How to play Nonograms
Picture logic puzzles. The numbers beside each row and above each column tell you the lengths of the shaded blocks, in order. Every puzzle here can be solved line by line, without guessing.
The rules
- Each clue number is a block of shaded cells in that row or column, in order.
- Blocks are separated by at least one empty cell.
- Mark cells you know are empty with a cross to keep track.
Watch an example
Here is a small Nonograms puzzle being solved one step at a time. Press Play, or use Back and Next to go at your own pace.
Press Play to start.
Playing on LogicBright
Choose Fill or Cross on the pad, then tap cells. Tap a filled cell again with Fill to clear it.
Start with big numbers: in a row of 10, a block of 8 must cover the middle 6 cells.
When a row is complete, cross out the rest.
Tips
- Add up a row’s clues plus the gaps: if it equals the row length, the row is fully determined.
- Work back and forth between rows and columns.