Thursday, June 19, 2025

Genre Spotlight 44: Deity Loop (Puzzles 346 and 347)

Today's genre is an old one, I think.  Again unsure of the origins, though I suspect it's Japanese.

Rules: Draw a non-intersecting loop through the centers of all cells. Every visit to a particular region must occupy an equal number of cells. A clue in a region indicates the number of cells occupied each visit.

           

Two puzzles for your enjoyment today.  The first was an attempt to enforce region symmetry within the grid.  This proved difficult to accomplish and took longer than expected to construct. (EDIT 11:56 AM: Replaced with new puzzle, this time confirmed unique.)

Puzzle 346 (Penpa) 

The second puzzle is actually pretty old, written some time in 2022.  It has some more involved logical steps and is reminiscent of the types of puzzles I posted back then. 

Puzzle 347 (Penpa)

 

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