Eric Fox's Puzzles

       Divide the grid into square regions of orthogonally connected cells. A number indicates the side length of the square it’s in. Region borders may not form any four-way intersections. Solve online

       Draw rectangular loops through the centers of some empty cells. The sides of different rectangles may intersect each other, but not turn at their intersection or otherwise overlap.  A number in a region represents how many cells in the region are visited by the loops. Solve online

    I'm finally getting around to posting some old puzzles. Here's a Nuribou with only even clues!        Shade some cells so that each orthogonally connected area of shaded cells is in the shape of a one-wide rectangle. Rectangles of the same length may not touch diagonally. Clues cannot be shaded, and every orthogonally connected area of unshaded cells contains exactly one clue, the value of which represents the size of the area. Solve online

    I'm finally getting around to posting some old puzzles. Here's a FiveCells with only odd clues!        Divide the grid into regions of five orthogonally connected cells. Clued cells must have the indicated number of region borders or grid borders surrounding them. Solve online

       Draw lines between the centers of cells so that each connected figure goes through exactly one clue, and all cells are used by a figure. Clues show how their figures turn and connect with themselves, not allowing rotation or reflection, but do not indicate the lengths of the line segments. Solve online

       Fill some cells of the grid with a symbol of one of three types: a circle, a horizontal line, or a vertical line. Symbols must form pairs consisting of a circle and a line extending from it. These pairs may not exist orthogonally adjacent to one another. Two symbols of the same type may not exist in the same row or column with nothing between them. Solve online

    I find that the majority of Square Jam puzzles rely on 1s or on clues near the edges of the grid for the solving path to get started. This puzzle was a result of me exploring the idea of a puzzle which has none of those.        Divide the grid into square regions of orthogonally connected cells. A number indicates the side length of the square it’s in. Region borders may not form any four-way intersections. Solve online

       Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally connected cells, each containing a connected group of white cells and a connected group of grey cells, with the property that the shape of the white cells is identical to the shape of the grey cells, allowing rotations and reflections. Clued cells must belong to a region containing the indicated number of white cells and the indicated number of grey cells. Solve online

      Here are two Nurikabe puzzles with the same theme: Clues consisting of the numbers 1-8 once each.      Shade some cells so that all shaded cells form one orthogonally connected area. Clues cannot be shaded, and every orthogonally connected area of unshaded cells contains exactly one clue, the value of which represents the size of the area. No 2x2 region may be entirely shaded. Solve online Solve online

      This puzzle was my last-minute entry to Logic Showcase #38 (My Favourite Star Battle Variant). I didn't enter expecting to receive a lot of votes, I just wanted to have entered something !      Place stars into some cells such that each row, column, and outlined region contains exactly N stars. The value of N is given outside the grid. Stars may not touch one another, not even diagonally. Stars must be in the same positions in corresponding shaded regions. Solve online