Featured Puzzle: Nurimaze #2 – A House Full of Dracula
No, it’s not an early Halloween puzzle – today is World Dracula Day! In 1897, Bram Stoker published his infamous novel. Interestingly, he didn’t make much money from it, but in 1922, the film Nosferatu inflamed interest in the character. Stoker’s widow sued for copyright infringement, and Dracula became the iconic vampire, even though he wasn’t the first.
Today, you’re trapped in a castle with a coven of vampires, and you must escape. But Dracula is clever – there are walls everywhere! Can you discover the secret doors and the path of escape?
- Each room must be either completely shaded, or completely unshaded.
- Cells with symbols (You, vampires, crosses, and the door) are all unshaded.
- No 2×2 area may be the same color (shaded or unshaded).
- All unshaded cells must form an orthogonally contiguous area, without creating a loop.
- The final escape route must be a single-cell-wide path in which you pass through and touch all three crosses on the way to the exit, while avoiding all the ravenous vampires.
This is a themed Nurimaze puzzle. Be on the lookout for a future Solving Guide.
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Now quickly! Gather the villagers and some stakes so you can return during the day!
