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Help – Neighbours 



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Objectives / Rules

See the Walkthrough or Notes below for extra information.



Neighbours Puzzle

What are the symbols for?
The symbols are double arrows that point to two numbers that are neighbours of each other.

e.g. 1Neighbours Symbol2, 3Neighbours Symbol2, 3Neighbours Symbol4.

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.

This example highlights the importance of the lack of a neighbour symbol.


Help 2
Step 2
Because the <1> has no neighbour symbols, these squares in this row cannot be <2>.


Help 3
Step 3
Because neither <1> has a neighbour symbol, these squares in this column cannot be <2>.


Help 4
Step 4
Because the <2> has a neighbour symbol, this square must be either <1> or <3>. However, there is already a <1> in both the row and column, therefore this square is the <3>.


Help 5
Step 5
This row and column can now be completed.


Help 6
Step 6
As neither the <2> nor the <4> has a neighbour symbol, these squares cannot be <3>.


Help 7
Step 7
This square cannot be <4>, and the row can be completed.


Help 8
Step 8
There is already a <4> in this row, so the <4> for this column can't go in this square, and the column completes.


Help 9
Step 9
Because the <1> has no neighbour symbol, this square cannot be <2>. The puzzle quickly completes.


Help 10
Step 10
the completed puzzle.


Notes 



Note 1
This square has to be <3> because of the neighbour symbol next to the <4>.


Note 2
This square CANNOT be <3> because there isn't a neighbour symbol next to the <4>.


Note 3
Because of the given <2> and the neighbour symbol, A can only be <1> or <3>.

Therefore B could be <2> or <4> – however, B can't be 4 as the <5> has no neighbour symbol.

So B must be <2> (and A is either <1> or <3>).

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