Nonogram

Reveal the hidden picture by filling the grid from its number clues. Each clue counts a run of consecutive filled cells in that row or column.
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Questions about Nonogram

A nonogram (also called Picross or Griddlers) is a logic puzzle from Japan: you start with a blank grid and fill cells according to the number clues along the top and side, revealing a hidden picture. Every square can be reasoned out from the clues — a well-made nonogram never requires guessing.
Filling every square that belongs to the hidden picture — and no others. The puzzle completes itself the moment the grid exactly matches the solution, so there is no wrong ending, only a faster or slower one.
Each number is a run of consecutive filled squares in that row or column, in order. A clue of 4 2 means a run of four, at least one gap, then a run of two. A blank row or column shows 0.
Tap (Fill mode) inks a square. Switch to Mark — or long-press / right-click — to X out a square you know is empty. Drag paints a whole run in one stroke. A clue dims once its row or column’s numbers are satisfied.
You start at 100 for the solve, plus bonuses: Flawless (no wrong squares, +50), Unassisted (no hints, +25), and a speed bonus (up to +35). Hints and flagged mistakes subtract. The best a day can score is 210.
Hint reveals one correct square and costs 10 points — you get 3 a day. Check highlights any wrong squares; each flagged mistake costs 5. Leave both off for the top score.
Yes — it grows through the week. Monday and Tuesday are small abstract patterns; Wednesday through Sunday reveal a 10×10 or 15×15 picture, getting trickier toward the weekend.

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From the rulebookHow to play Nonogram

Fill in the grid using numbered hints to reveal a hidden picture or pattern.

  • Tap to fill, long-press (or right-click) to mark a square empty with an ✕. Drag to fill a whole run.
  • A clue dims when that row or column’s numbers are satisfied — which doesn’t always mean it’s right, so keep going until the whole picture works out.
  • Stuck? Hint reveals one square (3 a day). Check flags wrong squares. Both cost points.
Solving a nonogram
The numbers above and to the left give the runs of filled squares in each column and row.
Step 1. Start with an easy one — the 5 column fills top to bottom.
Step 2. The 2 2 row needs a gap in the middle for two groups of two — mark it with an ✕.
Step 3. The 1 3 column works the same way; the bottom 1 1 row falls into place too.
Step 4. Fill the top 3 row across the middle, X-ing its corners.
Step 5. Keep going until every square is filled — and the picture appears.