12 days of SLICY (Christmas in July)
(Published on 28. July 2022, 08:12 by BenceJoful)
You are given 12 puzzle boards, each divided by borders into regions. On each board:
- In each region, shade in 4 cells to make a S, L, I, C, or Y shape (or tetrahex), as seen at the top.
- When two tetrahexes touch, they may not be the same shape (e.g. S may touch L, but not another S).
- All shaded cells connect into a single continuous network.
(Note: this applies to each puzzle board independently, the twelve boards do not connect via SLICY shapes.) - No three shaded cells may be grouped together, such that they share a corner/vertex.
- In each region a number is given. Regions with the same number must have the same shape of tetrahex.
(e.g. if you determine that in the "5 Golden Rings" puzzle, region 3 is an S tetrahex, the "3 French Hens" puzzle's region 3 is also an S tetrahex.)
Solve on Penpa+ (includes answer check on shading)
Example on Penpa+ (includes answer check on shading)
Solution code: The shapes of regions 1-12 in order (12 letters). Then, downward from the cell containing "7" in the Drummer's hat, the sequence of cells, using 0 for unshaded and 1 for shaded cells. In the example, the solution code is YSSC11001000111
Comments
on 5. January 2024, 20:36 by WolfeRBEnt
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you! In the second half of the puzzle it's amazing how everything fits perfectly. It's extremely satisfying!
on 23. November 2022, 14:57 by Mark Sweep
Very nice puzzle! Great theme as well :)
on 4. October 2022, 15:12 by Rollo
Sehr schön! Und wenn man aufpasst, gar nicht so schwierig ;-).
on 14. September 2022, 21:09 by CHalb
Wow, beautiful puzzle, thanks a lot!
on 30. July 2022, 17:17 by ildiko
I got to know the song "12 Days of Christmas" and "Christmas in July" watching "Miss Fisher". Your puzzle is a great take on the theme. I like your SLICY-puzzles.
