Snakomino [Level #1]
(Published on 1. February 2023, 22:17 by Christounet)
This is an hybrid of fillomino and snake, with some outside clues to guide the snake through the maze. It is actually the first puzzle I ever tried to set because I just enjoy fillomino, but it needed some reworking. Thanks to KNT for testing the (broken and heavy) first draft of this puzzle, and ONeill for testing this (hopefully better) version!
Rules :
- Standard Fillomino : Divide the grid into regions so that no two regions of the same size share an edge. Enter a number into each cell equal to the size of its region.
The light gray zones (including the nine 3x3 boxes inside the grid) are not part of any region. The numbers they contain are clues.
- Snake : one of the fillominos is a giant snake ! The snake consists of a one-cell wide region of orthogonally connected cells. It may not branch or touch itself, even diagonally. The first and last cells of the snake (head and tail) are in the 2 green squares.
- Clues : in the grey zones (outside the grid and inside the 3x3 boxes in the grid) are numbers that give the sum of non-snake cells in the row or column cells lying between the grid border next to the clue and the next grid border in that direction. Note that the borders of the 3x3 boxes count as grid borders. For example, the 23 clue adds up cells from r11c21 to r11c19. If a clue is in a corner of a 3x3 grey box inside the grid, it applies to both the row and the column attached to that clue, independently. For example, the 33 clue adds up non-snake cells from r6c13 to r6c15 horizontally, and r7c12 to r9c12 vertically. See an example below.
Note : you don't need to fill all the numbers in the big snake, as answer check is triggered by edges only.
Example for the clues :
The puzzle :
Enjoy ! And consider living a comment if you appreciate the puzzle !
You can check out my other puzzles here if you liked this one.
Solution code: The number of snake cells in first and last rows, first and last columns, with dashes (ex : 16-13-8-17)
Comments
on 16. July 2024, 10:30 by Snookerfan
Beautiful, approachable and fun puzzle! Thank you
on 2. July 2024, 20:15 by MaizeGator
Incredibly smooth! Starts off very approachable, difficulty ramps up slightly towards the middle and end. Some lovely connectivity deductions!
on 16. May 2024, 11:53 by MagnusJosefsson
Fantastic very fun and quite approachable puzzle!
on 26. April 2024, 18:08 by PrimeWeasel
Tracking that snake on the plain like an Aussie in the outback. Great stuff mate
on 18. March 2024, 21:57 by Piatato
Fun and very smooth!
on 15. June 2023, 03:22 by Bellsita
That was super smooth! Amazing puzzle.
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@Bellsita : Thanks ! Glad you enjoyed :)
on 25. April 2023, 16:56 by Xendari
I was terrified of this puzzle for a while - in the end, it didn’t end up being too challenging. I really loved the ruleset and the flow throughout. Thank you! Now onto level #2..
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@Xendari : This one is indeed not as scary as it looks ! I'm glad you liked it, and I hope you'll like #2 and #3 as well !
on 22. April 2023, 21:04 by Paquet Voleur
I'm glad I finally came around to say hi to this long long long snake. Due to my limited experience with fillomino I'll abstain from rating the difficulty of it, but it was a lovely solve. Thanks for sharing this!
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@Paquet Voleur : And the snake salutes you, dear solver ! I do hope you enjoyed it enough that you'll be eager to follow the next episodes of his adventures through puzzleland. He has a long way to go still... Thanks for the solve and nice feedback as always :)
on 22. February 2023, 19:10 by ascension
I agree with the other comments. This was an extremely smooth and satisfying solve. :)
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@ascension : Thanks ! Glad this was satisfying and smooth for you :)
on 5. February 2023, 02:58 by Agent
Very unique and fun puzzle, thanks! Extremely satisfying to solve.
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@Agent : Thanks ! Trying to learn from the best :)
on 5. February 2023, 00:28 by filuta
Really fun and funny puzzle, thanks!
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@filuta : Thanks ! Glad you liked it :)
on 3. February 2023, 12:13 by Christounet
Thanks to everyone for the very positive feedback ! It will definitely make that snake go further :)
on 3. February 2023, 07:58 by KNT
Such an amazing upgrade over the first version. Thank you!
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@KNT : Thanks, glad you liked this version ! Your advice really helped me improve my setting skills.
on 3. February 2023, 04:00 by szabog
Wonderful puzzle. Very good rules, very good mix, fun to solve - thank you!
Congratulation for the first non-sudoku puzzle. Make more :)
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@szabog : Thanks ! There will be more, for sure, got a couple more puzzle ideas to keep that snake going !
on 3. February 2023, 02:06 by RJBlarmo
What a gigantic snake! Very fun puzzle, thanks!
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@RJBlarmo : Thanks. Glad you liked my oversized snake :)
on 2. February 2023, 18:03 by h5663454
The whole process of solving this puzzle is very smooth, and the logic of every place is very clear. If possible, I would even give it a higher rating than ”very nice”!
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@h5663454 : Thanks ! A thoughtful comment like yours is better than any outstanding rating !
And I'm glad this puzzle was more to your taste than the one you painfully solved a couple weeks ago. That's kinda redeeming for me :)
on 2. February 2023, 17:52 by kjholt
I absolutely adore this puzzle! It flows so smoothly and never feels unfair. Could be three stars but I think four is appropriate given the size of the grid. Make more :)
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@kjholt : Wow, what a lovely comment ! I agree the size makes it closer to 4 even if most of the deductions are around 3.
on 2. February 2023, 13:40 by CahounCZ
Great puzzle!
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@CahounCZ : Thanks !
on 2. February 2023, 02:16 by polar
Lovely puzzle thanks!
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@polar : Thanks. Glad you liked it !
on 1. February 2023, 23:32 by Jesper
Good to see a Fillomino from you, I enjoyed it a lot, thanks!
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@Jesper : What a nice compliment coming from a Fillo expert ! Thanks !
on 1. February 2023, 23:28 by ONeill
It’s always a lot of fun solving new Fillomino variants, and this was no exception. Thanks!
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@ONeill : Thanks, Fillomino is indeed a lot of fun and full of potential !
