Hitori, Nurikabe or Norinori: Which Should You Learn First?
Three shade-the-squares puzzles, three different ways of thinking. How they compare, and which one to start with depending on how you like to solve.
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Hitori, Nurikabe and Norinori: Three Puzzles from Japan
Where the names come from and when each puzzle first appeared in print. All three are shade-the-squares puzzles from the Japanese publisher Nikoli.
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How to Solve Hitori: Four Moves That Do Most of the Work
Hitori looks like a number puzzle but plays like a graph puzzle. Learn the sandwich, the triple, the pair and the connectivity check, then solve a real 5x5.
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