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RULES & PRACTICE

How to Play Nonogram

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Find your footing in Nonogram

Try Nonogram at your own pace and keep its objective in view. Shade the grid so every row and column matches its run-length clues. Keep the game area visible while you use its controls. Begin with the solo mode shown on the page. Look at what changes after your first action.

Work through a collection of twelve 5×5 picture puzzles.

Practice with a purpose

Compare the worked example with your own position. Use the reasoning, not an answer copied from a different board. Notice the feedback after each input.

What counts as success

Shade the grid so every row and column matches its run-length clues. Use the instructions to see which actions move you towards it. Notice how the game responds to your input.

Making your moves

  1. Cycle a square between filled, crossed and blank.
  2. Keep separate runs apart by at least one blank.
  3. Combine row and column deductions.
  4. Check puzzle verifies the finished grid.

Using the playing area

Click or tap squares or graph edges. Number boards include a digit pad. Undo reverses the previous change; Check puzzle validates the solution. On a smaller screen, keep the active part of the board within view. Read the example below alongside these instructions.

Follow the example

Clue 2 1 requires a run of two, a blank separator, and a run of one. Use the example as a guide rather than a substitute for reading your board. Consider the next action carefully.

A mistake to avoid

Do not merge two separate runs. A different version of the game may use a different rule. Compare the worked example with your own position. Use the reasoning, not an answer copied from a different board.

More answers before you play

When I return, what is the goal of Nonogram?

Keep this in mind: Shade the grid so every row and column matches its run-length clues.

While reading the Guide, how do I control Nonogram?

Click or tap squares or graph edges. Number boards include a digit pad. Undo reverses the previous change; Check puzzle validates the solution.

As a new player, what example helps explain Nonogram?

Keep this in mind: Clue 2 1 requires a run of two, a blank separator, and a run of one.

For this browser game, what should I watch out for in Nonogram?

Do not merge two separate runs.

On this playing page, what format does Nonogram offer?

Work through a collection of twelve 5×5 picture puzzles.

On this playing page, which play mode does Nonogram use?

The mode on this page is Solo. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.

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