How to Play Nonograms (Picross)

A nonogram is a picture logic puzzle. The numbers beside each row and above each column tell you how many cells in a row are filled, in that order, with at least one empty cell between groups. Use the numbers to fill the right cells and mark the empty ones until the hidden picture appears.

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1. A nonogram is a picture logic puzzle. Fill the right cells in the grid and a hidden picture appears.
2. The numbers beside each row and above each column tell you how many cells in a row are filled.
3. Two numbers mean two runs, in that order, with at least one empty cell between them. Two, two means a pair, a gap, then a pair.
4. Big numbers are the easiest start. A run of eight in a line of ten must cover the middle cells, wherever it begins.
5. Choose Fill and tap a cell to fill it. Only fill cells the clues prove, not cells that just look right.
6. Switch to Mark to put an X on cells you know are empty. Marks narrow down where the other runs can go.
7. Every cell you fill or mark helps the line that crosses it. Keep switching between rows and columns.
8. When a line matches all of its numbers, it is done. Pixtide crosses out its empty cells for you.
9. If you get stuck, a hint reveals one correct cell. The first hint on every picture is free.
10. Play three hundred pictures and a daily puzzle in Pixtide, free on Google Play. It works offline, and iOS is coming soon.

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