Balance Loop by Prasanna Seshadri
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: Double Trouble
Author/Opus: This is the 198th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.
Rules: (Standard Balance Loop rules.) Draw a single, non-intersecting loop that passes through all circled cells. All white circles must have equal segment lengths on both sides of the circle before turning. All black circles must have unequal segment lengths on both sides of the circle before turning. Numbers indicate the sum of the segment lengths on both sides of the circle.
Also, see this example:
Difficulty: 1 star
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 0:30, Master = 1:00, Expert = 2:00
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
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.
A gentle loosener from prasanna … (cricket terminology)
Cute
2:02 nice puzzle
The automatic checking seems to fail for this puzzle. I don’t know what goes wrong, but when I correctly solved the puzzle I didn’t see the congratulation sign.
I’ve solved it, and all seems fine. Please check your solution if it’s possible, or you can compare yours with the PDF file in the related post on the website.