Tapa-Like Loop by Grant Fikes
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 on edges)
Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic
Author/Opus: This is the 85th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
Rules: In this variation of Tapa, the wall is in the form of a single non-intersecting loop. Clues inside the grid represent the number of neighboring cells visited by the loop; if there is more than one number in a cell, each number should be represented with a separate loop segment. There is no 2×2 rule of Tapa in this puzzle. This example image should help:
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of the horizontal loop segments from left to right in the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry with a comma. For the example, this would be “11,12”.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:20, Master = 2:15, Expert = 4:30
Solution: PDF
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~5 minutes.
Excellent easy puzzle to get started with Tapa Loop.
This is the third puzzle I solved from this variation, I always had confusions during deductions but this one worked well.
Thanks for the puzzle.
Regards,
Ravi
02:57. I think I shouldn’t try hitting the Grandmaster time with loop-type puzzles on MS Paint.
Nicely done.
Lovely puzzle.My first solve of this variant Tapa type.13 mins
Easy Puzzle. 1.35 mins on this one.