Castle Wall Fillomino
(Published on 21. March 2023, 09:00 by Agent)
The puzzle below is a combination of two of my favourite puzzle types, Fillomino and Castle Wall. I had a lot of fun creating this, and I hope you will enjoy it too!
Rules
- Draw a single closed loop (without intersections or crossings) through the center of some cells in the grid. Cells visited by the loop do not contain numbers.
- Divide cells not visited by the loop into orthogonally connected regions such that no two regions of the same size share an edge, and enter a number into each cell equal to the size of its region.
- Cells with arrows must contain a number indicating the total number of cell borders crossed by the loop in the indicated direction(s) combined.
Solution code: Row 6 (from left to right) then row 11 (from left to right). Use L for a turn of the loop and I for a straight segment of the loop.
Comments
on 6. September 2024, 16:54 by Tacosian
Very fun puzzle. Thanks!
on 27. August 2024, 19:01 by StephenR
What an excellent construction, and mostly quite smooth for me, thanks Agent.
on 27. November 2023, 19:26 by lerroyy
Very nice and smooth!
on 23. August 2023, 13:18 by MagnusJosefsson
Amazing puzzle! Very fun, smooth, and rewarding!
on 25. April 2023, 11:30 by Piatato
Awesome hybrid, with the signature Agent flow going strong from start to finish. :D
on 10. April 2023, 09:44 by Christounet
Super idea, and a very neat execution. I was wondering at some point how it could possible be unique with so few clues in the bottom part, but I eventually realized what you had done here and it amazed me ! Thanks !
on 29. March 2023, 21:33 by wildbush7
Wow, really enjoyed that. Great puzzle!
on 25. March 2023, 04:40 by Euclid
This was brilliant from start to finish. The combination of the two puzzle types works so well together and lead to some very nice logic.
on 23. March 2023, 22:20 by Xendari
Lots of fun! Quite unique logic, really enjoyed how r8c15 works :)
on 23. March 2023, 15:58 by ONeill
Excellent execution, as usual :)
on 22. March 2023, 15:58 by Niverio
@MaizeGator: You can always use hidden comments for that: Only users who has solved the puzzle and the author themselves can see those :)
on 22. March 2023, 15:52 by MaizeGator
I love the characteristic moment in an Agent puzzle where you are absolutely sure that you've broken the puzzle and that it can't work... but then you notice that it can juuuust work if an unexpected condition is met—and then that propels you through the rest of the solve!
Another excellent puzzle! I particularly enjoyed the opening. (I wish I could be more specific when discussing these puzzles post-solve, but I am conscious that I don't want to give a spoiler for those who haven't solved!)
on 21. March 2023, 22:49 by Jesper
Intuitive ruleset and a really fun solve. Enjoyed it a lot, thanks!
on 21. March 2023, 21:43 by RJBlarmo
Wonderful hybrid puzzle and a very smooth solve!
on 21. March 2023, 18:51 by polar
Really lovely hybrid thanks :)
on 21. March 2023, 18:04 by Vebby
Wonderful puzzle! Thanks Agent :)
on 21. March 2023, 17:45 by KNT
Incredible! Thanks.
on 21. March 2023, 16:59 by AnalyticalNinja
Wow, that was a very cool hybrid puzzle! I enjoyed that immensely, thanks for setting it Agent! :)
on 21. March 2023, 10:02 by Niverio
Lovely idea! Aside from 1 blindness of mine never felt stuck, and the ruleset felt surprisingly natural!
