Liar Yajilin
Liar Yajilin is a creative variation of the classic Yajilin puzzle, likely introduced by Grant Fikes in 2011 as part of his Monday Mutant Puzzles series. In this variant, the familiar grid and loop mechanics remain, but with a deceptive twist — the arrow clues lie.
Instead of always showing the correct number of shaded cells in the indicated direction, clues display incorrect values, forcing solvers to question their assumptions and verify every deduction carefully. This “liar” element adds a psychological and logical layer to the standard Yajilin rules, turning a familiar puzzle into a subtle test of consistency and reasoning.
Instead of always showing the correct number of shaded cells in the indicated direction, clues display incorrect values, forcing solvers to question their assumptions and verify every deduction carefully. This “liar” element adds a psychological and logical layer to the standard Yajilin rules, turning a familiar puzzle into a subtle test of consistency and reasoning.
Rules
Shade some cells black and then draw a single non-intersecting loop through all white cells. Black cells cannot share an edge with each other, but can touch grey and arrow cells. Cells that contain clues or shaded grey are not part of the loop. Numbered arrows in such cells are always wrong - they never indicate the number of cells shaded black in that direction in the grid.
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