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Hitori

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Hitori Game Guide

📖 About

Hitori is the elegant Japanese logic puzzle with deceptively simple rules! A grid filled with numbers awaits—but some must be eliminated. Black out cells so that no number repeats in any row or column. But there's more: black cells can never touch (orthogonally), and all white cells must form a single connected group. This creates clever chains of logical deduction!

🎯 Objectives

Black out cells to eliminate duplicate numbers from each row and column. Black cells must never share an edge (diagonal is fine). All remaining white cells must connect into a single group. Find the unique solution through pure logic!

🎮 How to Play

Click cells to black them out. Ensure: 1) No number repeats in any row/column, 2) Black cells never touch (diagonal is OK), 3) All white cells connect.

⌨️ Controls

Click on a cell to toggle it between white and black. A cell can also be marked as 'definitely white' to help track deductions. The goal is to eliminate all duplicates while following the connection rules.

⚙️ Game Mechanics

  • No duplicate numbers in any row/column
  • Black cells cannot touch orthogonally
  • All white cells must be connected
  • Each puzzle has one unique solution
  • Pure logic - no guessing needed

Features

  • Simple Rules - Easy to understand
  • Deep Logic - Challenging deductions
  • Unique Solution - One right answer
  • Connection Puzzle - Spatial reasoning

💡 Tips

  • If a number appears twice, one must be blacked out
  • If a number appears three times, the middle one stays white
  • Black cells can't touch - use this to mark neighbors white
  • Check that white cells stay connected

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the key strategy for Hitori?
When you black out a cell, all its orthogonal neighbors must stay white (since black cells can't touch). This creates chains of deductions. Also, if blacking out a cell would disconnect white cells, it must stay white.
How do I handle triple occurrences?
If a number appears three times in a row, the middle one CANNOT be blacked out. Why? Because blacking out the middle would force both outer ones to stay white (no touching black cells), but then you'd have duplicates. So the middle must stay white, and one of the outer two must be black.
How do I check connectivity?
Before blacking out a cell, consider whether it would cut off any white cells from the main group. If blacking out a cell would create an 'island' of white cells, that cell must remain white.
Can I use trial and error?
Well-designed Hitori puzzles can be solved through pure logical deduction without guessing. If you're guessing, look harder for the logical constraints. Each move should be forced by the rules.

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