Nonogram · Tricky

Nonogram Tricky Level 538

Exactly the clues of Tricky level 538 in the app: a 12×12 grid with 62 cells to paint. Tap a cell or a clue to reveal just that, or follow the solution in 23 logical steps. One of them is a “what if”.

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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 23 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 5 (1 2 2 2 1): paint 8 cells, 4 empty
  2. Column 1 (2): 9 empty
  3. Column 12 (2): 9 empty
  4. Row 6 (10): paint 8 cells
  5. Column 3 (1 2): 7 empty
  6. Column 10 (1 2): 7 empty
  7. Row 9 (6): paint 6 cells, 2 empty
  8. Row 4 (1 6 1): paint 6 cells
  9. Row 8 (2 2): paint 2 cells, 2 empty
  10. Column 5 (2 1 2 2): paint 3 cells, 4 empty
  11. Column 8 (2 1 2 2): paint 3 cells, 4 empty
  12. Row 10 (2): paint 2 cells, 4 empty
  13. Row 11 (4): paint 2 cells, 4 empty
  14. Column 4 (9 1): paint 6 cells
  15. Column 9 (9 1): paint 6 cells (+12 dots for finished lines)
  16. Row 1 (2 2): paint 2 cells, 4 empty (+2 dots for finished lines)
  17. Row 3 (6): paint 2 cells, 2 empty
  18. Row 7 (1 2 1): paint 2 cells, 2 empty
  19. What if row 4, column 1 stayed empty? Row 6 (10) could not fit. So it is painted. (+1 dots for finished lines)
  20. Row 4 (1 6 1): 1 empty
  21. Row 6 (10): paint 1 cell (+1 dots for finished lines)
  22. Row 4 (1 6 1): paint 1 cell (+1 dots for finished lines)
  23. Row 6 (10): 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