🌊 Nurikabe
Shade cells to form one connected sea around numbered islands.
A.K.A.
Also known as: Cell Structure, Island Puzzle
Category
Grid Shading
How to Play
- Numbered cells are islands; shade other cells to create the sea
- Each number shows how many cells are in its island (including itself)
- Islands cannot touch each other (not even diagonally)
- The sea must be one connected region
- No 2×2 area can be entirely sea (shaded)
Puzzle Source
🌐 Backend API
Puzzles are fetched from the backend puzzle API.
Source: Puzzle API - pre-generated island puzzles
Tips & Strategy
- Cells between two islands must be sea
- Expand islands to their required size
- Watch for 2×2 sea violations - they're easy to miss
Issues & Bugs
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Part of the Enigma puzzle collection