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Split Connections (U-Bahn + Loop)

(Published on 31. July 2023, 08:00 by Nordy)

This puzzle is a variant of U-Bahn where you must shade some cells to form a loop, and then draw two networks—one inside the loop and one outside the loop. Difficulty estimated at 3½ stars. For an intro to U-Bahn with empty clues, see this 1-star puzzle by KNT.

Many thanks to wooferzfg, Jakhob, and KNT for testing earlier versions and providing valuable feedback.


Rules:

Shaded Loop: Shade some cells to form a single, orthogonally-connected loop. The loop is 1-cell wide and does not touch itself orthogonally.

2-Bahn (Two Networks)

  • Draw two distinct loop networks—draw one network that occupies all unshaded cells that are inside the shaded loop, and draw another network that occupies all unshaded cells that are outside the shaded loop (networks cannot visit shaded loop cells)
  • Each network travels through the center of cells, is fully connected, and has no dead ends
  • A clue outside the grid indicates how many times the corresponding behavior (turn, straight, branch, cross, or unvisited) occurs in that row or column

For clarity, the shaded loop represents all cells that are unvisited by either network—there are no additional unvisited cells that are not part of the shaded loop.


Solve online:

Solution code: For each column besides the last, the number of lines leading right from that column

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Solved by wooferzfg, Dandelo, Mr_tn, Jesper, ONeill, KNT, Luigi, Myxo, ClashCode, Piatato, polar, filuta, jkuo7, cmb, Statistica, misko, CJK, Agent, Zzzyxas, Joe Average, The Book Wyrm, tuturitu, RJBlarmo, Paletron, abed hawila, Bellsita
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Comments

on 19. April 2024, 08:30 by The Book Wyrm
Fun puzzle!
Not too difficult, but some fun logic in here. Interesting ruleset with some nice interactions.

on 3. August 2023, 14:14 by filuta
haha, it wouldn't be Nordy, if he didn't turn just anything into a snake/loop puzzle. Well done! Not easy, but certainly with original logic.

on 2. August 2023, 21:04 by Piatato
Fun puzzle, thanks!

on 1. August 2023, 22:15 by Myxo
Cool puzzle! Some really unusual logic for u-bahn :)

on 1. August 2023, 03:26 by KNT
fun puzzle! thanks

on 31. July 2023, 09:03 by wooferzfg
Cool puzzle, thank you! It's neat to see more setters getting into U-Bahn

Difficulty:4
Rating:96 %
Solved:26 times
Observed:3 times
ID:000ENS

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