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This Puzzle was created during the speed setting contest over Cracking The Cryptic discord server within a time limit of 45 min.
Rules:
Insert a number in the indicated range into each cell so that no number repeats in any row or column. Some regions appear with more cells than there are numbers in the indicated range. Some number(s) repeat in these regions, but all numbers in the indicated range must appear at least once within each of these regions.
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This Puzzle was created during the speed setting contest over Cracking The Cryptic discord server within a time limit of 90 min.
Host provided two custom boards (Hash and Ring) shaped. Here are the links if you want to create one.
1. Hashtag
More importantly, finally, this entry made me win the contest :)
Rules:
Paint some cells black. Black cells are not allowed to touch each other on the sides. The remaining white area has to be connected. The white area can't span over two consecutive boundaries in a single row or column. The numbers in the rooms indicate how many cells are to be painted black.
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This Puzzle was created during the speed setting contest over Cracking The Cryptic discord server within a time limit of 60 min.
Rules:
Shade some empty cells black to create a single connected wall. Numbers in a cell indicate the length of consecutive shaded blocks in the neighboring cells. If there is more than one number in a cell, then there must be at least one white (unshaded) cell between the black cell groups. Cells with numbers cannot be shaded, and the shaded cells cannot form a 2×2 square anywhere in the grid.
Additionally, the grey lines must be palindrome in terms of shaded/unshaded cells.
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This puzzle was entered into Logic Showcase #25 (Ubnique Tilings).
The challenge was to create a logic puzzle using a grid-based on any tiling other than the standard square tiling.
Rules:
Blacken some white cells and then draw a single closed loop (without intersections or crossings) through all remaining white cells. Blackened cells cannot share an edge with each other. Some cells are outlined and in gray and cannot be part of the loop. Numbered arrows in such cells indicate the total number of blackened cells that exist in that direction in the grid.
Additionally, Numbered arrows also indicate the total number of cells where the loop turns. Loop cannot cross on given edges.
Theme: Ones and Twos
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This Sudoku was created in an attempt to invent a new variant. Although later I was notified that a similar (but not exact) variant already appeared on the Cracking The Cryptic youtube channel. Anyways this should be still fun to solve and explore.
Rules:
-Normal sudoku rules apply: In a row, column, or box, the digits 1-9 have to appear exactly once.
-Thermos: Along the thermos, divide the numbers as a group of 2 digit numbers and these two-digit numbers must increase from the bulb to the end. 2 digit numbers are read in the direction from the bulb to the end.
Theme: 33
Difficulty: Medium
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This Puzzle I created while recording a video on PenpaPlus Channel. It's easy but fun and teaches you the basic fundamental rules of the Pentominous puzzle genre.
Rules:
Divide the grid into pentominoes (five-cell regions) so that no two pentominoes of the same shape (including rotations/reflections) share an edge. A cell with a letter in it must be part of the pentomino shape normally associated with that letter. An inventory of pentominoes is given below the puzzle but not all shapes must be used.
Difficulty: Easy
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I created this Sudoku to exploit an interesting discovery I found in a "No Even Neighbor Sudoku".
I have also published this Sudoku on the LMD website, if you would like to go over there and provide your rating, I would really appreciate it.
Rules:
1. Normal classic rules apply. i.e. Place numbers in the grid such that each row, column, and 3*3 box contain the numbers 1-9.
2. Thermo rules apply. i.e. Some thermometer shapes are in the grid, digits must be strictly increasing from the round bulb to the flat end.
3. Little Killer rules apply. i.e. Outside clues are the sum of digits along the pointed arrow direction, digits may repeat as long as classic rules are satisfied.
4. No Even Neighbor rules apply. i.e. No Two Even digits can be orthogonal to each other. (i.e. they can't share an edge)
Difficulty: Hard
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Trick/Hint: Spoiler
This Puzzle is to promote the new grid type on Penpa+.
Rules:
Draw a single, non-intersecting loop that only consists of horizontal and vertical segments between the dots. Numbers inside a cell indicate how many of the edges of that cell are part of the loop.
Difficulty: Easy
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This Sudoku was created during the speed setting contest over Cracking The Cryptic discord server within a time limit of 1 hour.
Rules:
-Normal sudoku rules apply: In a row, column, or box, the digits 1-9 have to appear exactly once.
-Thermometer: Digits on the thermometer increase from the bulb to the end.
-Palindrome: Digits read the same from both the directions on these lines.
Theme: Carrot and Asparagus
Difficulty: Hard
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This Puzzle was created during the speed setting contest over Cracking The Cryptic discord server within a time limit of 30 min.
Rules:
Draw a single closed loop (without intersections or crossings) passing through some empty cells in the grid. The grid contains some bordered or colored cells that cannot be part of the loop. Black cells must be outside the loop; white cells (with heavy borders) must be inside the loop. Numbers and arrows refer to the total sum of the lengths of loop segments in the given direction. (An equivalent way to understand these values is to count the number of cell borders crossed by the loop in that direction.)
Difficulty: Easy
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This is a Tapa puzzle created during a collaborative fun event over Cracking The Cryptic discord server. Each author would place one clue during their turn. It was really fun to collaborate with other puzzlers and we hope you enjoy solving this one.
Authors: Myself, Priyam Bhushan, Prasanna Seshadri, Eric Fox, Murat Can Tonta, Gliperal, Botaku, Shye
Rules:
Shade some empty cells black to create a single connected wall. Numbers in a cell indicate the length of consecutive shaded blocks in the neighboring cells. If there is more than one number in a cell, then there must be at least one white (unshaded) cell between the black cell groups. Cells with numbers cannot be shaded, and the shaded cells cannot form a 2×2 square anywhere in the grid.
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Rules:
Shade some empty cells black to create a single connected wall. Numbers in a cell indicate the length of consecutive unshaded blocks in the neighboring cells. If there is more than one number in a cell, there must be at least one shaded cell between the unshaded cell groups. Shaded cells cannot form a 2x2 square anywhere in the grid. Cells with numbers count as unshaded cells for adjacent clues.
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This Sudoku was created during the speed setting contest over Cracking The Cryptic discord server within a time limit of 1 hour.
Rules:
-Normal sudoku rules apply: In a row, column, or box, the digits 1-9 have to appear exactly once.
-Kropki pair rules apply: On a black dot, digits have to be in a 1:2 ratio. On a white dot, digits have to be consecutive. There is no negative constraint.
-Clone rules apply: There are two clones in the grid. Clones contain the same digits in the same locations.
Theme: Pentominoes
Difficulty: Hard
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