Japanese crosswords are of particular interest to those who like to "smash their heads" over the solution of an interesting problem. They differ from the rest in that they encrypt not words or numbers, but a whole image, which appears to the gaze of the participant in the game at the very end of the intellectual exercise.
Puzzle format
Japanese crosswords are available in both regular, black and white, and in a variety of color versions and consist of two main fields: a field for a picture and a field for placing key numbers. The field for the picture, or the actual playing field, is divided into squares of five by five cells, this is done for the convenience of making calculations. The player sequentially paints the cells in black or any other specified color, receiving a certain drawing at the output.
It is worth paying attention to the numbers indicated in the fields located above the playing field and to the side of it. Each of them symbolizes the number of consecutively colored cells that the player has to reveal. The way these numbers are located relative to each other shows the direction of the filled groups. For example, if numbers 5, 4, and 2 are selected for a row, then five, four and two filled cells will follow each other in this sequence with some gaps between them.
The distance between groups should not be less than one empty cell, spaces can also go along the edges of rows or columns. When filling the cells in an online game, the chances of making a mistake are less, because the system simply will not allow the player to paint over those cells that should be free.
Difficulty level
In colored crosswords, groups can be located close to each other, provided that they are painted with the same color. The player will have to work hard to determine how the sequences are distributed throughout the game space. In this case, the puzzle may have the only correct solution.
Black and white crosswords, as a rule, are considered a simpler option than colored ones, since they do not need to take into account additional indications of the required shade at all.
The player sequentially moves from rows to columns, considering each of them as an independent field. It is necessary to identify those fields that will be painted over completely in any case and those that will definitely remain intact; it is better to mark them with a cross, dot or any other convenient symbol. If the figure is involved and you are completely sure of the location of the group corresponding to it, cross out the “worked out” value.
Each of the above marks will gradually help you get to the final of the game, sequentially, going step by step, stage by stage. If at least one mistake was made, it will pull the next flaws, which will lead to an absolutely wrong solution to the problem.
