Let's talk about Tiger Woods.

I'm not really a fan of celebrity news, but everyone's talking about Tiger Woods and his mistress. I really don't understand what the deal is. I mean, sure, he may have the wrong lock of hair, but why would that ruin his reputation?






Edit: Well. . . that was embarrassing. As the anonymous commenter on this post has pointed out to me, a mistress is something completely different from what I thought it to be. I have truly done the world a disservice by not looking the word up beforehand. That being said. . . Tiger Woods needs to be burned at the stake.

Some type of political rant, I guess.

Obamacare? More like, Oba-MOCK-care!

The U.S. government sure is full of insane ideas. Where does Obama think he'll get the money to pay for this plan? There are only two sources of money: trees, and taxpayers. Also, I lied about trees. Therefore, he will be forced to raise taxes. Unfortunately, we Americans can't afford to pay higher taxes -- we're in enough of a recession as is. If Obama raises the taxes, I'll be forced to move to another country, preferably as far away as possible from Obama and everything he's doing. I'm thinking Afghanistan.

Actually, maybe I didn't lie about trees; maybe they could cut down every tree in Washington D.C. and sell them to loggers to raise some funds. Speaking of logs, didn't Lincoln live in a log cabin? That's it -- we should sell the Lincoln Memorial as well. I think Canada will pay a hefty price for something as priceless as that.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog is no more.

As of today, fellow logic puzzle blogger MellowMelon has announced that he will no longer post puzzles on his blog. Probably, you will agree with me that today is a tragic day for the logic puzzle community. Regardless, what I am about to announce will probably be even more shocking.

I am MellowMelon.

"Ludicrous!" you are probably all thinking. Far-fetched as it sounds, I have managed to pull off an alternate identity. Owing to the fact that MellowMelon and I are the same person, neither of my blogs will be updated with any more puzzles. Only posts which have nothing to do with puzzles will be made on this blog from now on. Lamentable as it is, this is how it must be from here on out.

So long, and thanks for all the fishes.

Monday Mutant 9: Polyominous (odd/even)

Monday Mutants is a series in which I will attempt to experiment with "mutant" puzzles. These could be existing puzzle types with an unusual change in the rules, hybrids combining elements from multiple puzzle types, or puzzle types neither invented nor popularized by Nikoli.
In this Polyominous puzzle, when the entire puzzle is filled with numbers, the darker shaded cells may only contain even numbers, and the lighter shaded cells may only contain odd numbers. The rules are otherwise unchanged.

Puzzle 388: Fencing Match 40

No comment.

Rules of Fencing Match

Puzzle 387: Fencing Match 39

No comment.

Rules of Fencing Match

Monday Mutant 8: Pearls of Wisdom (crosslink)

Monday Mutants is a series in which I will attempt to experiment with "mutant" puzzles. These could be existing puzzle types with an unusual change in the rules, hybrids combining elements from multiple puzzle types, or puzzle types neither invented nor popularized by Nikoli.
In this Pearls of Wisdom puzzle, the loop may pass through a cell twice, but only if the loop goes straight through that cell both times, once horizontally and once vertically. If the loop passes through a white pearl twice, then it must obey the normal rules (by turning at one or both of the adjacent cells in the loop) both times. The rules are otherwise unchanged.

Puzzle 386: Process of Illumination 29

No comment.

Rules of Process of Illumination

Puzzle 385: Straight and Arrow 27

No comment.

Rules of Straight and Arrow

Monday Mutant 7: Blackbarrier Jam (multiples of 3)

Monday Mutants is a series in which I will attempt to experiment with "mutant" puzzles. These could be existing puzzle types with an unusual change in the rules, hybrids combining elements from multiple puzzle types, or puzzle types neither invented nor popularized by Nikoli.
In this Blackbarrier Jam puzzle, only multiples of 3 are shown. Circles without a number represent a number that isn't a multiple of 3. The rules are otherwise unchanged.

Puzzle 384: Prev-Arrow-Cation 5

No comment.

Rules of Prev-Arrow-Cation

Puzzle 383: Straight and Arrow 26

No comment.

Rules of Straight and Arrow

Puzzle 382: Fencing Match 38

Inspired by a construction by Bram de Laat. In this puzzle, all of the 0's and 2's are symmetrically opposite one another, and all of the 1's and 3's are symmetrically opposite one another. (This kind of symmetry would be very easy not to notice; it wouldn't surprise me if a Nikoli puzzle has managed to execute it without my being aware of it. :) )

Rules of Fencing Match

Monday Mutant 6: Crowd Nine (consecutive)

Mutants is a series in which I will attempt to experiment with "mutant" puzzles. These could be existing puzzle types with an unusual change in the rules, hybrids combining elements from multiple puzzle types, or puzzle types neither invented nor popularized by Nikoli.
In this Crowd Nine puzzle, if a pair of horizontally or vertically adjacent cells contains two consecutive numbers, there will be a circle between them, and if a pair of horizontally or vertically adjacent cells contains two numbers that are not consecutive, there will not be a circle between them. The rules are otherwise unchanged.

Puzzle 381: Polyominous 38

No comment.

Rules of Polyominous

Monday Mutant 5: Crowd Nine (consecutive)

Monday Mutants is a series in which I will attempt to experiment with "mutant" puzzles. These could be existing puzzle types with an unusual change in the rules, hybrids combining elements from multiple puzzle types, or puzzle types neither invented nor popularized by Nikoli.
In this Crowd Nine puzzle, if a pair of horizontally or vertically adjacent cells contains two consecutive numbers, there will be a circle between them, and if a pair of horizontally or vertically adjacent cells contains two numbers that are not consecutive, there will not be a circle between them. The rules are otherwise unchanged.

Puzzle 380: Circumnavi-Gates 11

No comment.

Rules of Circumnavi-Gates

Puzzle 379: Process of Illumination 28

In this Process of Illumination puzzle, the given numbers haven't been replaced by letters. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is for you to decide.

Rules of Process of Illumination

Monday Mutant 4: Process of Illumination (cipher)

Monday Mutants is a series in which I will attempt to experiment with "mutant" puzzles. These could be existing puzzle types with an unusual change in the rules, hybrids combining elements from multiple puzzle types, or puzzle types neither invented nor popularized by Nikoli.
In this Process of Illumination puzzle, the given numbers have been replaced by letters; all instances of a particular letter represent the same number, but two different letters must represent different numbers. The rules are otherwise unchanged.
Two Monday Mutants this week? Really? Yes. Expect more weeks like this whenever I feel that it is appropriate. :)

Monday Mutant 3: Process of Illumination (cipher)

Monday Mutants is a series in which I will attempt to experiment with "mutant" puzzles. These could be existing puzzle types with an unusual change in the rules, hybrids combining elements from multiple puzzle types, or puzzle types neither invented nor popularized by Nikoli.
In this Process of Illumination puzzle, the given numbers have been replaced by letters; all instances of a particular letter represent the same number, but two different letters must represent different numbers. The rules are otherwise unchanged.