HEX TAKEGAKI #1 - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Hex Takegaki has a familiarity to regular Takegaki.  Read the rules for solving here and get to looptie-looping.

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HEX TAKEGAKI #1 - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

SOLUTION

HEX TAKEGAKI HELP

HEX TAKEGAKI HELP~
Note: The following pictures are used as a visual guide and are not full puzzles.
Figure A: We know that there are no acute angles in the loop, only obtuse angles are used.
Figure B: I always find it helpful to shade in the areas that I know will not be a part of the loop.
Figure C: Any time there is a "1" on a side of a puzzle you know that the hexagons beside it on the side are not a part of the loop.

Figure D. Anytime there is a "3" in a corner of the puzzle it looks like this.

Figure E. If there is a "4", "5", or "6" in the hexagon directly adjacent to the corner, you know that the loop must go through the three hexagons around the corner.



HEX TAKEGAKI RULES

HEX TAKEGAKI RULES ~
Hex Takegaki has the same rules as regular Takegaki except that there are six sides to every shape instead of four.  The objective is to connect adjacent hexagons so that the lines form a single loop with no loose ends. The loop cannot cross itself.  In addition, the number inside a hexagon represents how many of its six adjacent hexagons have segments in the loop.  Hexagons with numbers in them cannot be part of the loop and the loop never takes an acute angle turn.

Small Sample of Finished Puzzle-