its …..perfect…🤧🤧🥹

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

I made some silly Nonograms!

They come in three flavors!

Easy!

Hard!

And Ridiculous!!

If you want to solve them, go ahead! I used Nonograms Katana, and they aren’t published on there.

YOOO BEAT MY HIGH SCORE

day 1 of playing a probably ai generated game

I don’t think that’s a human chat

[Review] Sketch, Share, Solve (PD)

A pleasant puzzler on the Playdate.

I got a Playdate for Christmas! There’s lots of cool, inventive games on it, but the one I went to directly to put this remarkable little machine through its paces was an iteration of my beloved nonogram logic puzzles (most famously known as Picross when published by Nintendo). Maybe not the best showcase of the device’s capabilities, but a nice diversion for me.

Like many Playdate games this was made by a solo hobbyist, in this case RDK who has two games in the official catalogue. Many developers also offer games elsewhere, and I found I already owned this game via an Itch.io bundle. Panic makes sideloading onto the Playdate very simple and painless, so I was quickly loading dozens of experimental jam games onto mine; this has more polish but like many Playdate games retains a handcrafted indie vibe.

The title indicates that solving puzzles is only part of the equation; you’re also able to Sketch your own with an in-built editor. The process is smooth and you’re asked to solve your own puzzle before you can then Share it, rather than implement any kind of auto-solving technology on the device (RDK does have webtool to check if a puzzle is solvable, though). You can sideload new ones yourself which is relatively easy (the Itch page links to ShyPlay’s expansion pack of 55 excellent puzzles, and its comments section points to a Discord server as a further source for public sharing); otherwise there’s plenty to start with in the included set of 250 courtesy of the game’s creator.

Each and every puzzle is a 10x15 grid, a good fit for the Playdate screen size. Solving them shows a simple black and white grid, no extra shading or animation, but I liked the simple yet recognisable renditions in the default puzzle set. Some solutions are displayed rotated by 90 degrees, which does make it hard to guess what you’re drawing. The Playdate’s one-colour screen (no shades of grey here, except by clever dithering) is not backlit but is surprisingly visible, as long as you’re in good lighting conditions; sometimes finding the right angle is a struggle, and it’s especially important for this game with its fine detail on the number clues. The settings to adjust the appearance of clues and marks were appreciated to help with this.

As a nonogram game, SSS has a good set of features: clue auto-marking, configurable auto-crossing, and the ability to hold and mark/cross multiple (without overwriting) with screen wrap. All good choices. There’s not any kind of hinting or checking (free mode only here) and a few puzzles do require extrapolation/guessing which isn’t my ideal, but a nifty use of the Playdate’s unique crank mechanism to quickly undo your actions makes this a little more palatable. The buttons on my new device were a bit stiff and took some getting used to, but it’s light and very well put together so play sessions were undemanding. My main ding against the game is that it does only have one music track, which seemed a little moody to fit the breezy puzzling. All in all a lovely little game, and unlike other nonogram games in the catalogue it’s entirely human-made so I don’t feel conflicted at all recommending it!

I frickin hate nonograms because I’ll remember that they exist and then I get obsessed all over again

Almost 4 hours into Squeakross… please tell me we can change the size of these rooms…

hey check out this nonogram i got on every 5x6 nonogram

Really excellent picross image I just finished made even better by being named “scary wolf”. Look at how shaped he is

Had a friend (from work, who I wasn’t out to) compaining about being bad at monogamy and I was surprised but agreeing and calling it bullshit but it turns out they had said nonograms and not monogamy and now they think I’m bad at the little puzzle game and I can’t correct them 😭

My hand slipped and I accidentally drew countryhumans Canada and Poland and Ukrain oh no

My contribution to games humanisations. I love nonogram

I’ve officially reached level 8000 on this game I’m not addicted I swear

I wanted this silly achievement to be my first real post LOL

Nonograms are all about the guarantees.

Say there’s a 10x10 grid: if one side says “7”, the middle four of that line are used. In a grid of 15, the number “10” means a guarantee that the center five are filled. If it were to instead be a “2” left to a “9”, the center three would be guaranteed by the 9, and the 2 would add 2+x to the right of the center three, with x being the barrier between numbers (AKA demarcation lines).

Why. Why is there a tag for meow tower. The nonogram cat game. I guess it has lore but like. Actually the more I think about it the more it makes sense that the people of tumblr would care about meow tower I apologize

Halp

I dunno how to do it :(

I need to get the level done it’s gonna haunt me forever if I don’t and I can’t see any mistakes I’ve made or anything that I’ve forgotten to cross off as empty

Please help if anyone sees this and knows how to help or knows someone who might please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please halp :<

there was a free little activity sheet at my local tea shop this week with nonograms and now I’m addicted to doing nonograms I’ve done like 50 in the past 3 days i can’t stop nonogramming

something about doing a tricky logic puzzle that reaveals a cute little picture at the end

Ppl are not curious about my screentime but when I say I spent hours on firefox I am not reading fanfiction. I am doing nonograms. My best time for a 10x10 is like 32 seconds.

aww

Rus: У меня нет времени на порисульки, но есть время на нонограм с кисками <3

Eng: I don’t have much time for my doodles, but I have time for nonograms with cats <3

guys is it bad that when i close my eyes or try to sleep i see nonograms in my head