Eric Fox's Puzzles

       Shade some cells so that all shaded cells form one orthogonally connected area. Cells touching a circle must be unshaded. Every orthogonally connected area of unshaded cells must contain exactly one circle,  and have 180° rotational symmetry around it.  No 2x2 region may be entirely shaded. Solve online

       Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally connected cells. Each region must contain exactly one circle and have 180° rotational symmetry around it. Solve online

      Beginning on June 3rd 2021,  Jeffrey Bardon / IHNN  and I hosted a puzzle context titled Hexagony which lasted one week, consisting of 30 puzzles across 15 genres, each with one puzzle on a square grid and one on a hexagonal grid. Although the contest is now over, the puzzles can still be accessed and solved for fun! Instruction Booklet Puzzle Booklet Contest Results

     Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally connected cells. Each region must contain exactly one circle and have 180° symmetry around it. Additionally, s hade some cells so that no two shaded cells are orthogonally adjacent and the remaining unshaded cells form one orthogonally connected area. Numbered regions must contain the indicated amount of shaded cells. A line of consecutive unshaded cells may not cross more than one region border. Solve online

      This puzzle is mostly a proof of concept, which is why it's so small and isn't very logically interesting. I've seen several attempts at a Tentaisho Star Battle hybrid, but I've seen no successful ones without additional rules. My ultimate goal is a 10x10 one with two stars, but the best I've managed so far is a 6x6 one with one star.      Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally connected cells. Each region must contain exactly one circle and have 180° symmetry around it. Additionally, p lace stars into some cells such that each row, column, and outlined region contains exactly one star. Stars may not touch one another, not even diagonally. Solve online

       Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally connected cells. Each region must contain exactly one circle and have 180° symmetry around it. Solve online

       Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally connected cells. Each region must contain exactly one circle and have 180° symmetry around it. Solve online