This puzzle is another remix of a previous idea. The first version of this puzzle was very, very bad—so bad that I am not going to provide a link.
For this remixed version, I am including a proof-of-logical-solution-path video (in English) which can be found on YouTube here (I am not a tomato, I just forgot to balance colors). I recommend reading the rules first as the video only provides an incomplete summary.
Apologies for posting such a bad puzzle many months ago. Please enjoy the remix!
Rules:
Snakes:
Pentominoes:
Here are the standard free pentominoes for reference:
Solve online:
The puzzle:
Solution code: The length (number of cells) of the shorter snake, followed by the number of pentominoes in the grid.
on 19. May 2024, 00:49 by Piatato
Lovely!
on 1. October 2022, 18:54 by kjholt
I had no idea how this wasn't at least 4 stars difficulty... Then realized I totally missed the rule that pentominoes can't touch. Whoops!
on 12. September 2022, 12:18 by jessica6
Very good. Felt like a real duel for me ("No! *I* am going to this square!")
on 10. September 2022, 22:44 by mathpesto
Really fun puzzle! And the fact that there are two snakes makes it tricky enough to keep you on your toes! :)