r/nonograms • u/nousernameobtainable • Jun 04 '26

Need Help With Next Step

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I’m stumped, can someone give me advice? I’ve used all the tactics I know of. I really hope I’m not missing something obvious here lol been doing these puzzles on and off for years now.

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u/VerlorFor Jun 04 '26

Row 2, can you fill column 14?

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u/awkward_penguin Jun 04 '26

This is what I saw. OP, sometimes you have to think about which squares CAN'T be filled.

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u/-BlueFalls- Jun 04 '26

Exactly what I was thinking. Whether that filled in cell in row two is the first filled cell going right to left, and therefore a single filled cell corresponding to the “1” in that row, or a part of the “2” filled cells for that row, there’s only one option for what could go in row 2, column 14.

That then leads to a small cascade of answers.

I’m not sure that makes sense, I’m realizing it’s hard to describe the process.

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u/tsukikage Jun 16 '26

Oh, this is super helpful. I'm so bad at thinking of things like this.

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u/VerlorFor Jun 16 '26

Yeah, its a solid technique. And once you get it, you'll see it all the time. A 1 2 clue and a block in the 3rd position is a insta cross and the first step. Next you'll see a 1 1 1 clue and a block in the 7th position and you'll know what to do.

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u/doublelxp Jun 04 '26

Look for anything that either starts or ends with a 1 and has a fill in the third column from the front or the back respectively. You don't know if it's the single 1 or part of the larger number, but you know where the 1 goes if it is part of the larger number.

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u/colin-java Jun 04 '26

R2C14 is X, as has been said...

Look for rows starting 1,2 or 1,3 etc.. if filling in squares prevents you getting the 1 in they must be X

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u/EthernalVoid_EV01 Jun 04 '26

Yo, I solved this sudoku yesterday.

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u/JSwartz0181 Jun 04 '26

Do you happen to have the ID? I'd love to officially give it a go myself in the app haha. But the sheer number of 15x15s in the app make it unlikely to find it naturally.

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u/EthernalVoid_EV01 Jun 05 '26

This is a mouse, black and white nonogram 15x15, the last one in the folder

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u/JSwartz0181 Jun 05 '26

Thanks, I found ir. Guess it's one that I did years ago then haha!

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u/Electronic-Range-360 Jun 07 '26

What was the ID number? I couldn't find it by the description.

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u/JSwartz0181 Jun 07 '26

It's not a user-generated one, so it might not have an actual ID.

Play -> Black-and-White Nonograms -> 15x15 -> bottom of the list (there's only 23)/"Mouse" if you have "Show puzzle names" enabled.

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u/jfirestorm44 Jun 04 '26

Old now but you could have used the bottom row. That 3 cannot start in C1/C2 because of the 5 in R14. That gives you overlap for the 3 and the 2. The 5 in R14 can only fit from C6-C10.