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Hashiwokakero (橋をかけろ Hashi o kakero; lit. "build bridges!") is a type of logic puzzle published by Nikoli. [1] It has also been published in English under the name Bridges or Chopsticks (based on a mistranslation: the hashi of the title, 橋, means bridge; hashi written with another character, 箸, means chopsticks).
Nikoli Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社ニコリ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha, Nikori) is a Japanese publisher that specializes in games and, especially, logic puzzles. Nikoli is also the nickname of a quarterly magazine (whose full name is Puzzle Communication Nikoli) issued by the company in Tokyo. [1]
The object is to draw diagonal lines in each cell of the grid, such that the number in each circle equals the number of lines extending from that circle. Additionally, it is forbidden for the diagonal lines to form an enclosed loop. Unlike many of Nikoli's similar puzzles, such as Hashiwokakero, a single network of lines is not required.
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Walker reviewed various games in the series throughout 2007 and 2015, praising them for their creativity and rewarding gameplay. [1] [2] He ranked the original game as one of the 25 best puzzle games ever made in a 2015 Rock Paper Shotgun article, stating that the games should serve as inspirations for puzzle designers to create their own interesting puzzle ideas. [1]
Like many other combinatory and logic puzzles, Masyu can be very difficult to solve; solving Masyu on arbitrarily large grids is an NP-complete problem. [2] However, published instances of puzzles have generally been constructed in such a way that they can be solved in a reasonable amount of time.
He is currently a Managing Editor at Puzzler Media Ltd. and edits Sudoku and Kakuro magazines as well as Hanjie, Hashi, Super Hanjie, Mosaic, Enigma and Colour Hanjie. He also contributes to other magazines such as Tough Puzzles and has created the "Squiffy Sudokus" for a Carol Vorderman book.
Another way to change the puzzle is to restrict which colors squared make up the border colors. In the classic MacMahon squares puzzle, there are a total of 20 places on the border. [1] The number of each color that can be present on these 20 places can be described by B a,b,c [1] where a, b, and c are the number of each color of the border pieces.