Next up on the docket is a 2-star Tapa (Islands) puzzle. I was surprised to see a Tapa variant appear so early in the week. The only Tapa variant I've constructed before is a Tapa (Line), so this was a struggle to get working/unique. Also, Tapa puzzles are pretty tricky to rate on GMP, since Serkan is a Tapa specialist, so Tapa ratings might be a bit lower than they should be.
The end result is a puzzle that I like, but may be a bit off the mark when it comes to difficulty or quality. Ah well, such is the risk that comes with trying a challenge like this 🙂.
Rules: Standard Tapa rules. Also, similar to Nurikabe, each Tapa clue cell is part of an island of horizontally and vertically connected white cells and the area of the island must be one of the numbers in the clue (as an example, if a clue is 1 5, then the island containing that clue must be either 1 cell or 5 cells large). Islands are allowed to touch diagonally, and there may be islands without any number clues in the grid.
Sweet! I'd say this one is maybe sliiiightly above 2 stars, like 2.5, but I could be biased because I was stuck on a trivial deduction for a while making it take longer.
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