Thread - Round 17 : Search for Sita

shraeye - 2026-10-10 2:45 AM

In Tapa Guard, is there any end to "how far" a guard looks across a puzzle? Does it end at another clue? I misunderstood the instructions at first and imagined it was "immediately adjacent shaded cells" only.

The IB states that
"Additionally, each digit clue also represents a guard. The digit's value indicates the number of shaded cells in the corresponding direction. A digit in the undivided cell must satisfy the count constraint in at least one of the four directions. "

The cells need not be immediately adjacent, as the example suggests. A guard's view extends to the edge of the grid and is not blocked by other clues.


	@ 2026-10-11 8:02 AM (#42145 - in reply to #42135) (#42145) Top
amitsowani Posts: 407 Country : India	amitsowani posted @ 2026-10-11 8:02 AM shraeye - 2026-10-10 2:45 AM In Tapa Guard, is there any end to "how far" a guard looks across a puzzle? Does it end at another clue? I misunderstood the instructions at first and imagined it was "immediately adjacent shaded cells" only. The IB states that "Additionally, each digit clue also represents a guard. The digit's value indicates the number of shaded cells in the corresponding direction. A digit in the undivided cell must satisfy the count constraint in at least one of the four directions. " The cells need not be immediately adjacent, as the example suggests. A guard's view extends to the edge of the grid and is not blocked by other clues.