Featured Puzzle: Leapfrog #1
Happy Leap Day! Every four years, we make up for the fact that the solar year is about 6 hours longer than the 365 days on the Gregorian calendar. To do so, we simply add an extra day at the end of February. This was actually a major plot point in The Pirates of Penzance.
Today’s puzzle is Leapfrog. The Japanese name is Satogaeri, literally “coming home.” This is the first puzzle I’ve introduced in which you must visualize movement. Move the frogs so that each region contains exactly one frog.
- Numbers on the frog’s back indicate how many cells they must leap in a straight line up, down, left, or right.
- A zero means that frog does not move, while a frog with no number might leap any distance.
- Leaping paths may not cross each other.
- You may not leap over another frog at its start or end point, either.
Be on the lookout for a future Leapfrog Solving Guide.
Want to try it online? Click here!
Now each frog has its own territory in the pond!
