Pentominous U-Bahn (Warm-up #1)
(Published on 15. November 2024, 09:10 by KNT)
Draw a totally connected loop network through the centers of some cells, which may branch or turn, but may not have any dead ends. A clue outside the grid indicates how many times the corresponding line shape (i.e. a cross, branch, straight line, or turn) appears in the corresponding row or column, irrespective of the line shape's rotation.
Within a pentomino, all non-empty cells must be the same line shape.
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Solution code: For each row except the last, the number of lines leading down from that row
Comments
on 20. February 2025, 03:15 by askaksaksask
Brilliant puzzle. Perhaps I'm rusty at my U-bahn but I don't figure this to be 3*! Tricky indeed, but some very fun logic to uncover. I'm excited to tackle the next ones in the series, this has come highly recommended. Thank you!
on 27. November 2024, 19:03 by jessica6
very tricky!
on 21. November 2024, 08:02 by sfushidahardy
Super fun! And hard for me, despite being the first warm-up lol
on 17. November 2024, 14:20 by Statistica
Warm-Up? Bin jetzt schon fix und fertig ;-)
on 15. November 2024, 17:00 by Samish
Nice intro!
on 15. November 2024, 15:54 by ONeill
Cool!
on 15. November 2024, 11:34 by ibag
Great fun!
on 15. November 2024, 11:21 by MagnusJosefsson
Really fun! I look forward to the main puzzle with a mixture of dread and excited anticipation :).
on 15. November 2024, 10:50 by Piatato
Cool! Looking forward to seeing what kind of monster we'll have to deal with!
on 15. November 2024, 09:17 by KNT
I am going to post the "main" puzzle related to these two warm-ups in a few days. It is unusually challenging, and I highly recommending solving both of these introductory puzzles if you choose to attempt it. I hope it is a puzzle worthy of my 100th post on LM.
