LITS Battle
(Published on 19. June 2024, 02:44 by AFrayedKnot)
Rules
Normal LITS rules apply.
Shade one tetromino in each region.
No two tetrominoes of the same shape may share an edge - reflections/rotations count as the same shape.
All tetrominoes must form a single connected area.
No 2x2 area of the grid can be completely shaded.
Additionally, each row, column and region must contain exactly one white star and one black star.
Black stars must be located on tetrominoes, and white stars must not.
Regardless of color, stars may not touch each other - not even diagonally.
Playable 8x8 Example
Penpa Link
SudokuPad Link
Main Puzzle
Penpa Link
SudokuPad Link
Solution code: The row number of each black star, left-to-right. For the example puzzle, this would be 26481537. Include multi-digit numbers for the bottom three rows of the main puzzle (rows 10,11,12). The solution code will be 15 digits long.
Comments
on 20. July 2024, 07:56 by garycblack
Got stuck on the last third, but very fun!
on 20. July 2024, 01:49 by Ragna
WOW! What a wonderful puzzle.
99%! Congratulation! Thank you for sharing with us. :-))
on 17. July 2024, 02:55 by isajo4002
Nice puzzle tricky towards the end but no unfair deductions
on 9. July 2024, 08:35 by AFrayedKnot
Minor rewording of solution code description, added missing LITS tag
on 6. July 2024, 03:25 by MaizeGator
Lovely! Approachable start, followed by a manageable ramp-up in difficulty. I was stumped for a short while at the end, but was able to ask the correct questions to see the ending clearly.
on 29. June 2024, 15:46 by Agent
Fun hybrid, thanks!
on 27. June 2024, 16:04 by Crusader175
Beautiful hybrid!
on 21. June 2024, 00:08 by Jesper
Great hybrid, thanks!
on 21. June 2024, 00:00 by Fool on Hill
I have loved every LITS puzzle I have ever solved before (one, I think) and every star battle I have ever solved (quite a number). This is a beautiful combination. Precise and clean interactions.
on 20. June 2024, 02:28 by ONeill
Very enjoyable combination!
on 19. June 2024, 23:09 by Christounet
Very nice hybrid ! Thanks :)
on 19. June 2024, 11:32 by Piatato
Wonderful! :)
on 19. June 2024, 09:59 by thrutch
That was beautiful!
on 19. June 2024, 02:48 by AFrayedKnot
Fixed example 8x8 sudokupad answer check
