In a hex, the -x- notation means that there are x blue hexes touching that hex and that they are not continguous.

Originally posted by wyldrose:

In a hex, the -x- notation means that there are x blue hexes touching that hex and that they are not continguous.

But what's the difference between "-x-" and "x"?

For a hex marked with "x", the adjacent blue hexes may or may not be continguous. For "{x}", they MUST be continguous. For "-x-" they MUST NOT be continguous.

Originally posted by wyldrose:

For a hex marked with "x", the adjacent blue hexes may or may not be continguous. For "{x}", they MUST be continguous. For "-x-" they MUST NOT be continguous.

Thanks!

Originally posted by wyldrose:

For a hex marked with "x", the adjacent blue hexes may or may not be continguous. For "{x}", they MUST be continguous. For "-x-" they MUST NOT be continguous.

Clarification.

With -X- values, at least part can't be continguous. It does not mean that no blue tile can border another blue tile, only that there is at least one break somewhere in the sequence.

I could've sworn the game explicitly tells you this, but I just checked and it turns out it doesn't -- it explains the {x} cells in 4-1, and then it drops -x- cells in 4-5 with no help text.

In any case, yes, {x} and -x- indicate the same thing in cells as in columns.

Sorry for kicking up this topic, but this one got me confused as well. I thought none of them could touch and that would make the level impossible. Now I understand, but I just wonder if this is the case in the column -x- as well? Because so far, NONE of them have been touching in puzzles with those in.