Meidjuluk II (N=25)
(Published on 1. June 2023, 00:00 by glum_hippo)
My 100th puzzle in the LMD portal.
Divide the grid into N regions, one of each size 1 to N. Blackened cells are disregarded.
A region may not contain repeated numbers, and it may only contain factors of its size (e.g. a region of size 6 may contain any combination of 1,2,3, and 6, including none of them).
| Example (N=9) | Solution |
Now for the puzzle (N=25):
Penpa version of the example puzzle. The same in pzprxs.
Penpa version of the main puzzle (answer check using the green 'Edge' tool; but don't outline the outer edge of the grid or the blackened cells). Version in pzpxrs
Solution code: First for the row marked by a black arrow, then for the marked column, provide the number of cells between region borders, from left to right or top to bottom, respectively. Ignore blackened cells. For the 5th row and 5th column of the example, the solution code would read 2312112.
Comments
on 14. October 2024, 15:02 by glum_hippo
pzprxs-Links eingefügt
on 22. September 2024, 14:55 by Snookerfan
Fantastic! Thank you
on 14. November 2023, 19:52 by Lizzy01
I just FINALLY managed to finish this! (After breaking it 'only' two more times...)
Amazing puzzle!
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I never doubted you! Well done, Lizzy01
on 14. November 2023, 11:44 by Lizzy01
After breaking the puzzle for the 4th time I quit trying. I have been planning to come back to it, but I keep being distracted and doing other things instead.....
Like setting my own Meidjuluk based puzzle:
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000FQL
And solving this one, which I think you'd like to solve too:
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000FLB
on 12. November 2023, 21:56 by wisty
This was so much fun! Definitely one of my favorite puzzles! Tricky to keep mental notes of everything, but no individual piece of logic is too hard, and the large grid means it will take awhile. Thank you so much for your creativity in developing this!
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Thanks for taking such an interest, glad you enjoyed.
on 6. November 2023, 21:48 by Piatato
Extremely brutal! Very hard throughout, and I was nearly going mad, multiple times incorrectly thinking that I had broken the puzzle. Pulling through and finishing the puzzle after a nearly three hour long battle feels immensely satisfying. :D
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I fully agree that some of the logic is well-hidden. Thank you for persevering, makes me happy to see that you prevailed!
on 6. October 2023, 18:41 by glum_hippo
Thank you for your comments, tesseralis, wooferfzg, and KNT. It means a lot to me, and I'd love to see more attempts to incorporate this rule set into your own puzzles <3
on 6. October 2023, 08:29 by tesseralis
I think this is one of my favorite puzzles. Epic and fulfilling and really makes you think about connectivity in a holistic way, and everything is put together that you just *know* when something is correct.
on 4. September 2023, 06:44 by wooferzfg
Amazing!! One of my favorite puzzles ever, and truly a work of art. Connectivity logic is so fun, and this puzzle has some of the best examples of it.
on 25. August 2023, 19:02 by KNT
that was awesome! thanks.
on 21. August 2023, 01:03 by glum_hippo
Thanks to JayForty, konklone and Silverstep for your comments! konk, there are several interesting Meidjuluk hybrids on here now, or being created. There isn't a tag for them yet, but look at puzzles with the 'Zerlegungsrätsel' or 'Dissection puzzle' tag.
on 17. August 2023, 06:41 by konklone
I have a fever, and the only prescription is more meidjuluk. This was extremely fun, forcing the solver to really think creatively about how the grid could (and must) work.
Thank you and I hope more people take up the mantle and expand this genre!
on 19. June 2023, 01:10 by Silverstep
Pure ecstasy.
on 5. June 2023, 22:41 by JayForty
Great puzzle with a lot of original and clever logic! Really enjoyed it, thanks!
on 5. June 2023, 15:02 by glum_hippo
Thank you for your kind comments, Christounet, peacherwu2, and Chilly
on 5. June 2023, 02:07 by Christounet
Very original puzzle, the grid, the rules, the logic... This really made me look wide and wider to get going ! Thanks :)
on 4. June 2023, 18:38 by Chilly
Absolute fun from start to finish - loving the rule set!
on 3. June 2023, 21:23 by peacherwu2
What a beauty!?! Totally original!!!
on 3. June 2023, 14:28 by Agent
A work of art! This puzzle genre is fascinating, it's like a weird mix of Fillomino and Numberlink, I'm really enjoying it so far.
——Thank you, that is high praise indeed! I hope others will take up this genre.
on 2. June 2023, 20:53 by Qodec
@glum_hippo Herzlichen Glückwunsch mein Freund!
on 2. June 2023, 14:31 by glum_hippo
Mir ist gerade aufgefallen, daß dies mein 100.er Beitrag im Portal ist.
on 1. June 2023, 21:54 by Ratfinkz
Lovely puzzle! Solved as part of a group solve in skunkworks.
——Thanks for your interest!
on 1. June 2023, 21:53 by MicroStudy
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on 1. June 2023, 21:53 by Myxo
Awesome puzzle! Enjoyed that a lot.
on 1. June 2023, 20:53 by filuta
that was really cool, so satisfying!
on 1. June 2023, 13:13 by glum_hippo
Thank you RJBlarmo, Niverio, and PrimeWeasel for your support and encouragement
on 1. June 2023, 11:14 by RJBlarmo
A very nice sequel!
on 1. June 2023, 10:58 by glum_hippo
Solution code: Not right to left
on 1. June 2023, 10:20 by Niverio
I love this genre so far! An astonishing puzzle, and the logic is so crisp yet so rewarding!
on 1. June 2023, 08:26 by PrimeWeasel
It's definitely a step up from the previous one, similar to doing a few levels in Super Mario World and then taking the Star road shortcut and face Bowser, really good fun though! Keep them coming, MajorLuke will be on the lookout.
