Cave (Hex) by Chandrachud Nanduri
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Theme: Central Diamond
Author/Opus: This is the 1st puzzle from guest contributor Chandrachud Nanduri.
Rules: Standard Cave rules. (The puzzle is on a hexagonal grid and cells now see in a maximum of six possible directions.)
Difficulty: 3 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 5:00, Master = 6:15, Expert = 12:30
Solution: PDF and solving video.
Note: Follow this link for classic Caves and this link for Cave variations. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Cave Puzzles to get started on. More Cave puzzles can be found in Roger Barkan’s Colossal Cave Collection, in The Art of Puzzles, and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
When I was solving it turned out that it has quite straight flow but the biggest difficulty was in correct hex counting xD
Normally hex grids feel pretty intuitive to me, but this one tripped me up several times. Something about how Cave cells count themselves just does something weird here…