After a late night working in the lab, you looked out from the balcony and found an eerie sight! Three types of local monsters have begun arranging themselves into groups. The rules seem pretty simple, but where will the rest go?
Hidden in this grid is a specific battleship fleet, pictured below. It contains a Carrier, two Battleships, three Cruisers, four Destroyers, and five Submarines. Given that no ship may be adjacent to another in any direction, can you deduce the correct positions?
Everyone loves candy, so you picked up a gift box. The problem is, they only want a specific set of pieces, and none of them can touch each other, even diagonally. Can you deduce which of the possible placements to fill in with the candy that fits their preference?
Your town has become the latest target of the zombie horde! Make your getaway through the sewer tunnels! You know the manholes where you will enter and exit, but you need to figure out the correct path to take.
When they’re not in your boot, snakes are often found sunning themselves in some peaceful place. In this grid, you can see the head and the tip of the snake’s tail. Can you safely uncover the rest of its body?
When they’re not in your boot, snakes are often found sunning themselves in some peaceful place. In this grid, you can see the head and the tip of the snake’s tail. Can you safely uncover the rest of its body?
As you might have noticed by now, I love the various cell-shading puzzles. Today, we’re taking a look at another Nikoli creation – Stostone. In English, it’s generally known as Stone on Stone. Like Heyawake, you must shade cells according to the numbers in the regions, but there are a few unique requirements.
Today, we’re stacking rocks! Stone on Stone is a cell-shading puzzle, in which your goal is to find hidden blocks of contiguous cells.
Find and shade all duplicate numbers in rows and columns, leaving only unique digits. No shaded cell may be adjacent to another, and unshaded cells must form a contiguous area.
Find a hidden fleet of single-cell boats. Lighthouses reveal all boats in their row and column. Boats may not be adjacent to other boats or lighthouses in any direction.
