# Thoughts on Puzzle 41: Asteroid Map **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [September 29, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671 "2022-09-29T00:22:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KreherFA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/kreherfa/32/12655_2.png) [@KreherFA](https://community.rapyd.net/u/KreherFA)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/1 "2022-09-29T00:22:13Z")
Can someone please provide, in different words, what exactly the description is asking for, I have read it like 5 times now, and I still don’t get what it’s asking for. Edit: I figured it out ---
**Author:** ![Luisa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/luisa/32/10357_2.png) [@Luisa](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Luisa)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/2 "2022-09-29T03:41:54Z")
I just don’t even know where to start… I need some sleep, I’ll look at it again tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![Language](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/language/32/18287_2.png) [@Language](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Language)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/3 "2022-09-29T05:57:18Z")
Literally no idea either 😭 ---
**Author:** ![Kaido\_Tarma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/kaido_tarma/32/5104_2.png) [@Kaido\_Tarma](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Kaido_Tarma)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 6:52am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/4 "2022-09-29T06:52:44Z")
That was a fun one, reminds me of retro sliding puzzles. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Language](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/language/32/18287_2.png) [@Language](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Language)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 7:24am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/5 "2022-09-29T07:24:26Z")
Can you clarify the instructions because I have no literal idea what it’s asking… ---
**Author:** ![Language](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/language/32/18287_2.png) [@Language](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Language)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 7:31am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/6 "2022-09-29T07:31:07Z")
If I’m supposed to doodle the shapes… do the asteroids count as squares for the size of the region itself… ---
**Author:** ![Kaido\_Tarma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/kaido_tarma/32/5104_2.png) [@Kaido\_Tarma](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Kaido_Tarma)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 7:40am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/7 "2022-09-29T07:40:21Z")
The idea is to combine squares into shapes so the count of squares in the shapes is between the two numbers in the shapes. This essentially rules out some shape possibilities. ---
**Author:** ![JaiinaK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/jaiinak/32/18733_2.png) [@JaiinaK](https://community.rapyd.net/u/JaiinaK)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 9:14am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/8 "2022-09-29T09:14:25Z")
Glad to see that I’m not the only one who don’t understand what I’m supposed to do 😭 **Edit** : I may have understand what I must do, but I’m not sure. I tried something, I’ll see if I’m right or not 🤷‍♀️ ---
**Author:** ![Amit\_Leibovitch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/amit_leibovitch/32/1763_2.png) [@Amit\_Leibovitch](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Amit_Leibovitch)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 11:21am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/9 "2022-09-29T11:21:08Z")
I was wondering, Can it be diagonal? ---
**Author:** ![Annn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/annn/32/1619_2.png) [@Annn](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Annn)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/10 "2022-09-29T12:13:06Z")
Yeah, I was wondering the same thing, but after some thought, I don’t think it is, it wouldn’t make sense. ---
**Author:** ![Kaido\_Tarma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/kaido_tarma/32/5104_2.png) [@Kaido\_Tarma](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Kaido_Tarma)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/11 "2022-09-29T12:33:46Z")
Nope. All squares in one shape have to be connected by sides. ---
**Author:** ![Language](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/language/32/18287_2.png) [@Language](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Language)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/12 "2022-09-29T19:13:25Z")
But do the asteroids count towards the size of the region ---
**Author:** ![KreherFA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/kreherfa/32/12655_2.png) [@KreherFA](https://community.rapyd.net/u/KreherFA)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/13 "2022-09-29T19:17:27Z")
Yes, they do count towards the size of the region ---
**Author:** ![Kaido\_Tarma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/kaido_tarma/32/5104_2.png) [@Kaido\_Tarma](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Kaido_Tarma)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/14 "2022-09-29T19:25:44Z")
The numbered squares are part of the shape and all squares count towards the shape total, each square counts as 1. Shape total count has to be between the two numbers in the shape (non-inclusive). All squares have to be used (they have to be part of some shape). This also means that all numbers have to be used. Hope this makes it more clear. ---
**Author:** ![Language](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/language/32/18287_2.png) [@Language](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Language)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/15 "2022-09-29T19:54:03Z")
And I assume I can’t connect asteroids like 2/3 and 4/5 because there’s no non-inclusive numbers between? ---
**Author:** ![Kaido\_Tarma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/kaido_tarma/32/5104_2.png) [@Kaido\_Tarma](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Kaido_Tarma)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/16 "2022-09-29T20:06:42Z")
Yep, that is correct. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Language](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/language/32/18287_2.png) [@Language](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Language)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/17 "2022-09-29T20:08:29Z")
Do I have to use all squares? It’s left ambiguous in the instructions… ---
**Author:** ![Laureo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Laureo](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Laureo)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/18 "2022-09-29T20:09:36Z")
I found a solution that wasn’t the correct one but I kept checking and double checking and I’m 99% sure it is a correct solution but the word created is gibberish 😂 Fiddled around with it and got the correct one though! Very fun 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Laureo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Laureo](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Laureo)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/19 "2022-09-29T20:10:17Z")
Yes you use all of the squares 👍🏻 ---
**Author:** ![JVHD2344](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/jvhd2344/32/2068_2.png) [@JVHD2344](https://community.rapyd.net/u/JVHD2344)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671/20 "2022-09-29T20:38:06Z")
Do you have to take blind guesses here? I’ve been trying this for a long time now but after I filled in some logically clear shapes it seems to me that i have to guess… [Next page](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-41-asteroid-map/57671.md?page=2)