Hybrid Star Battle Series (022) - Simple Loop (a.k.a Double Comet)
(Eingestellt am 22. Juni 2023, 22:21 Uhr von BenceJoful)
Intro
For this Hybrid Star Battle Series I will be sharing puzzles combining Star Battle with another puzzle genre. This week's genre is Simple Loop.
It could be argued that this is closer to a "Regional Yajilin" puzzle, but I think either can work. Perhaps in the future I'll find another ruleset for Yajilin. In any case, the last few puzzles have been a bit on the complex side, and I wanted something simple. Hope you enjoy!
Rules
Standard Star Battle and Simple Loop rules apply.
- Star Battle: Shade some cells such that each row, column, and outlined region contains exactly 2 shaded cells (1 in the example). Shaded cells may not touch one another, not even diagonally.
- Simple Loop: Draw a non-intersecting loop through the centers of all non-shaded cells.
Links
8x8 1-star Example (Penpa+ link):
Lösungscode: Along row 8, then column 8: if the cell is shaded, give S. Otherwise if the loop continues straight through the cell give I, and if the loop turns give L. In the above example, the solution code is LLSLIIIL LILSLLLL.
Kommentare
am 27. Juli 2023, 12:49 Uhr von Piatato
Awesome puzzle! Really impressive as well, it cannot have been easy to find this grid!
am 13. Juli 2023, 18:02 Uhr von sgt_reckless
Lovely puzzle, especially the ending logic!
am 24. Juni 2023, 00:43 Uhr von BenceJoful
@Joo M. Y: Thanks for the info! I guess haven't run into one of those before.
am 23. Juni 2023, 14:06 Uhr von Joo M.Y
This puzzle, which is a hybrid of Star Battle and Simple Loop, has another name, 'Comet'.
am 23. Juni 2023, 00:40 Uhr von BenceJoful
Fixed rules, thanks for noticing Myxo!
am 23. Juni 2023, 00:03 Uhr von Myxo
Lovely puzzle! The description currently says "1 star" instead of "2 stars", but it's correct on Penpa.
