This is a puzzle that I created for MaizeGator as a Secret Santa gift this year, and he was kind enough to suggest that I share with all of you as well.
Ratings, comments, and feedback are much appreciated! Please feel free to reach out to me on Discord if you have any comments or questions. Please also feel free to try my other puzzles here.
Rules:
Penpa+: https://tinyurl.com/mk7m54rt
Note: For answer check to trigger, remove any edges drawn on the grid border.
Solution code: Row 9 and column 10, using / for shaded cells and pentomino letters for unshaded cells (22 characters)
on 9. January 2026, 10:44 by Piatato
Lovely!
on 9. January 2026, 00:03 by MaizeGator
Perfectly nailed the MaizeGator vibes on this one, with great interactions from my favorite genres.
on 8. January 2026, 19:34 by Franjo
I spent two hours on solving this beauty - and enjoyed every single minute! Thank you very much for creating and sharing this gem.
on 8. January 2026, 06:36 by Playmaker6174
Great fun gift! A bit tricky to start at first, but then I got the hang of the concept rather quickly and I liked the interactions between different genres there. The ending was particularly cute too x)