GAPP stands for Genuinely Approachable Pencil Puzzles, it's a series we (myself, Mender, Freddie, Walker and Lava) do over in the CTC discord! If you've never tried pencil puzzles before this series is one of the best places to start, we aim to make puzzles that aren't boring but stay within the reasonable realm for beginners. I post my puzzles to the blog every month or so in batches, after they've appeared in the discord, which I recommend joining (link below) to get them earlier, daily, and with a bunch of extra stuff like example puzzle links, hints and walkthroughs, and time standards for those who like to race!
CTC community: https://discord.gg/BbN89j5
Puzzle 1 - Liar Loop
Draw a non-intersecting loop through the centers of all cells. A clue in a region means that no visit the loop makes to the region may occupy exactly the indicated number of cells
Solve on Penpa+
Puzzle 2 - Masyu (Full)
Draw a non-intersecting loop through the centers of all cells. The loop must turn on black circles and travel straight through the cells on either side. The loop must go straight through white circles, and turn in at least one of the cells on either side
Solve on Penpa+
Puzzle 3 - Chat Room Draw paths through the centers of cells - one starting at each circle and connecting it to a phone - such that every cell is used. Paths may not cross each other or themselves. Each phone must be connected to exactly one white circle and exactly one black circle. A number in a circle indicates how many times its path turns before it reaches a phone
Solve on Penpa+
Puzzle 4 - Tapa Shade some cells so that all shaded cells form one orthogonally connected area and no 2x2 region is entirely shaded. Clues cannot be shaded, and represent the lengths of the blocks of consecutive shaded cells in the (up to) eight cells surrounding the clue
Solve on Puzz.Link
Puzzle 5 - Dominion
Shade some dominoes of cells to divide the grid into unshaded areas. Shaded dominoes may not touch orthogonally. Clues cannot be shaded, and each orthogonally connected area of unshaded cells contains exactly one type of clue, and all instances of it
Solve on Puzz.Link
