Nonogram · Tricky

Nonogram Tricky Level 496

Exactly the clues of Tricky level 496 in the app: a 12×12 grid with 50 cells to paint. Tap a cell or a clue to reveal just that, or follow the solution in 33 logical steps. One of them is a “what if”.

Open with starsIn the app, you open this level for free with the stars you win, in a pack of 50. Beasties Pro, a one-time purchase, opens every level at once. How Free and Pro work

PuzzleTap a cell or a clue

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The start: just the clues. Lines with a 0 are already empty.

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All 33 steps as a list

Rows count from the top, columns from the left. Each step takes one line and paints or empties what its numbers decide right now.

  1. Row 6 (1 8 1): paint 10 cells, 2 empty
  2. Column 3 (2): 9 empty
  3. Column 10 (2): 9 empty
  4. Row 3 (6): paint 6 cells, 4 empty
  5. Row 9 (6): paint 6 cells, 4 empty
  6. Column 1 (3): 5 empty
  7. Column 6 (6 1 1): paint 3 cells, 2 empty
  8. Row 4 (2): 7 empty
  9. Row 2 (2): 6 empty
  10. Column 7 (6 1 1): paint 3 cells, 2 empty (+2 dots for finished lines)
  11. Column 12 (3): paint 1 cell, 4 empty
  12. Row 7 (2 4 2): paint 3 cells, 1 empty (+6 dots for finished lines)
  13. Row 5 (1 1 2 1 1): paint 1 cell, 2 empty (+1 dots for finished lines)
  14. Row 11 (2): 1 empty
  15. Column 1 (3): paint 1 cell
  16. Row 7 (2 4 2): paint 1 cell, 1 empty (+5 dots for finished lines)
  17. Row 5 (1 1 2 1 1): paint 1 cell (+1 dots for finished lines)
  18. Column 3 (2): paint 1 cell
  19. Row 5 (1 1 2 1 1): 1 empty
  20. Column 6 (6 1 1): 1 empty
  21. Column 7 (6 1 1): 1 empty
  22. Column 10 (2): paint 1 cell (+1 dots for finished lines)
  23. What if row 1, column 4 were painted? Row 7 (2 4 2) could not fit. So it stays empty.
  24. Row 1 (1 1): paint 1 cell
  25. Column 5 (1 1 2 2): paint 2 cells, 3 empty
  26. Row 7 (2 4 2): 1 empty
  27. Row 8 (1 1): paint 1 cell
  28. Column 4 (1 1 2 1): 2 empty
  29. Row 7 (2 4 2): paint 1 cell
  30. Column 8 (1 1 2 2): paint 2 cells, 3 empty (+2 dots for finished lines)
  31. Row 11 (2): paint 2 cells, 2 empty (+2 dots for finished lines)
  32. Row 12 (1 1): paint 2 cells
  33. Row 8 (1 1): paint 1 cell

Every player gets the same levels in the same order, so these clues match your app. Each step is plain logic, no guessing. How to play Nonogram