Hedge (Mind Loft)

About Hedge (Mind Loft)

Hedge is a slitherlink, also known as fences or takegaki. The board is a grid of dots with numbers in some cells, and there is exactly one closed loop that satisfies all of them. A number says how many of that cell's four sides the loop uses. Many cells are blank on purpose: they carry no rule, and the numbers alone pin down one answer.

The deductions build on one another. A 0 rules out all four sides at once, a 3 in a corner forces its two outer edges, and every dot the loop passes through must have exactly two lines leaving it. You can cross out segments you have ruled out, each number dims when it is satisfied, and errors are counted.

Weekday boards are 7x7 and Sundays bring a 10x10 edition. A new loop appears every day at midnight Eastern.

How to play Hedge (Mind Loft)

1. Open Hedge and press Start.
2. Choose the Line or x mode; a tap places that mark on the edge between two dots (hold or right-click to draw a line in either mode).
3. Make every numbered cell have exactly that many sides on the loop, crossing out edges you rule out.
4. Close a single loop with no branches or crossings; Undo or Ctrl+Z takes back a move.

Tips

• Start with 0s and with 3s in corners or next to each other; they force several edges at once.
• Every dot has either zero or two loop edges, so a dot with one edge already drawn must continue.
• Avoid closing a small loop early; there must be only one loop.

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