Fun fact about the
Puzzle Zodiac: my original thought for Leo was Nurimisaki, not
Akari, playing on cats hiding in corners instead of chasing lights. Both contest puzzles here are 10x10, the only time in the contest that both puzzles of the same genre are the same size. Even still, the second one is probably a good bit harder?
The fun thing about making example puzzles is that I didn't have to worry as much about an interesting solve path as much as demonstrating the key points of the type. I enjoyed trying to add in an aesthetic flair for these.
Puzzle 9 on the test, worth 20 points, and themed on the Leo sign. As usual for the zodiac themes, I placed down the blocks first and then tried to clue it in an interesting and non-trivial way.
Puzzle 10 on the test, worth 30 points, and no real theme beyond the L shaped blocks. I had a lot of trouble trying to come up with a good theme for this puzzle, and an even harder time trying to make it non-trivial. It's really easy for an Akari clue to break all the logic up to that point...
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