Link to original post : Puzzle 84: Chopsticks

Hashiwokakero Draw some bridges connecting the islands (circles). Bridges can only run horizontally or vertically, and all islands must be connected (it must be possible to visit any island by using the bridges). Bridges cannot cross each other. Between any two islands, there may be at most two direct bridges connecting them. A number on […]


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Link to original post : Puzzle 85: Loose Strands

Pure Loop Loop: Draw a loop that passes all white cells and no black cell such that the loop goes horizontally or vertically at all times and never touches or crosses itself. Expected difficulty Hard • Answer • Comment/E-mail if you want a solution to be published There we go, the last of the series. […]


Posted in Difficulty: Hard, pure loop, puzzle

Link to original post : Puzzle 86: Scarcity

Pure Loop Loop: Draw a loop that passes all white cells and no black cell such that the loop goes horizontally or vertically at all times and never touches or crosses itself. Expected difficulty Easy • Answer • Comment/E-mail if you want a solution to be published Page 12 of Chessics #12 states that a […]


Posted in Difficulty: Easy, pure loop, puzzle

Link to original post : Puzzle 87: Jagged Squares

Futoshiki Latin square: Put a number between 1 and 6 into each cell inclusive such that each row and column contains exactly one instance of each number. The grid has inequalities in it, which must be satisfied by the numbers in the corresponding cells. Expected difficulty Medium • Answer • Comment/E-mail if you want a […]


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Link to original post : Puzzle 88: I Give Up

Masyu Loop: Draw a loop that passes all the circles. Whenever the loop passes a white circle, it must go straight, but turns either before or after the circle (or both). Whenever the loop passes a black circle, it must turn, but go straight on both before and after the circle. Expected difficulty Medium • […]


Posted in Difficulty: Medium, masyu, nikoli, puzzle

Link to original post : Puzzle 89: Three-Four-Five

Fillomino Read here for instructions. Expected difficulty Medium • Answer • Comment/E-mail if you want a solution to be published Just a classic Fillomino to fill my blog. No particular reason of why I have that theme; I was constructing the opening and saw that I only used the digits 3,4,5, so I went ahead […]


Posted in Difficulty: Medium, fillomino, nikoli, puzzle

Link to original post : Puzzle 90: Antimatter

Dual Masyu Follow regular Masyu rules. This is a loop puzzle: Draw a loop that passes some of the cells such that the loop never touches or crosses itself, the loop only turns on cell centers, and the loop only makes 90-degree turns. The loop must pass all circles. When it passes a white circle, […]


Posted in Difficulty: Medium, masyu, masyu variation, nikoli, puzzle