diff --git a/samples/day18.txt b/samples/day18.txt
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+day18_1.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/day18_1.txt b/samples/day18_1.txt
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+R 6 (#70c710)
+D 5 (#0dc571)
+L 2 (#5713f0)
+D 2 (#d2c081)
+R 2 (#59c680)
+D 2 (#411b91)
+L 5 (#8ceee2)
+U 2 (#caa173)
+L 1 (#1b58a2)
+U 2 (#caa171)
+R 2 (#7807d2)
+U 3 (#a77fa3)
+L 2 (#015232)
+U 2 (#7a21e3)
diff --git a/samples/day18_2.txt b/samples/day18_2.txt
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+++ b/samples/day18_2.txt
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+R 3 (#70c710)
+D 1 (#0dc571)
+R 3 (#5713f0)
+U 1 (#d2c081)
+R 3 (#59c680)
+D 2 (#411b91)
diff --git a/src/bin/day18.rs b/src/bin/day18.rs
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+use std::{collections::VecDeque, str::FromStr};
+
+use aoc_2023::*;
+use itertools::iproduct;
+
+type Output1 = usize;
+type Output2 = Output1;
+
+struct Step {
+    direction: Vector2D<isize>,
+    count: isize,
+    color: String,
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Step {
+    type Err = &'static str;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        let mut parts = s.split_ascii_whitespace();
+
+        let direction = match parts.next().unwrap() {
+            "U" => Vector2D::new(0, -1),
+            "D" => Vector2D::new(0, 1),
+            "L" => Vector2D::new(-1, 0),
+            "R" => Vector2D::new(1, 0),
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        };
+
+        let count = parts.next().unwrap().parse().unwrap();
+        let color = parts
+            .next()
+            .unwrap()
+            .trim_matches(|c| c == '(' || c == ')')
+            .to_owned();
+
+        Ok(Step {
+            direction,
+            count,
+            color,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+fn flood_fill(m: &mut [Vec<char>], start: Vector2D<isize>, original: char, fill: char) -> usize {
+    let mut filled_in = 0;
+
+    let mut q: VecDeque<Vector2D<isize>> = VecDeque::from([start]);
+    m[start] = fill;
+    filled_in += 1;
+
+    while let Some(p) = q.pop_front() {
+        for (dx, dy) in [(0, 1), (0, -1), (1, 0), (-1, 0)] {
+            let neighbour = p + Vector2D::new(dx, dy);
+            if !in_range(m, &neighbour) || m[neighbour] != original {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            q.push_back(neighbour);
+            m[neighbour] = fill;
+            filled_in += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    filled_in
+}
+
+struct Day18 {
+    plan: Vec<Step>,
+}
+impl Solution<Output1, Output2> for Day18 {
+    fn new<P: AsRef<Path>>(pathname: P) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            plan: file_to_structs(pathname),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn part_1(&mut self) -> Output1 {
+        let n = self.plan.iter().map(|s| s.count).sum::<isize>();
+
+        let mut map = vec![vec!['.'; 2 * n as usize]; 2 * n as usize];
+        let mut position = Vector2D::new(n, n);
+
+        for s in &self.plan {
+            for _ in 0..s.count {
+                map[position] = '#';
+                position = position + s.direction;
+            }
+        }
+
+        flood_fill(&mut map, Vector2D::new(0, 0), '.', '+');
+
+        while let Some((y, x)) =
+            iproduct!(0..2 * n as usize, 0..2 * n as usize).find(|&(y, x)| map[y][x] == '.')
+        {
+            flood_fill(&mut map, Vector2D::new(x as isize, y as isize), '.', '#');
+        }
+
+        // debug!(
+        //     "Map:\n{}",
+        //     map.iter().map(|r| r.iter().collect::<String>()).join("\n")
+        // );
+
+        map.iter()
+            .map(|r| r.iter().filter(|&&c| c == '#').count())
+            .sum()
+    }
+
+    fn part_2(&mut self) -> Output2 {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    // Day18::run("sample")
+    Day18::main()
+}
+
+test_sample!(day_18, Day18, 62, 952408144115);