Cryptic Star Nurikabe
(Published on 24. September 2021, 09:19 by BenceJoful)
(Almost) Standard 3-star Star Battle and Nurikabe rules apply.
- Shade some cells so that all shaded cells form one connected area.
- No 2x2 region of cells may be entirely shaded.
- Each clue is unshaded, and represents the size of the unshaded area it is in. Clues are encrypted: each letter represents a different number.
- Each unshaded area contains exactly 1 clue and 3 stars, and each row and column contains 3 stars.
- Stars must be unshaded, and cannot touch each other (even diagonally) or overlap a clue.
Penpa+ link with solution check (using Surface for shading and Composite/Object/StarBattle)
Example (Penpa+ link):
Solution code: Along lines A and B: for each continuous set of shaded cells, put the length of the set. For a star, put *.
In the above example, the solution code is *6**111*2.
Last changed on on 23. February 2024, 07:46
Solved by CJK, Greg, Mark Sweep, karzym, Jesper, PixelPlucker, bernhard, Zzzyxas, misko, moss, r45, Dandelo, sf2l, Statistica, moeve, cornuto, Mjb99, skywalker, Joe Average, polar, starelev5, smtosh, rifflesby, pandiani42, scottnak, cha, Guaste, dante1, ManuH, Uhu, filmore, Alex, Agent, dagwosh, ChristJan, kjholt, jkuo7, penguin137, zorant, horanayru, ffricke, Vebby, Roezaea, draftstyle
Comments
on 1. June 2024, 23:39 by Roezaea
outstanding puzzle!
on 23. February 2024, 07:46 by BenceJoful
Fixed broken link
on 25. September 2021, 16:54 by PixelPlucker
Great fun! All the rules felt very intertwined. Thanks for the puzzle :)
on 25. September 2021, 16:33 by Jesper
Great set of puzzles! The Nurikabe and the Star Battle combine really nicely.
on 25. September 2021, 10:33 by Mark Sweep
This one was a pleasure to work out.
