Hashikabe #3
(Published on 19. May 2025, 19:47 by Nell Gwyn)

Wow, I still know how to make puzzles that aren't hexagonal! I also remade the 7x7 example puzzle from my first Hashikabe in my current style. Enjoy!
- 1. Shade some cells (representing "water") such that:
- 1a. The water cells form a single contiguous region, with no 2x2 areas.
- 1b. Each orthogonally-connected group of unshaded cells (or "island") contains exactly two numeric clues (the two clues may occupy the same cell, indicated with smaller numbers in the corners of a cell), and one of those clues is the number of cells in that island.
- 1c. All numbers are part of islands.
- 2. The other clue in each island is the number of bridges connecting that island to other islands.
- 2a. A bridge is a straight line from a cell on one island to a cell on another island, with only water cells in between.
- 2b. Bridges cannot turn, cannot cross one another, and cannot start or end on the same island cell as another bridge.
- 2c. The bridges must join all the islands into one connected network.
- 2d. Each pair of islands can have at most 2 bridges connecting them directly.
- 3. Some number clues have been replaced with question marks. These may represent any number.
Penpa (Main Puzzle)
Penpa (7x7 Example Puzzle)
Solution code: Row 7, notated as follows: A = Island cell with a bridge, B = Island cell with no bridge, C = water cell with a bridge, D = water cell without a bridge (in the 7x7 example puzzle, row 7 would be written as BDDBADA)
Solved by Jesper, Christounet, prismic911, Calump, nuzzopa, TheZwierz, MaizeGator, redfoot, Mr_tn, jkuo7, JustinTucker, Grausbert, misko, ns08, mellowrobinson, ChristJan, MagnusJosefsson, tuace, Jodelbanane, puzzler05, r45, wildbush7, mdjvz, dogfarts, TheBigShark, AnnaTh, abed hawila, jzstarburzt, SKORP17, OGRussHood, kjholt
Comments
on 25. June 2025, 08:37 by AnnaTh
Wonderful!
on 20. June 2025, 10:14 by mdjvz
Very nice. Cann't wait for #4
on 20. June 2025, 10:14 by mdjvz
Very nice. Cann't wait for #4
on 20. June 2025, 10:14 by mdjvz
Very nice. Cann't wait for #4
on 20. June 2025, 10:14 by mdjvz
Very nice. Cann't wait for #4
on 20. June 2025, 10:14 by mdjvz
Very nice. Cann't wait for #4
on 3. June 2025, 15:45 by MagnusJosefsson
Very nice, enjoyable!
on 20. May 2025, 16:26 by MaizeGator
Cool ruleset and interesting final resolution
on 19. May 2025, 22:51 by Christounet
Very nice! Thanks :)
on 19. May 2025, 22:44 by Jesper
Great puzzle, thanks!