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Kurotto

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description Kurotto Overview

Kurotto is a grid-based logic puzzle published by the Japanese company Nikoli. The puzzle is played on a rectangular grid where certain cells contain numbers enclosed in circles. The objective is to shade specific cells black so that the number in each circled cell accurately represents the total size of the contiguous black region or regions directly adjacent to it. Unnumbered cells can be freely shaded or left blank, requiring strict deductive reasoning to ensure the numerical clues match the final configuration of the shaded areas.

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How do you play Kurotto?

Kurotto is played on a rectangular grid with numbered cells enclosed in circles. You shade cells black so that each circled number matches the required count of shaded cells.

Who publishes Kurotto puzzles?

Kurotto is a logic puzzle published by the Japanese company Nikoli. Nikoli is known for publishing several number and grid puzzle formats.

What do the circled numbers mean in Kurotto?

Each circled number gives a local shading constraint for that cell. The player must shade the correct number of relevant cells while satisfying all circled clues at once.

Is Kurotto a Sudoku puzzle?

No, Kurotto is a separate shading-based logic puzzle rather than a number-placement Sudoku. Its central task is to color cells black while obeying the circled clues.

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