Help Me Choose a Game
Not sure which logic puzzle to try? Answer two or three quick questions and get a suggestion from Hitori, Nurikabe, Norinori and Shikaku.
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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.
Read moreFive Habits of Careful Logic-Puzzle Solvers
The same few habits work for Hitori, Nurikabe, Norinori and almost every pencil-and-paper logic puzzle: trust uniqueness, mark certainties, and never guess.
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How to Solve Norinori: Two Per Region, Dominoes Only
Every colored region holds exactly two shaded squares, and shaded squares pair off like dominoes that never touch. Region sizes are the only clue. Here is how to read them.
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How to Solve Nurikabe: Islands, Walls and the 2x2 Rule
Numbers are island sizes, everything else is one connected wall, and the wall can never form a 2x2 pool. Five deductions that crack most Nurikabe puzzles.
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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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