Pockets No. 3: L Labyrinth
(Published on 30. June 2026, 15:00 by dogpond12)
Solution code: Amount of shaded cells in each column, starting from Column 6 and going left to Column 1, followed by the amount of tetromino regions made.
Comments
on 11. August 2026, 18:48 by Jooshy
Wow! First time doing a puzzle like this and had some fascinating logic despite the small grid.
Notes:
1. The solution is unique
2. The puzzle rules make more sense if you read the L Lay rules first.
3. "There must be at least one pocket" is a redundant clue and pockets aren't defined in the first place (they are groups of 1 unshaded cells)
4. The L Lay rule essentially just means you have to split the big regions into L shaped regions
5. The numbers/inequalities count the number of cells that are the same type as it, you don't get to choose which it counts.
I found this puzzle quite difficult (4/5 for me), but enjoyed the ride, thanks for sharing!
on 9. July 2026, 07:52 by CJK
I am sorry, but this puzzle still has multiple solutions (see hidden comment again)
on 9. July 2026, 00:54 by dogpond12
The old puzzle had multiple solutions, this one should only have one
on 2. July 2026, 23:28 by CJK
As far as I understand the rules, the two large regions have to be divided into L-shaped parts, for which then the normal rules apply.
Unfortunately, in my opinion this leads to multiple solutions (I found at least two that are not the intended solution, see hidden comment) as there are quite a few ways to divide those regions.
on 2. July 2026, 16:16 by CHalb
I really like the general new concept and the first two puzzles. But here I don't understand the special contraint. Where do the L-shapes appear? As shaded cells in a region? as unshaded cells in a region? Are there - against the general rules - more than one shaded group? The examples seem to me as showing rather the general rules, not the special L-part.
dogpond12: The L-shapes are the regions, not purely shaded or unshaded, something I should've explained more in the rules.
