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Homarus

(Published on 2. September 2024, 03:46 by sfushidahardy)

This is a Yajilin puzzle with a bonus rule in each half of the grid. I hope you enjoy it!

  • Yajilin: each cell (without an arrow clue on it) is shaded either green or black. Draw a loop through the centers of all green cells which travels vertically and horizontally and doesn't branch or cross itself. No two black cells can touch orthogonally. Each arrow clue gives the number of black cells seen in the indicated direction.
  • U-Bahn: clues outside of the grid indicate how many of each segment (a straight or a turn) occurs in the indicated row or column, independent of rotation. (The clues only scan the left-half-grid and no further.) The "even" clues represent an even number which must be determined, and similarly for "odd".
  • Masyu: if a segment crosses a black circle it must turn, and continue straight directly before and directly after. If a segment crosses a white circle it must go straight and turn in at least one of the cells directly before or directly after. Circles may be shaded black, in which case they are ignored.

Solve Homarus on Penpa+.

Solve Homarus on Sudokupad. (For answer-check, replace black-shaded cells with the letter "A".)

About the title: Homarus is a genus of lobster, notable for having dimorphism in its claws: one claw is specialised for cutting, the other for crushing.

Solution code: Row 2, with "L" for turns, "I" for straights, and "X" for black-shaded cells. (12 characters, no spaces.)

Last changed on on 2. September 2024, 04:00

Solved by MaizeGator, kays, Grothenlace, Christounet, jkuo7, ONeill, Paletron, Jesper, KNT, Mr_tn, CHalb, Mark Sweep, Bellsita, RJBlarmo, johnyzzh, SudokuHero, meixia, yttrio, SudokuExplorer, TheZwierz, OGRussHood, Echatsum, SKORP17, LeiZ123321
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Comments

on 8. September 2024, 10:30 by SudokuExplorer
Very challenging but enjoyed each aha moment, thanks!

on 7. September 2024, 23:32 by yttrio
What a ride! This was quite tricky for me, but every breakthrough felt satisfying, thanks!

Last changed on 5. September 2024, 15:23

on 5. September 2024, 15:23 by SudokuHero
This probably would have been much easier if I were better at these puzzles hahahahaha. Very good puzzle, you are single-handedly making me enjoy pencil puzzles

on 2. September 2024, 23:34 by Jesper
Fun puzzle, thanks!

on 2. September 2024, 17:28 by ONeill
Enjoyable puzzle :) it feels very minimal throughout

on 2. September 2024, 10:15 by Christounet
Great ! Always enjoying a good yajilin hybrid. Thanks :)

Last changed on 2. September 2024, 04:03

on 2. September 2024, 04:01 by MaizeGator
Enjoyed testing this one! Very creative ruleset, and you did an excellent job to integrate the two halves together.

Reply: Thank you! Greatly appreciate your testing, as always!

on 2. September 2024, 04:00 by sfushidahardy
Easier solution code

Difficulty:4
Rating:88 %
Solved:24 times
Observed:2 times
ID:000JN0

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