From the Foxger’s Den #2: Slitherlink

Slitherlink by Grant Fikes

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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: Triples

Rules: Standard Slitherlink rules.

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the internal loop segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry with a comma.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 0:45, Master = 1:30, Expert = 3:00

Solution: PDF

From the Foxger’s Den #1: Cross the Streams

Cross The Streams by Grant Fikes

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or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)

Theme: One Small Step for a Foxger, …. Grant’s first “official puzzle” after yesterday’s TomTom is one of his own genres, Cross the Streams.

Rules: Standard Cross the Streams rules.

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments from top to bottom for the marked columns, going in order from A to B to C to D and separating each row’s entry with a comma.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:00, Master = 3:15, Expert = 6:30

Solution: PDF

Editor’s Note: It is with great pleasure that we add Grant Fikes to our list of Contributing Puzzlemasters. He is not just a prolific designer but an immensely creative designer too, and his projects like ChipIn for Children’s Charities show off his generous character.