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Herugolf by Tyrgannus
Rules: Move the circles vertically or horizontally at least once each so that each circle ends up stopping on an H (hole). A ball can go in an H with potential moves still available as long as it lands at the end of a full move. A circle’s first move must be in a straight line of the number of cells indicated by the number inside it, and each successive move must be one cell shorter than the previous. Circles’ paths may not cross themselves, each other, other circles, or other circles’ starting points. They also may not pass over an H without stopping on it, and may not ever stop on a cell with water but can pass over it.
https://tinyurl.com/3a5bwjft
Cojun by Freddie Hand
Rules: Place a number into each cell so that each region contains the numbers from 1 to N with no repeats, where N is the number of cells in the region. Numbers of the same value may not touch one another orthogonally. Where two numbers within a region are stacked vertically, the number on top must always be larger.
https://tinyurl.com/2hx8ubu9
U-Turns by Eric Fox
Rules: Draw a non-intersecting path through the centers of some cells which passes through every white circle and no black circles. Grey circles mark the ends of the path. Between each pair of circles the path uses, the path must turn exactly twice, and both turns must be in the same direction.
https://tinyurl.com/48wx9su7
Vama by shye
Rules: Shade some cells such that every row, column, and outlined region contains exactly 2 shaded cells, and all shaded cells in the grid form one connected network, orthogonally or diagonally.
https://tinyurl.com/dawcxs85
Ring Ring by jovi_al
Rules: Draw rectangular loops through the centers of empty cells so that every empty cell gets used. The sides of different rectangles may intersect each other, but not turn at their intersection or otherwise overlap.
https://tinyurl.com/2p8zvfpk
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