Slitherlink (Crosslink) by Grant Fikes
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Theme: Logical Variation
Author/Opus: This is the 87th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
Rules: Variation of Slitherlink rules. The loop may now intersect itself at a point (it still may not coincide anywhere). At any dot at which more than 2 segments meet, the segments must all travel straight through the dot. This example may help:
Answer String: For each marked row, enter the length in cells of each connected group inside the loop from left to right. Separate each row’s entry with a comma. Shading the loop so that each fence separates a shaded/unshaded cell can help identify what is inside. For the example, the answer would be “11,12”.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:00, Master = 6:30, Expert = 13:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other Slitherlink variations and this link for classic Slitherlink. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Slitherlink puzzles to get started on.
06:59. I shouldn’t do Slitherlink on Paint…
Great one, with a nice balance of clues and the single loop condition. At one time, the clues provide the path; just next two ends of a strand almost meet together. Perhaps an interesting one is around the top-right (dot R4C6 going up instead of right) which seems pretty unusual and so is nice. Great job.
Great fun, I’ve been waiting for Crosslinks to appear here.
A Sheep & Wolves Crosslink could be interesting.
19:19…This variant looks more interesting than slitherlink …
You might also like “Colorlink”, of which there are quite a few wonderful examples over at Palmer’s Site:
Colorlink. Plus there are a few more crosslink puzzles.
3:56 That was quite enjoyable. I like the deductions here somewhat better than in the classical variant.
I loved this, even though slitherlink is generally one of my weaker puzzles. Hope to see more!