Prison Break (Kouchoku)
(Published on 5. April 2024, 10:01 by Wessel Strijkstra)
Prison Break (Kouchoku)
by Wessel Strijkstra
I made this puzzle for the lovely Wisty, as a thank you for her nice donation to the Sudokucon live stream. I think it turned out quite fun:) I wouldn't necessarily recommend solving it if you have no experience with the genre, but who am I to not recommend a Kouch. If you do want some practice beforehand, you can find a couple of them on puzz.link. Have fun!
Rules:
- Draw lines connecting all clues to form a loop which travels through each clue once.
- Lines only travel straight from clue to clue (allowing non-orthogonal lines).
- Two line segments may intersect each other only at a 90° angle.
- All clues containing the same letter must be connected consecutively.
- Clues containing different letters may not be directly connected; the loop must travel through at least one black dot between them.
Solution code: The number of lines crossing the gridline indicated by the blue arrow.
Comments
on 25. July 2024, 16:36 by Qodec
Perfectly doable for a newbie kouchoku solver like me. Would recommend!
on 8. April 2024, 12:19 by Piatato
My favorite kouchoku so far! Excellent logic throughout!
on 6. April 2024, 16:59 by wisty
- nahw thank you wisty!!
One of the most memorable puzzles I've ever solved! Clever and artistic execution of such a novel and ambitious idea. Thank you so much for the wonderful gift! It's a fun challenge, but it's not quite as daunting as it looks, so I hope people give it a try :)
