diff --git a/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml b/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml
index 6ada8773..951b87e5 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml
+++ b/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ 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/test_connect.zig b/exercises/practice/connect/test_connect.zig
index 4af081a1..25ab147a 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/connect/test_connect.zig
+++ b/exercises/practice/connect/test_connect.zig
@@ -68,6 +68,26 @@ test "X wins crossing from left to right" {
     try testing.expectEqual('X', winner(testing.allocator, &board));
 }
 
+test "X wins with left-hand dead end fork" {
+    const board = [_][]const u8{
+        ". . X .", //
+        " X X . .", //
+        "  . X X X", //
+        "   O O O O",
+    };
+    try testing.expectEqual('X', winner(testing.allocator, &board));
+}
+
+test "X wins with right-hand dead end fork" {
+    const board = [_][]const u8{
+        ". . X X", //
+        " X X . .", //
+        "  . X X .", //
+        "   O O O O",
+    };
+    try testing.expectEqual('X', winner(testing.allocator, &board));
+}
+
 test "O wins crossing from top to bottom" {
     const board = [_][]const u8{
         ". O . .", //
diff --git a/exercises/practice/piecing-it-together/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/practice/piecing-it-together/.docs/instructions.md
index c0c96659..8a2781d9 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)