Dens · Tricky
Dens Tricky Level 48
Exactly the board of Tricky level 48 in the app: 9×9 cells, 9 dens, 9 monsters to place. Step through the solution one monster at a time, each with the reason why, or open the full solution.
Rows count from the top, columns from the left. Tap Next monster to see where the first one goes, and why.









All 9 monsters as a list
Rows count from the top, columns from the left. Each line says where the next monster goes and why.
- row 1, column 8. The orange den fits only into column 9. Whichever spot its monster takes, that line is used: cross out the rest of it. The pink den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
- row 7, column 3. Row 4: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. The green den: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. The lilac den: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. The orange den and the green den fit only into rows 6 and 7. Together they fill these lines, so every other spot there is out. The yellow den: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. The red den and the lilac den fit only into rows 8 and 9. Together they fill these lines, so every other spot there is out. The purple den fits only into row 5. Whichever spot its monster takes, that line is used: cross out the rest of it. Row 5: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. Column 4: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. The yellow den: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. The mint den and the red den fit only into columns 1 and 2. Together they fill these lines, so every other spot there is out. The green den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
- row 5, column 4. The purple den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
- row 6, column 9. The orange den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
- row 2, column 5. The blue den: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. Rows 3 and 8 only have spots in columns 1 and 7. Their monsters take all of them, so the other spots there are out. The blue den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
- row 3, column 7. The yellow den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
- row 4, column 2. The mint den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
- row 8, column 1. The red den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
- row 9, column 6. The lilac den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
Every player gets the same levels in the same order, so this board matches your app. Every Dens level has exactly one solution, and you can always reach it by logic. How to play Dens