Featured Puzzle: Stitches #4 – Creature
Igor! The flesh is loose on my masterpiece! Sew it together, following my specifications exactly – quickly, for a storm is approaching, and we must bring him to life tonight!
Featured Puzzle: Trail Signs #1 – A Walk in the Park
Happy National Trails Day! The first Saturday in June is a day to celebrate your local trail system and go for a walk. Today, you must examine the signs in the grid and deduce the route the trail takes. I liked the Castle Wall puzzle created by Palmer Mebane in 2009, and re-themed it as Trail Signs.
Featured Puzzle: Train Tracks #1
In 2008, Amtrak wanted to raise awareness about the history and benefits of rail travel. They declared National Train Day to fall on the Saturday closest to May 10th each year. May 10th is the anniversary of the pounding of the Golden Spike in Provost, Utah, which completed the first transcontinental railroad. Amtrak discontinued their endorsement of the holiday in 2015, but rail fans continue to celebrate.
In a Train Tracks puzzle, you must connect the two stations with a single rail route, including all the given tracks.
Featured Puzzle: Worms #1 – Need Some Bait?
Today is National Go Fishing Day! So get out there, bait your hook, drop a line, and catch a whopper! What? You forgot the bait? No problem – let’s dig some up right now! I see here a grid with a whole bunch of worm burrows.
Featured Puzzle: Worms #2 – Digging up Gummy Worms
Gummy bears were invented all the way back in the 1920s, but in 1981, an unusual variation appeared. While gummy candy had been all over Europe for over half a century, they didn’t make their way onto US shores until the early 80s. They became such a huge fad that the German company Trolli created Gummy Worms, based on the notion that they’d sell because of the shock factor. (We Gen-Xers were some sick puppies – don’t forget we were the original market for Garbage Pail Kids.)
Featured Puzzle: Yagit #1
Oh no! Your precious flock is being hunted by wolves! Place fences (lines) along the lines of the grid to create regions that each contain only sheep, or only wolves.
Featured Puzzle: Yagit #2
Oh no! Your precious flock is being hunted by wolves! Place fences (lines) along the lines of the grid to create regions that each contain only sheep, or only wolves.