Alien Creature continuous line from Train Tracks Puzzle.    Puzzle Madness, Large, 1.5.2022.  Mick Burton.

This is an update from my post of 24 December 2020 when I explained how I had started Train Tracks Puzzles during Covid lockdowns.    Red Alert, Continuous Line Detected on Train Tracks Puzzle.

When I try to solve a Train Tracks Puzzle, I draw out the grid freehand and copy in the cross references of number of tracks in vertical or horizontal rows as well as the given pieces of track.  A big part of the process is marking the squares, which will not have track pieces, with a circle or cloud shape.  I draw in the track I have decided upon with a line between given pieces of track.

Most people will complete the puzzle on their phone or laptop from start to finish, but I just like drawing things, rather than hitting wrong buttons on keypads most of the time.  Here is my initial drawing.

Initial drawing of Train Tracks Puzzle 1.5.2022. Mick Burton, continuous line artist.

I coloured all “given pieces of track” yellow and the interior of the Alien red in Sharpie pen and did lighter background with coloured pencils, leaving the cloud shapes white.

Here is another Alien from two days later.

Green Alien based upon Train Tracks Puzzle.    Large 3.5.2022 Puzzle Madness.   Mick Burton, continuous line artist.

I mentioned in my post of 24.12.2020 that I was at position 272 out of the 863 people listed.  Also that I had scored 17.925 points compared to the top rated Stirlingkincaid with 2,766,965. This was nearly twice the points of anyone else and I wondered if he ever slept.

I got to about position 130 and for a time just tried to keep treading water at that level.  The number of participants had more than doubled since I started.  Here is the summary a few months ago, at about the time I ceased to do the puzzles.  You can find the Train Tracks puzzles on     https://puzzlemadness.co.uk      .

All time Train Tracks table on Puzzle Madness in June 2022. Top three all over 4 million points and Mick Burton on 240 thousand.

GA had drawn level with Stirlingkincaid on 4,221,000 but both trailed Stevo by 665.  Fourth place Antique was only on 2,708,990.  Do any of them ever sleep?

I have kept quite a lot of my initial drawings and may do some more Aliens.