[msoucy]

Me: "Oh I'm pretty good at Net, this should be easy" Two hours later I finally finish the 40x40.

Thank you and I hate you. I've infected my friends with this.

Also, since we're bragging about scores: 39s for the 5x5 wrapping, but I'll definitely be coming back to this.

[matsemann]

Yeah, it was quite different. Half the strategies for grid-net doesn't work, and my pattern matching is off.

Same for Loopy/Slitherlink. It's the same game, but changing shapes vastly changes the game. Very fascinating and refreshing.

[gereleth]

I remember being pretty mad at how a straight piece isn't immediately solved after you fix one wall. Like how can it still have wiggle room?! =))

All general principles still apply though, so experience with Net certainly helps here.

[matsemann]

Exactly the same I was thinking off! Normally a straight piece will propagate and lock all other straight pieces either into it or parallel with it. But yeah, still gain some information, while the neighbor straight isn't locked at all times, it's at least constrained. So very cool to play the same game I already like, but with some new twists. :)

Edit: I like how I can mark known edges. So many digital puzzle games make it hard to mark the same stuff I would on a paper.

[gereleth]

Wow, did you really start with a 40x40? I only solved like two of them ever. It's pretty time consuming).

And good time on the wrap! Small wrap boards can actually be harder than larger ones because there's less chance of finding some seed tiles to start from.

[msoucy]

I did a couple of 5x5 to warm up and learn the strategies, but then went off the deep end. The middle was rough, but the ending part got me into the same meditative state that regular Net does, so I'd call that a win!

[twaldecker]

Also did a 40x40 in two and a half hour