@Deusovi, if you're available some time within the next ~30ish minutes, could you help with a Pentominous?

sure!

It's a Cipher variant and I added colors in a fit of desperation when I got stuck

hmm, I should give the 5s a color

gmpuzzles.com/blog/2014/11/pentominous-cipher-grant-fikes

^ specifics of the rules, if you need a refresher

i am doing something else while i wait for Wisdom from on high, but i am watching the tab

hm will give it a look

ah, i see something

I am learning this now by watching...

note that different numbers must represent different letters

But uhm - I have a potential idea.

oh Deus will fix it ;p

oh, go on?

I know 2 must be V or T

which isn't that helpful, because both seem to work

2 can't be P?

7 is P

oh right

yes! V or T... but... 5 is also a thing you don't have... and I am not sure that any of the rest work as 5 when 2 is V in the top right.

^

what are the un-numbered pieces?

FTUVWY

i should've made a list

oh hmm you're right

U is already taken

^^;

it's not numbered

oh! true >.>;

it still fails as a 5 with 2 as V :/

deductions are being made

hooray!

deductions fell into a hole of contradictions...

sadness :(

i successfully backtracked

re-hooray!

:D

^_^ awesome!

i really like this genre's deductions

there may be a bobble pentominous puzzle in the works...

yeah it's pretty cool

ooh, neat!

this puzzle may end up being delayed by North's clues and me spending far too much time solving puzzles

why is there limited time in the day?

I don't know - but I sure use it up quickly >.>;

oh o.o; I just tried statue park and it is somewhat surprising ^^;

ah, it's great!

Yeah - I did the first recommended easy one and it confused me for a moment... then it all started to make sense.

It seems to have these weird moments of "wait... there are lots of options..." and then you realise that isn't true ^^;

swaroopg92.github.io/penpa-edit/…

one of the GM best-of-2020 Loop/Path puzzles, a 4/5 star Cipher Snake

I will likely have trouble, seeing as I've never solved any sort of Snake puzzle before

but I shall persevere