Ring-Ringworm
(Published on 15. January 2024, 19:21 by PrimeWeasel)
So here's a little new thing I created of which I thought it might be fun!
- Ring-Ring: Fill the grid by drawing rectangles that consist of horizontal and vertical lines between cell centers. The sides of different rectangles may intersect but cannot overlap. Rectangles can’t touch otherwise; in particular, they can’t touch by a corner.
- Worm : Travelling through the grid is a worm, moving orthogonally from cell to cell. It may touch itself, it's not a thick snake, it's a slim worm. Its head and tail are found at the circles. The worm can cross a rectangle only on cells with a straight segment and cannot take a turn on those segments (see the visual example for clarification).
- Outside clues : Red clues to the left and and the top indicate the number of cells that contain worm segments in the respective column/row. Black clues to the right and at the bottom indicate the number of cells that contain Ring-Ring segments in the respective column/row.
Note: All cells in the grid have to be covered by either Worm or Ring Ring segments, or both.
Penpa
Sudokupad
Visual example:
Solution code: Enter the contents of the cells in the 4th row from left to right and the 4th column from top to bottom, encoded as follows: C = Corner, H = Horizontal segment, V = Vertical segment, X = Crossing segments
Last changed on on 15. January 2024, 19:26
Solved by fjam, Piatato, rubbeng, KNT, Jesper, Vebby, kublai, Agent, wisty, yttrio, Myxo, MicroStudy, zzw, johnyzzh, JustinTucker, jkuo7, Niku, Christounet, Paletron
Comments
on 27. April 2024, 20:18 by Christounet
Very nice idea ! Super cool how it resolves with so few clues. Thanks :)
on 28. January 2024, 13:10 by zzw
Very cool puzzle! Simple rules with interesting interactions.
on 28. January 2024, 13:08 by Myxo
Wonderful puzzle, loved the ruleset and the execution!
on 20. January 2024, 06:37 by wisty
Wow! There's some fascinating stuff going on in this ruleset with regards to parity and connectivity. Super fun (and wonderfully weird) puzzle!
on 18. January 2024, 22:38 by Agent
Very cute, thanks!
on 16. January 2024, 00:07 by Jesper
That was fun, great idea!
on 15. January 2024, 21:17 by KNT
super cool
on 15. January 2024, 19:43 by Piatato
Great fun, thanks!