Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress #54! Today, a Word Ladder traversing the number line, a Capsules with the all-new "diamond" constraint (which actually just means that numbers two squares horizontally or two squares vertically can't be the same), and the inevitable pun, Mirrored Galaxy. It's actually a hybrid between Mirrored Gallery and Star Battle, which as it happens is an incredibly constrained rules set. Some spicy puzzles today, and perhaps a bit more challenging than average. I actually thought it was impossible on 9x9 for a period of time. Without further ado, the puzzles:
Print the puzzles out using the following links:
Word Ladder: tinyurl.com/pfp-54a-wordladder
Diamond Capsules: tinyurl.com/pfp-54b-diamondcapsules
Mirrored Galaxy: tinyurl.com/pfp-54c-mirroredgalaxy
Alternatively, here they are all on one page: tinyurl.com/puzzlesforprogress-54
Or solve the puzzles online using the following links:
Word Ladder: tinyurl.com/pfp-54a-wordladder-o (copiable, Google Docs)
Diamond Capsules: tinyurl.com/pfp-54b-diamondcapsules-o (Penpa)
Mirrored Galaxy: tinyurl.com/pfp-54c-mirroredgalaxy-o (Penpa, no answer check)
And, as always, the answers: tinyurl.com/pfp-54-answers
Last week: Puzzle Spotlight: KenKen
Next week: KenKen; The King's Arrow Tour; Numbering System
As a reward for reading this far, some small details probably only I care about:
Small Details Probably Only Jacob Cares About Corner
Puzzles for Progress is now being stylized in normal title case on the puzzle pdfs! I think it looks nicer that way. Also, individual puzzles are now in portrait (which allows me to increase the font, surprisingly–less wasted space!) and say "Puzzles for Progress #54a" (or similar) instead of the awkward "Part of Puzzles for Progress."
