Feeding Friendsy: The Sincerest Form of Flattery
(Published today, 00:30 by ThePedallingPianist)
SQUISHDOKU: Cells on region borders are shared between multiple boxes.
#FRIENDSHIPGOALS: Fletcher the Flat-Bellied Flamingo is feeling famished! He only eats food if it has been squished; so help to draw a path for him through the nice, flat pancakes to fatten him up, as he makes his way to bed for a post-pancake nap.
The path must not visit any cell more than once, cross itself or pass through any thick, brown crust walls. As well as moving orthogonally, Fletcher may move diagonally — if there's a 2x2 space in which to do so — but may never pass diagonally through the rounded end / corner of a wall.
TELEPORTS: Entering a red teleport will cause Fletcher to be instantly transported to the other teleport. From there he can continue his journey. The teleports contain the same digit.
TRIALS AND TRAILS: In this test of friendship, every segment of Fletcher's path contained entirely within a 3x3 box (segments may overlap) is an index line. The digit in the Nth cell of an index line indicates the position of the digit N on that segment. Positions are counted starting from the first cell visited on the segment. Good luck!
Solution code: Digits in row 1 (top) on Fletcher's path, from left to right
Comments
today, 09:10 by vukkarak
That was very approachable and fun! Thanks!
today, 07:47 by Saltensity
Very nice puzzle! I actually solved this in a reasonable amount of time, and it was quite a fun solving journey! Thanks for setting this puzzle, ThePedallingPianist! :D
today, 07:36 by Christounet
A real mind squisher this one, especially if you have very little experience in squishdoku. But once you get a grasp on the implications of the ruleset, it turns into a very satisfying path finding quest. Very fun overall! Thanks :)
today, 02:17 by raaaaa
I think it is not clear how the path will be segmented under the constraint of squishdoku, and it needs to be explained. Especially the question of which house is the border line.
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TPP: Thanks for the comment! I do often prioritise efficiency over clarity when writing rules, often to avoid giving away more than I want to. A path down column 1 would be three 3-cell index lines, one in each box (1, 4 and 7), overlapping in r3c1 and r5c1, but all considered separately. Hopefully this example is helpful.
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raaaaa: Thanks for your reply. Really a nice puzzle!
today, 00:45 by marty_sears
Glorious squishy madness! Love the visuals on this, and I can remember the solve path being very challenging but very fun and clever!
today, 00:40 by ViKingPrime
Phew! After a feast like that, I might need to... decompress...
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