diff --git a/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml b/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml
index 59ec615..0fe7d5f 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml
+++ b/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ description = "nobody wins crossing adjacent angles"
 [cd61c143-92f6-4a8d-84d9-cb2b359e226b]
 description = "X wins crossing from left to right"
 
+[495e33ed-30a9-4012-b46e-d7c4d5fe13c3]
+description = "X wins with left-hand dead end fork"
+
+[ab167ab0-4a98-4d0f-a1c0-e1cddddc3d58]
+description = "X wins with right-hand dead end fork"
+
 [73d1eda6-16ab-4460-9904-b5f5dd401d0b]
 description = "O wins crossing from top to bottom"
 
diff --git a/exercises/practice/connect/run_test.v b/exercises/practice/connect/run_test.v
index b27910b..7cdfdff 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/connect/run_test.v
+++ b/exercises/practice/connect/run_test.v
@@ -96,6 +96,34 @@ fn test_x_wins_crossing_from_left_to_right() {
 	}
 }
 
+fn test_x_wins_with_left_hand_dead_end_fork() {
+	board := [
+		'. . X .',
+		' X X . .',
+		'  . X X X',
+		'   O O O O',
+	]
+	if res := winner(board) {
+		assert res == `X`
+	} else {
+		assert false, 'should return X'
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_x_wins_with_right_hand_dead_end_fork() {
+	board := [
+		'. . X X',
+		' X X . .',
+		'  . X X .',
+		'   O O O O',
+	]
+	if res := winner(board) {
+		assert res == `X`
+	} else {
+		assert false, 'should return X'
+	}
+}
+
 fn test_o_wins_crossing_from_top_to_bottom() {
 	board := [
 		'. O . .',
diff --git a/exercises/practice/piecing-it-together/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/practice/piecing-it-together/.docs/instructions.md
index c0c9665..8a2781d 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/piecing-it-together/.docs/instructions.md
+++ b/exercises/practice/piecing-it-together/.docs/instructions.md
@@ -24,18 +24,24 @@ For this exercise, you may assume square pieces, so that the format can be deriv
 
 ### Portrait
 
-A portrait jigsaw puzzle with 6 pieces, all of which are border pieces and none are inside pieces. It has 3 rows and 2 columns. The aspect ratio is 1.5 (3/2).
+A portrait jigsaw puzzle with 6 pieces, all of which are border pieces and none are inside pieces.
+It has 2 columns and 3 rows.
+The aspect ratio is 0.666666... (2/3).
 
 ![A 2 by 3 jigsaw puzzle](https://assets.exercism.org/images/exercises/piecing-it-together/jigsaw-puzzle-2x3.svg)
 
 ### Square
 
-A square jigsaw puzzle with 9 pieces, all of which are border pieces except for the one in the center, which is an inside piece. It has 3 rows and 3 columns. The aspect ratio is 1 (3/3).
+A square jigsaw puzzle with 9 pieces, all of which are border pieces except for the one in the center, which is an inside piece.
+It has 3 columns and 3 rows.
+The aspect ratio is 1.0 (3/3).
 
 ![A 3 by 3 jigsaw puzzle](https://assets.exercism.org/images/exercises/piecing-it-together/jigsaw-puzzle-3x3.svg)
 
 ### Landscape
 
-A landscape jigsaw puzzle with 12 pieces, 10 of which are border pieces and 2 are inside pieces. It has 3 rows and 4 columns. The aspect ratio is 1.333333... (4/3).
+A landscape jigsaw puzzle with 12 pieces, 10 of which are border pieces and 2 are inside pieces.
+It has 4 columns and 3 rows.
+The aspect ratio is 1.333333... (4/3).
 
 ![A 4 by 3 jigsaw puzzle](https://assets.exercism.org/images/exercises/piecing-it-together/jigsaw-puzzle-4x3.svg)