X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/sgt/puzzles/blobdiff_plain/c65d92acf02d7d607f5a55b42cea28d6fe656ec0..69ac242c8167862d2aed4ab9d8596606f68e5a4c:/puzzles.but?ds=inline diff --git a/puzzles.but b/puzzles.but index 483a9c3..9013006 100644 --- a/puzzles.but +++ b/puzzles.but @@ -1642,11 +1642,71 @@ regions. However, it will always be possible without having to guess or backtrack. +\C{loopy} \i{Loopy} + +\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.loopy} + +You are given a grid of dots. Your aim is to draw a single unbroken +loop from dot to dot within the grid. + +Some of the square spaces between the dots contain numbers. These +numbers indicate how many of the four edges of that square are part +of the loop. The loop you draw must correctly satisfy all of these +clues to be considered a correct solution. + +Credit for this puzzle goes to \i{Nikoli} \k{nikoli-loopy}. + +Loopy was contributed to this collection by Mike Pinna. + +\B{nikoli-loopy} +\W{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/puzzles/3/index-e.htm}\cw{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/puzzles/3/index-e.htm} +(beware of Flash) + + +\H{loopy-controls} \i{Loopy controls} + +\IM{Loopy controls} controls, for Loopy +\IM{Loopy controls} keys, for Loopy +\IM{Loopy controls} shortcuts (keyboard), for Loopy + +Click the left mouse button between two dots to add a line segment +connecting them. Click again to remove that line segment. + +If you are sure that a particular line segment is \e{not} part of +the loop, you can click the right mouse button to add a small cross +indicating this. Click again to remove the cross. + + +\H{loopy-parameters} \I{parameters, for Loopy}Loopy parameters + +These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the +\q{Type} menu. + +\dt \e{Width}, \e{Height} + +\dd Size of grid in squares. + +\dt \e{Recursion depth} + +\dd Determines how much guesswork and backtracking you will need to +do to solve the puzzle. When this is set to zero (as it is for all +of the \q{Easy} options in the menu), you should always be able to +deduce the state of an edge without having to guess. If you increase +it, you will have to guess more and more. + +\lcont{ + +Setting a high value for this option is liable to consume a lot of +CPU time and memory. Be warned! + +} + + \A{licence} \I{MIT licence}\ii{Licence} This software is \i{copyright} 2004-2005 Simon Tatham. -Portions copyright Richard Boulton and James Harvey. +Portions copyright Richard Boulton, James Harvey and Mike Pinna. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files