bakpao's puzzles

This year has been great for me in terms of setting. I've reflected a bit in my previous post , but something I didn't touch on there was the fact that I've also been writing for various sources, including WCPN , Topple  and a few more upcoming projects. One of my favorite experiences was writing for IPC 2021 . Being invited to write for this championship felt like a huge validation of my work and greatly motivates me to continue writing more puzzles. This post showcases the puzzles I wrote for the tournament, in order of appearance through the rounds. While this post only showcases my puzzles, each and every one of the puzzles in the IPC was of exceptional quality, and if you haven't yet, I strongly recommend checking out the other puzzles as well. The championship was filled to the brim with quality puzzles by some of the greatest puzzle constructors out there. Whether you're novice or experienced, speedsolving or solving casually, there's bound to be somethi...

    A classic Firefly puzzle. I created this puzzle on 1 June, 2021. Difficulty: 2/5 Draw non-branching, non-intersecting lines that start and end on circles, with a black point on exactly one of its ends. Numbers in circles count the turns made by the line on its black point. All circles are connected by lines. Play on puzz.link https://puzz.link/p?firefly/8/8/b3.f25c1.b1.c13a42d22c3.b3.d32a2.c4.d2.h111.b13

    A classic Firefly puzzle. I created this puzzle on 11 May, 2021. Difficulty: 2/5 Draw non-branching, non-intersecting lines that start and end on circles, with a black point on exactly one of its ends.  Numbers in circles count the turns made by the line on its black point.  All circles are connected by lines. Play on puzz.link https://puzz.link/p?firefly/8/8/f42a12i13b22b25n24b21b12f33b22a32f