Balance Loop (All Whites) by Grant Fikes
This is a free “warm-up” puzzle; Season 4 subscribers will see today’s main puzzle in the same style posted at 9:05 AM PT.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools in linex mode where left click+drag draws lines and right click marks X’s)
Theme: Big and Small
Author/Opus: This is the 496th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
Rules: Standard Balance Loop rules. Additionally, all possible white circles are given, meaning that no other cells in the loop can represent a “balanced” cell where a white circle could be placed.
Difficulty: 2 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 0:30, Master = 2:00, Expert = 4:00
Solution: PDF and solving animation.
Note: Follow this link for other Balance Loop puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Balance Loop Puzzles to get started on. More Balance Loops can be found in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli and in Balance Loop by Prasanna Seshadri and Murat Can Tonta.
Note 2: Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our Week 7 Discussion post on the GMPuzzles Discord.