Slitherlink (Hex) by Thomas Snyder
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Theme: Snowflake
Author/Opus: This is the 414th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Slitherlink rules (with a hexagonal grid).
Difficulty: 4.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 11:00, Master = 16:00, Expert = 32:00
Solution: PDF and solving video.
Note: Follow this link for classic Slitherlink and this link for Slitherlink variations. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Slitherlink puzzles to get started on. More Slitherlink puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles, Slitherlink and Variations, and our beginner-friendly book Logic Puzzles 101.
That was fantastic. Really fun to discover all the lemmas for hex slitherlink (as equivalents of lemmas in square slitherlink or otherwise). I actually enjoyed this more than regular slitherlink.