A common puzzle mechanic involves creating a loop that passes through every cell of the grid. In most of them, you have to draw a line through the centers of each cell, with restrictions based around numbers, circles, or blocked cells. Miti works a little differently. Yes, your goal is still to create a single looping path that passes through all cells. However, this time, you’re drawing the walls, not the path.
Today’s the day of the total solar eclipse! Thousands of people have traveled to visit the path of totality. As you know, a solar eclipse happens when the moon passes in front of the sun. So let’s play with that theme. This grid is divided into regions. Draw a single closed loop that visits every region.
Place exactly one star and one cloud in each row and column to light the moons as shown. Stars give light, while clouds block it.
Place exactly one star and one cloud in each row and column to light the moons as shown. Stars give light, while clouds block it.
Place exactly one star and one cloud in each row and column to light the moons as shown. Stars give light, while clouds block it.
Happy Rubber Ducky Day! I swear, there’s an internet holiday for just about everything. The first patent for a rubber duck was by Landon Smart Lawrence in 1928. But the version we know and love today was designed in the 1940s by sculptor Peter Ganine. He sold millions, but of course, popularity really soared thanks to Ernie on Sesame Street.
Today, we’re retheming a Japanese puzzle called Nondango. Dango is a popular street food, small balls made from rice flour skewered on bamboo sticks. But I thought instead of simply shading circles, we could hide some rubber ducks.
A relatively new trend is the world of speed-dating. A large group of eligible singles gather in one place, and spend a few minutes with other people seeking romantic partners. They quickly gauge their interest in each other, then a bell rings, and they move on to the next potential partner. If nothing else, it’s a way to train your social skills in learning to talk to strangers.
So let’s make it a puzzle!
Nonograms are probably my favorite shading puzzle. There’s just something about cross-referencing the vertical and horizontal clues to tease out a picture that appeals to me. Today’s puzzle continues the Hanukkah theme. I hope you enjoy it!
At one point in history, the Ides of a month was simply the middle of it, associated with the first full moon, due to the origins relating to the lunar cycle. But that forever changed in 44 B.C.E., when Roman senators assassinated Julius Caesar. But, can you change history and help Caesar escape to his waiting chariot?
The palace is divided into rooms. Some are impassable because the traitors have set them ablaze! Shade the impassable rooms to reveal the escape route.
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?
