A Nonogram is a picture hidden in a grid. The numbers beside each row and above each column say how many filled squares run together on that line, and in what order. Work out which squares are filled, one line at a time, and the picture appears. New to it? Start with the rules, which solve a small heart step by step, or play a 5×5 right here.
Nonograms
Topics
- Nonogram TechniquesEvery Nonogram technique on its own page, from finished lines to listing every arrangement, each shown on the same 10×10 puzzle from the game.
Guides
- Nonograms for Beginners: Start HereNew to Nonograms? Follow this path: the rules, your first 5×5, the overlap and the slack rule, a six-row warm-up with answers, and when to move up.
- Nonogram Rules: How to Play (With Examples)How to play Nonograms: what the clue numbers mean, a 5×5 heart solved in four steps, the slack rule for where to start, and a puzzle to try.
- How to Solve Nonograms: 6 Techniques That WorkSix Nonogram techniques, each shown on a single row, how much each one does at every size, and a 10×10 from the game solved in three stages.
- Nonogram Tips: 9 Tricks to Solve FasterNine Nonogram tips, measured on hundreds of puzzles: the opening sweep, lines that fill themselves, closing off the biggest block, and faster controls.
- 6 Nonogram Mistakes That Break Your PuzzleStuck on a Nonogram, or found a line that won't fit its clue? These six mistakes cause most broken puzzles. How to spot each one, and how to recover.