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In 1998, Slitherlink appeared in the 7th World Puzzle Championship under the name "On the dot". That name is no longer used.

## [slitherlink] puzzles

### @PinkHoodie

W=16x6&L=(2)6(2)1(2)1(2)1(2)1(1)1(2)1(3)2(2)2(2)3(2)2(3)2(1)1(2)2(2)2(2)3(2)2(1)2(1)1(2)2(2)2(2)3(3)2(3)2(1)1(3)2(2)2(1)3(2)2(2)2(1)1(1)2(3)2(2)3(1)2(1)2(3)1(1)2(1)2(2)3(3)2(1)2(1)1(2)1(1)1(1)1(2)1(1)1&SSE=51LULDDRDLLLLLLUURDRRRUULDLULULURRDRRULURRDDRURURDDLDRDRURRUULDLUURRRRDDDRUURRDDDLLDDLLURULLDLLLLU&G=slitherlink&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-12-04&F=3&O=Puzsq_Advent_2024&T=Advent_16x6_(Slitherlink)
W=12x5&L=(3)1(1)1(1)3(3)4(1)3(2)1(2)3(1)1(3)3(3)4(1)3(2)1(3)3(1)1(0)3(1)4(1)3(3)1(3)3(1)1(0)3(2)4(1)3(2)1&SSE=32LDRDLLLURULLDLUUURURDRDRRULURRRDLDRRURDRUURRDLDDLDLULLDLUL&G=slitherlink&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-12-07&F=3&O=PuzSq_Advent_2024_(Size_Series)&T=12x5
W=8x7&L=(1)2(1)3(2)2(2)1(2)2(2)2(1)1(1)2(1)1(2)2(2)2(2)1(1)1(1)2(2)2(2)3(1)2(2)2(2)1(2)1(2)2(1)2(1)1(1)2(2)1(2)2(1)2(2)1(1)2(1)3&SSE=29DLDLDDRDRUUURDRURRDLDLLDRRRRUUUULLLLUURRRRULLLLLLLLDDDRURURD&G=slitherlink&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-05-15&F=5&T=Locisa
W=10x10&L=(1)3(1)2(3)1(3)4(3)2(1)2(1)2(3)2(1)7(1)2(1)7(2)1(3)1(1)2(3)3(1)2(2)1(2)2(1)1(1)5(2)1(2)2(1)1(1)3(3)3(2)2(1)1(2)8(1)1(1)5(3)2(2)7(2)2(2)5(2)2(2)2&SSE=105LLULULLLLULDDDLUUUURRRRDRRRDRDRUULURRDDDDDDDDDDLLLLLLLLULDLUURRULURRDDDRURDRURULLUULLUURDRRDDRRDDDRUUUUU&G=slitherlink&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-05-15&F=4&T=Pop_from_Rockets

Slitherlink run:
W=7x7&L=(1)0(3)2(1)2(2)2(3)3(2)4(1)1(3)4(3)3(1)2(2)2(3)2(2)3(2)4(3)1(0)4(1)3(1)2(3)2(1)2&SSE=49UUURULUULLDLULLDLDDDDRURDDLDRRRULUUULURRDDRDDDRU&G=slitherlink&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-28&F=2&T=Windsic
W=7x7&L=(3)0(3)2(3)2(3)2(3)8(1)2(2)1(3)1(3)2(1)3(2)2(3)3(3)2(1)1(3)1(3)2(3)8(3)2(3)2(3)2&SSE=25DRURDRRULURULLDLUUURDRRULURULLDLULDLULLDRDLDRRURDDLLLDRDLDRRUR&G=slitherlink&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-29&F=2&T=Ring_Splick
W=7x7&L=(2)0(0)3(3)3(3)2(3)4(3)4(1)2(3)3(3)6(1)3(2)2(3)4(3)4(2)2(0)3(2)3&SSE=43DDRURDDLLLULDLLLUURDRURULULURULLURRRDRURRRDDLULDLLDRRD&G=slitherlink&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-29&F=2&T=Klicks
W=7x7&L=(2)1(1)2(2)2(2)2(3)1(2)1(3)1(3)2(2)1(2)2(2)2(2)4(3)1(2)1(3)1(2)1(3)1(2)1(2)4(2)2(2)2(3)1(3)2(2)1(3)1(3)1(1)2(2)2(1)2&SSE=60DDDDLULURUULDLLURUULDLULDDRDLDDRURRDLDLLLUUUUUUURRRRRRDLDRRD&G=slitherlink&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-30&F=3&T=Cinters
W=7x7&L=(1)2(2)1(3)2(3)3(2)2(2)2(1)2(1)3(3)2(2)2(2)1(1)1(3)1(2)3(3)6(1)2(2)1(1)1(1)2(2)1(0)5&SSE=44DLULDDDRRURRDDLLLLLLLUURDRUULULURULURRDDRUURRRRDDLULLDRD&G=slitherlink&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-30&F=3&T=Onfais
W=7x7&L=(3)2(2)1(1)1(1)4(2)4(3)2(1)2(2)2(2)2(1)1(3)3(1)3(2)1(2)2(3)2(2)2(3)2(2)4(2)4(2)1(1)1&SSE=53ULULLLDLDDDLDRRUUURRRDLLDRRDRDLLULDLDRRRRRUUULUU&G=slitherlink&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-31&F=3&T=Whiels
W=7x7&L=(3)0(3)2(3)2(3)2(3)4(3)4(2)2(1)2(3)2(0)2(3)2(1)2(3)2(1)2(2)2(3)2(2)4(3)4(3)2(3)2(3)2&SSE=52RULURULLDLULDLULLDRDLDRRDLLDRDLDRRRULURURULURRDDDDLDRRRULURULU&G=slitherlink&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-31&F=3&T=Trefied


## Variants

### ´´full,room´´
V=full,room

W=7x7&L=(2)3(2)8(3)4(3)6(3)3(3)3(2)6(2)7(2)3&X=p0n1p1p1p1n1p1p1p1p1n1n1n1p1p1n1p1p1p1p1p1p1n1p1n1p1n1p1n1n1p1n1p1n1n1p1n1p1n1p1p3p1p1n1p1p2&SSE=61DLLLLDRRRRDDDLLURULLLLDRRDLLLLURULUUURDDRUUULLURRRRDLDRRUURRDLDR&G=slitherlink&V=full,room&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-04-12&F=2&O=Full_+_Room&T=Make_Space


### ´´vertigo´´
V=vertigo

W=5x5&L=(0)3(1)1(4)8(4)3(3)4(2)1(1)3&SSE=15ULURDRDRDRDLULULDRDDRULLDLLUURDRULUR20DLLURR&G=slitherlink&V=vertigo&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-04-12&F=2&O=Vertigo&T=Consistent_Fence_Turn


### ´´meandering´´
V=meandering

W=5x5&L=(2)3(2)3(2)2(2)3(2)8(2)5&L-RING=m6m6m4m6m3m6&SSE=26UULDLLDDDLUUUURRURRRDDDDDLULDLUURR&G=slitherlink&V=meandering&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-04-12&F=2&O=Meandering&T=2s_and_Pairs


### ´´hex´´
V=hex

W=6x6x6&L=(4)3(0)1(3)1(4)1(1)2(3)1(5)9(1)2(4)1(3)2(5)4(4)3(2)1(4)2(3)2(2)3(3)4(1)1(5)2(3)2(4)1(4)4(3)3(3)2(3)2(5)1(2)3(1)4(5)2(2)1(4)2(4)9(2)1(5)2(4)1(1)1(3)1&G=slitherlink&V=hex&A=Anurag&D=2024-04-14&F=3



### ´´squares-and-rectangles´´
V=squares-and-rectangles

W=7x7&L-SHAPE=s0s9s3s2r9s5s12r3s2&SSE=59LURULLUULDDDDDLUUUUULDDLLDRRDDLLDRDRURDRURDRUURU&G=slitherlink&V=squares-and-rectangles&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-05-20&F=2&O=Squares_and_Rectangles&T=Outside_Forms


### ´´wolf-and-sheep´´
&V=wolf-and-sheep

W=10x10&L=(1)1(3)3(2)2(0)6(1)3(2)1(2)2(1)2(3)7(1)1(1)2(2)3(1)5(1)7(2)2(2)1(1)3(3)1(3)2(2)7(0)5(2)3(1)2(1)1(1)7(2)2(1)2(1)1(2)3(2)6(3)2(1)3&L-WOLFANDSHEEP=w7w15s2s7w3s1w1s6s7w1w7w6s1w1w3s7s2s15&SSE=103DRDLDLDLLURUUULLURRURULUULLDLDLULDDRRDLDRDRRDLLDRDLLLLLURRURULUULDLUURUUURURDRURRRRRRDLLDRDDRDLD&G=slitherlink&V=wolf-and-sheep&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-07-11&F=2&O=Wolves_and_Sheep&T=Shepards_Stills_Again


### ´´vista,wolf-and-sheep´´
V=vista,wolf-and-sheep

W=8x8&L=(2)18(1)14(3)9(1)4(3)5(3)4(2)2&L-WOLFANDSHEEP=w4w5w19s7s24&L-VISTA=(9)0(5)7(4)6(4)9(3)5(1)4(3)5(5)27&SSE=77LUULDLUULDLULLDRDRDRRDLDRRRDLDLULLDLLURURULULDDLDDDRRRRRRRURUUUU&G=slitherlink&V=vista,wolf-and-sheep&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-11-28&F=2&O=PuzSq_Advent_2024_Make_a_variant_5.1_(Wolf_Sheep_+_Vista)&T=Pseudo_Bags
W=9x9&L=(2)2(3)7(1)5(1)5(2)4(3)2(3)2(2)8(3)3(2)1(2)4(1)2(3)14(2)2(3)12&L-WOLFANDSHEEP=s57s9s12&L-VISTA=(3)6(3)1(3)14(2)16(3)4(3)1(1)11(2)2(2)16(2)3&SSE=81RULUURUUULDLDLUURURULLDLULLLLDDDLDDDDDDRRULUUUURRUULURRDRDDLDLLDRDDDRURULURURDDRDLDRRU&G=slitherlink&V=vista,wolf-and-sheep&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-11-28&F=2&O=PuzSq_Advent_2024_Make_a_variant_5.2_(Wolf_Sheep_+_Vista)&T=Pseudo_Bags_2

### ´´unequal-lengths´´

#### @JackLance
W=6x6&L=(1)0(2)5(3)4(0)4(2)9(1)4(3)4(1)5&G=slitherlink&V=unequal-lengths&D=2022-04-29&A=Jack_Lance&T=Unequal_Lengths_Slitherlink
W=19x19&L=(1)83(3)1(0)205(2)19&G=slitherlink&V=unequal-lengths&A=Jack_Lance&T=Slitherlink_(Unequal_Lengths)&D=2022-07-10

## Acknowledgements and Changes

**2024-04-12** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie sent 3 puzzles using variants ´´full,room´´; ´´vertigo´´ and ´´meandering´´!
**2024-04-14** The ´´hex´´ version now contains all numbers (0 to 6) -- thanks @AnuragSahay for noticing this was missing
**2024-05-18** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie sent 2 classics - thank you!
**2024-05-24** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie sent 1 puzzle using variant ´´squares-and-rectangles´´!
**2024-07-11** A bug reported by @EliDoris whereby aux marks would change colour after drawing other marks was corrected (cause: missing marker palette, with default colour then being drawn from some memory position)
**2024-07-12** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie sent 1 puzzle using the newly available variant ´´wolf-and-sheep´´, not unlike the ´´crosswall´´ variant!
**2024-09-01** :::puzzletters A run of 7 Slitherlink classics by @PinkHoodie was received - thank you!
**2024-09-27** Style update to improve line contrast (thinner lines as in region-division genres)
**2024-10-17** ´´slitherlink´´ variant family upgraded, and minor style change applied to the numbers so they are unmistakenly [slitherlink] across genres. Former variant ´´slitherlink´´ is now ´´slitherlink-merged´´ (please update you puzzles using this variant)
**2024-11-29** Slight adjustment to the [Slitherlink] clus style to make it more distinguishable from e.g. [Vista] clues (@PinkHoodie)
**2024-12-07** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie composed 1 [slitherlink] puzzle using variant ´´vista,wolf-and-sheep´´ created 1 classic [slitherlink] puzzle, as aprt of the size series!
**2024-12-28** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie sent 1 [slitherlink] (classic) puzzle - appreciated!