One more Choco Banana for good measure! This one is harder than 178; I like how it turned out. Also, all three puzzles have involved empty middle themes -- am I becoming too predictable yet?
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Puzzle 178 ("Border Clues", Choco Banana)
Have another Choco Banana. This theme was heavily inspired by one from the most recent Nikoli magazine -- it has a very similar look, but the solve path is quite different. In any case, nothing too hard, but should hopefully be a smooth experience.
Friday, May 26, 2023
Puzzle 177 ("Dominos", Chocolate Banana)
Last night I felt a bit lonely, so I decided to rev up my Twitch channel and stream myself to a small audience. I started by solving a few Choco Banana puzzles but ultimately transitioned into constructing one live on stream. This was the result. This took about an hour and a half to construct, though I think it would have gone faster if I weren't live and sharing my thoughts with the stream.
Thanks to ft029, IHNN, Jamie Hargrove, and others who were there for both technical and moral support. It was fun! I might consider doing this more often in the future.
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Puzzle 176 (Slitherlink)
One more Slitherlink for good measure. This puzzle was also written yesterday and is somewhat easier than my usual fare. My goal was to make a puzzle with a lower difficulty (Nikoli medium, perhaps?) but was still interesting.
On a related note, I may or may not use the same themes too often in my Slitherlinks. Oops.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Puzzle 175 (Slitherlink)
Another Nikoli-style slitherlink. Part of the challenge with replicating this style is that I need to let go of my desire to create very tight solve paths. Constructing these slitherlinks then becomes a game of balance: how do I make a puzzle that is loose in some ways but tight in other ways? I think I answered that question well with this grid, but I'm still not entirely fluent with this mode of construction.
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