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LM 2026 Leftover: A 38 (1)

(Published on 25. June 2026, 20:26 by tuace)

Draw a directed loop through the grid that runs horizontally and vertically, starts and ends in the black circle, and passes through each cell except those with numbers exactly once.

Along the loop, a traveler passes through several grey cells. To be allowed to do so, a pass A 38 is required and will be obtained in cells horizontally, vertically and diagonally neighbouring to cells with numbers. The clue numbers refer to the order in which all neighbouring cells are visited. If N is one of these numbers, and the traveler visits one of these adjacent cells for the N-th time, the traveler receives exactly one pass. If such a cell is also adjacent to other clue cells, it is generally identified by all of them; however, the traveler still receives exactly one pass.

If a grey cell is adjacent to a numbered cell, it is counted in the order in which it is visited, but it can never be the N-th adjacent cell. This means that no pass can be obtained on grey cells.

When traveling through a grey cell, the traveler must have exactly one pass which is then revoked; in other words, the traveler must alternately obtain and use the passes. In the cell with the black circle, the traveler does not have a pass.

Solution code: The number of turns of the loop in each row, from top to bottom.

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Solved by Zzzyxas, Jesper, ibag, Piatato, CJK, Agent, JustinTucker, KNT, AnnaTh, lupo, misko, wisty, cyddrdrd, Paletron, uvo, r45, MaizeGator, ffricke, Christounet, PurzelWurzel
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on 3. July 2026, 03:18 by MaizeGator
A38 ist so ein tolles Puzzle-Genre. Danke!

Also thanks cyddrdrd for the penpa link!

on 29. June 2026, 15:35 by cyddrdrd
My first vanilla A38!
https://tinyurl.com/279rkkcc

Last changed on 29. June 2026, 10:59

on 29. June 2026, 10:57 by wisty
Wonderful puzzle! It was a long solve for me, but each individual step was relatively standard in hindsight. Really clean and enjoyable all throughout! Glad to see more A 38 :)

on 28. June 2026, 00:39 by lupo
Beim zweitn Anlauf gut durchgekommen. Sehr schön gemacht!

on 27. June 2026, 15:38 by AnnaTh
Puh, das war knifflig. Gut, dass ihr euch bei der LM für ein anderes Rätsel entschieden habt;-)

on 27. June 2026, 07:50 by KNT
enjoyed it, thanks!

on 26. June 2026, 22:38 by Agent
Sehr schön!

on 26. June 2026, 10:51 by Piatato
Awesome!

Difficulty:3
Rating:99 %
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