ShopAround

: ShopAround, a variant of Nicoli`s Masyu game is played on a rectangular Grid of cells. One cell is designated as Home. The remaining grid has a set of Shops and Gas Stations. The purpose of this game is to start from your home and return home after visiting all the shops and gas stations in the grid. Following rules will apply:1. The trip must be in a single loop, starting and ending at home2. Cannot go through a cell twice3. Lines must pass through all cells containing shops and gas stations4. Lines passing through a shop must go straight through the cell5. A line reaching a gas station must make a right angle turn (left or right) at the station6. Must go to a gas station at the start and at the end of the trip7. Cannot go to two shops or two gas stations consecutively Like Masyu, this puzzle can be rather difficult to solve. This program helps you solve existing puzzles as well as Create new ones. Main features of this program are:1. Create new puzzles manually or automatically; automatic creation offers puzzles with different grid sizes from 5x5 to 10x10.2. Solve existing puzzles manually or let program solve it3. Create new puzzles interactively or in bulk4. Save puzzles as Ascii or bitmap files5. Print puzzles and solutions6. 20,000 puzzles with solutions Download