Nonogram
A daily picture logic puzzle: fill in cells using the number clues to reveal a picture.
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About this puzzle
Also known as picross or griddlers. Each row and column has a set of numbers telling you how many consecutive cells to fill in, and in what order, along that line. Fill in the grid using only those clues, and a simple picture is revealed once you've got it right. A new picture is picked each day.
Nonograms were invented in Japan in the late 1980s and became popular around the world under names like Picross, Griddlers, and Paint by Numbers. The daily puzzle here is a 10×10 grid, a comfortable size that can be solved with pure logic. Like Sudoku, a well-designed nonogram never requires guessing.
A good place to start is with the largest clues. In a 10-cell row with a clue of 8, the run must cover the middle six cells no matter where it starts, so you can fill those in immediately. This overlap technique, combined with marking cells that must be empty, cracks open most puzzles. The how to solve nonograms guide walks through it step by step.
Frequently asked questions
- How do the clues work?
- Each number in a row or column's clue is a run of consecutive filled cells, in order, with at least one empty cell between runs. For example, a clue of "3 2" means a run of 3 filled cells, then a gap, then a run of 2, somewhere along that line.
- What does tapping a cell do?
- Tapping cycles a cell between empty, filled, and a small × mark you can use to note cells you've figured out are definitely empty, purely as a solving aid.
- What happens when I finish?
- Once every row and column matches its clues, the puzzle is solved and the completed picture is revealed. A new picture is chosen for the next day.