Lohkous Mix

      Lohkous is a genre created by Hempuli (known for Baba is You) using an interesting way of defining regions in regdiv genres. I am very much not good at Lokhous myself, but I created these small puzzles to dabble in its logic. Here are the rules :

Draw lines over the dotted lines to divide the board into several blocks.

- Each block must contain exactly one square with one or more numbers on it.
- All lines must be used to divide two regions, there can not be any dead-ends.
- When dividing a block into horizontal segments, each segment must have a length specified by one of the clue numbers. The same applies when dividing the block into vertical segments.
- Each number must be represented at least once by a horizontal or vertical segment in the same block.
- A question mark can replace any number, as long as no number is repeated in that cell.

Rules taken from puzz.link - click here for a solved example.

    Today, 2 variants are added : Scattered (Pairs) and Coded.

Scattered Pairs : Each region contains exactly 2 numbers. "Scattered" idea from Dohz.

Coded : Each letter represent a different number. Same letters represent the same number.

    Thanks to Kays, Menderbug and Teal for testing and fedback.

Classic - Scattered (Pairs) - Coded

Yajilin (Shade Myopia)

     Following on Yajilin, here is a variant with uses clues related to proximity : Shade-Myopia. Apart from regular rules, the clues point in the direction(s) of the closest black cell(s) (at least one in each pointed direction). Black cells can appear in the other directions as long as the closest respect the proximity rule. Clues look horizontally and vertically in a straight line.

    2 easy puzzles, I'm sure that richer logic can be made but I wanted to introduce this variant quickly, maybe a bigger, tougher puzzle will eventually come up with this ruleset.

    Thanks to Wessel for testing and feedback.

Puzzle 1 - Puzzle 2

Roman Loop 🏟 ♾️

     Roman Loop is a loop genre I came up with in 2023, sharing my puzzles with the WSPC France discord on the 15/6/23. It's a crossing loop genre that require a good amount of pencil marks to keep track of everything. Here are the rules :

    Draw a loop through the center of some cells.

- The loop may only cross in a cell by 2 straight lines.

- Numbers outside the grid evaluate the sum of the cells in their row/column. An empty cell is worth 0, a straight line is 1, a turn is 5 and a crossing is 10.

- Some cells are already filled in, there may not be any more markings in these cells. 

     Check this link for an interactive version of the example.

    2 puzzles (the base set I shared a while back), 3 more puzzles tested by Barbitos will be released sometime in October (If I don't forget). Don't forget to check out the example.

    Thanks to WSPC France discord for feedback.

Puzzle 1 - Puzzle 2