected. Distinct groups of loop cells around the same numeric cell must be partened by at least one empty cell.
Solution code: The number of black circles in your solution, followed by the lengths of all horizontal lines in the rows marked with arrows.
Comments
on 15. November 2015, 15:34 by dm_litv
Super series! - very varied and interesting methods of achieving uniqueness
on 24. November 2014, 19:46 by HaSe
Herausragend !!
on 17. November 2014, 23:42 by ibag
Klasse wie das Rätsel abgeht, wenn man nur erstmal einen soliden Anfang hat!
on 9. November 2014, 19:53 by Alex
ganz toll, da muss man sich aber auch erst mal voll eindenken.
on 2. November 2014, 13:16 by Luigi
Ganz genial!
on 2. November 2014, 08:21 by r45
Wahnsinns-Konstruktion, ich ziehe den Hut.
on 1. November 2014, 22:45 by Statistica
Klasse gemacht! Großer Rätselspaß!
