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Help - Hitori 



Objectives / Rules

See the Walkthrough or Advanced Ideas below for extra tips and tricks.



Hitori Puzzle

What is the objective?
To eliminate duplicate numbers in the rows and columns.

You can only have (at most) one of any given number in each row and column (sometimes none).

Sometimes you don't have any of a given number in a row or column, and sometimes there are no Black squares in a row or column.

Click or move your mouse over the puzzle to see the answer.



Walkthrough 



Help 1
Step 1
This is the start of the puzzle.

Solve this puzzle for yourself at the same time.


Help 2
Step 2
As we're only allowed one <3> in Column 4, one of these squares must be Black. Whichever square that is, the square between the two must be White.


Help 3
Step 3
As we've now found a <5> in Column 4, all other <5>'s in the same Row or Column must be Black.


Help 4
Step 4
All squares surrounding a Black one must be White.


Help 5
Step 5
We've found a <3> in Column 3, so this square is Black (and those surrounding it are White).


Help 6
Step 6
This square is Black as we've already a <3> in Column 4.


Help 7
Step 7
Since every White square can be reached from any other, this square must be White to avoid the <5> in the corner becoming isolated.


Help 8
Step 8
We've already a <1> in Column 5, so this square is Black.


Help 9
Step 9
These squares must be White to avoid isolated White squares next to them.


Help 10
Step 10
These squares are Black as we've already a <4> in Row 3, and a <3> in Column 2.


Help 11
Step 11
If this square was Black we would split the puzzle into two sections, and the White squares would be isolated from each other. So this square must be White to avoid this.


Help 12
Step 12
This square must be Black as we've already a <1> in Column 2, and the puzzle will then complete.


Help 14
Step 14
The completed puzzle.


Advanced Ideas 



Idea 1
We are only allowed one <1> in Column 3, so one of these squares must be Black. Whichever is Black, the square between them must be White.


Idea 2
Just considering the <1>'s in Row 1 we know that the right-hand <1> cannot be White, otherwise both of the others would have to be Black, which isn't allowed. Therefore the right-hand <1> is Black.


Idea 3Idea 4
One of the <2>'s in Column 2 is Black. If the top one is Black, then the <5> to its left must be White, but also the <3> below the <5> must be White to avoid isolated White squares. Or the bottom <2> is Black, which means the <3> to its left is White. In both cases, the <3> indicated is White.

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