Eric Fox's Puzzles

    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