Slitherlink by Murat Can Tonta
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools in edgex mode where left click+drag draws lines and right click marks X’s)
Theme: Parallel Universes
Author/Opus: This is the 170th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Murat Can Tonta.
Rules: Standard Slitherlink rules.
Difficulty: 3 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:30, Master = 4:45, Expert = 9:30
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
Note: Follow this link for classic Slitherlink and this link for Slitherlink variations. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Slitherlink puzzles to get started on. More Slitherlink puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles, Slitherlink and Variations, and our beginner-friendly book Logic Puzzles 101.
I really enjoyed this one. I found it slightly easier than the previous puzzle, but that’s partially because once you get on the same wavelength as this puzzle, it just flows along beautifully.
Are these puzzles required to have a unique solution?
I reached a point where I can find multiple valid solutions, or at least them seem valid to me. Is this expected or am I doing something wrong?
All the puzzles on this site have a unique solution. We’ll share that for this puzzle at end of the week.
After posting the comment and staring a bit more at the puzzle, I realized that I forgot to copy two numbers into my grid. Dumb mistake 🙂
Thank you for the very nice puzzle!
Nice Puzzle. 4.16 mins to solve this puzzle. Watching the solution videos from the previous puzzles helped me to solve this puzzle faster.