Hybrid Series #1: Pentominous Mid-Loop
(Published on 11. January 2025, 11:32 by Tyrgannus)
Hybrid Series #1: Pentominous Mid-Loop
Rules:
Draw a non-intersecting, non-branching loop through the centers of some cells that passes through every clue. Each clue marks the center of the straight line segment it lies on. Circles, letters, and question marks all count as clues for these purposes. (Mid-Loop)
Divide the grid into regions of five orthogonally connected cells so that no regions of the same shape share an edge, counting rotations and reflections as the same. Clued cells must belong to a region with the pentomino shape associated with that letter. If a letter is on a border, EXACTLY ONE of those cells belongs to the pentomino associated with that letter. A question mark on a border indicates a defined edge between two unknown pentominoes. (Pentominous)
Finally, each pentomino letter has the same amount of cells the loop passes through in every instance of that particular letter. For example, if a "U" pentomino has one cell the loop passes through, then all "U" pentominoes have exactly one cell the loop passes through. Different letters may have different loop totals (Interaction)
Answer check should work if all the loop AND region edges are drawn in green. As having both of them be green can be awkward while solving, feel free to solve and mark however you wish and then just enter the solution code
Puzzle:
Solution code: Row14 Left to right, the 15 letters of the associated pentominoes in that row followed by the number of cells not visited by the loop in that row and then the number of turns the loop makes in that row. No spaces. For example, a solution code might look like this: uxxxppllllwwttt37
Comments
on 5. February 2025, 23:44 by KNT
really fun, thanks! exactly the kind of nonsudoku hybrid i enjoy solving
on 26. January 2025, 01:05 by Christounet
Lots 9f fun ! Thanks :)
on 20. January 2025, 16:30 by Andrewsarchus
Very Nice! Challenging and enjoyable to the very end.
on 13. January 2025, 14:12 by jessica6
exciting until the end
on 12. January 2025, 17:25 by ONeill
Very nice puzzle!
on 11. January 2025, 22:26 by Piatato
Great fun, thanks!
on 11. January 2025, 20:40 by goodcity
Great one !
on 11. January 2025, 17:51 by Agent
Very nice and smooth!
on 11. January 2025, 17:35 by Myxo
Really cool puzzle! Starts off easy and becomes quite hard towards the end.
on 11. January 2025, 15:41 by Jesper
Very nice, thanks!
on 11. January 2025, 15:40 by Pixel_StrengthReal
This is the first ever 4* that I have solved. this is such a fun puzzle. can't wait for part 2
on 11. January 2025, 13:12 by Niverio
Very cool! It's nice to see you posting more pencil puzzles here :D
on 11. January 2025, 12:20 by oklux
This was such a joy to solve and the interactions were at times difficult but always totally fair. Loved it, thanks for setting!
