Dutch Chaos Loop (CC)
(Published on 15. July 2025, 14:32 by gdc)
For this week's setting challenge by lmdemasi about loops. I decided to add CC since I love that genre and haven't used it for a while. Thanks lmdemasi, MaizeGator, mellowrobinson and the CtC discord for testing. Estimated difficulty according to testers is 3-4 stars. Hope you enjoy!
Dutch Loop: Draw a loop of orthogonally connected cells. The loop can't touch itself, not even diagonally. Adjacent digits on the loop differ by 4 or more. Region borders divide the loop into connected segments.
Circled digits are on the loop and count the number of cells on their segments.
Some region borders and loop parts are given.
Example
A 5x5 example. The whispers only use difference 2 or more. It uses my recommended notation which is colors for regions and lines for borders/loop.
Solution code: Digits NOT on the loop in row 6, left to right
Comments
on 27. July 2025, 15:03 by peacherwu2
Very well crafted and thank you very much!
on 21. July 2025, 23:50 by madhupt
Brilliant puzzle! Tough but largely smooth with certain bumps on the way. It is an extremely enjoyable puzzle and very satisfying solve in the end.
on 16. July 2025, 22:57 by Elker
Perfectly executed. Lot of fun and challenging throughout. Thanks for setting.
on 16. July 2025, 21:09 by cozmic72
Dutch whisper logic at is finest. Thanks for a great puzzle!
on 16. July 2025, 19:34 by Snookerfan
Gorgeous puzzle with a lovely ruleset that made the solve very pleasant and quite smooth. Thank you
on 16. July 2025, 11:03 by Crusader175
Wonderful puzzle! I liked that last bit of deduction.
on 16. July 2025, 10:54 by Exigus
At some points seemed almost impossible but the whisper loop finds a way. Amazing. Thanks!
on 16. July 2025, 08:25 by rameshsrivats
Great puzzle
on 16. July 2025, 06:34 by marcmees
very nice. thanks
on 16. July 2025, 05:56 by tryote
Very tough but fun!
on 16. July 2025, 04:12 by Calvinball
You're a wizard gdc.
on 16. July 2025, 02:14 by gdc
++difficulty
