While there were no wolves in sheep’s clothing in our next favorite, Slitherlink (Sheep/Wolves) from October was also well-received.Īmong the Masyu, the most top votes went to Grant’s extra large format puzzle from June (Grant contributed two more large Masyu to The Art of Puzzles which we can’t wait to show you).īut the favorite in the category was a much more recent puzzle, Tapa-like Loop from Serkan Yürekli. March brought us Slitherlink (Domino) from Grant Fikes, an entertaining puzzle that gave domino clues and required the loop to be tiled as dominoes (but not necessarily uniquely, which led to much debate). In this category, variations seemed to get high ratings most consistently, with a surprise favorite among the group.Īll for One and One for All, one of our first Slitherlink puzzles with an uncommon center, was the early favorite in this category.īut two Slitherlink variations would end up tied with higher rankings at the end of the year. But some Snake, Path, and other puzzles came in as well. We started with two loop genres (Slitherlink and Masyu) and added our own take on another (Yajilin) later in the year. Thank You to Our Grandmaster Supporters.“People should be particularly vigilant in making sure any naked flame including camping fires, cigarettes and camping stoves are guarded and fully extinguished.If you enjoy our free web content, consider giving a donation back to the site or to the authors (name the amount/author in your donation as appropriate if giving to a specific contributor) That is something that no one wants.”Ī spokesman for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “It was a sensible precaution taken by the operator – as anything, including a smoking ember can cause a fire. “People on the trip still get to see the steam train, but on a day like today – after a dry spell there is the risk of a wildfire. Our fear would be that something from the steam train would ignite and a fire may be unintentionally started. James Shuttleworth, of West Coast Railways, the operator of The Jacobite, said: ” We ran the engine 5407 leading, with the 37 at the rear due to the dry conditions. > Keep up to date with the latest news with The P&J newsletter While the company used the diesel engine to pull the train it still had the steam engine attached – but it was not letting out its regular puffs of smoke as it went over the 21-pillared Glenfinnan Viaduct. Passengers on The Jacobite Famous Steam Train were left slightly baffled yesterday when there was no steam to be seen on the first trip of the season.ĭue to the dry weather on the west coast, and temperatures tipping 18C, the owners of the train decided it would be best to stick to the diesel engine for the trip.īy using the diesel engine to power the train, owners West Coast Railways tried to minimise the risk of causing a fire as it wound its way through some of the rural countryside of the west Highlands. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across.
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