Sudoku and Kakuro are sweeping the nation. But you wanna know what's next. You wanna be the first on your block who gets into the next big thing. You want the cute subway rider next to you to be all like "What the heck are you doing there, you smart and cute fellow subway rider??"Say hello to Hitori. The rules are simple. Numbers may appear only once in each row and each column. Black out cells to take them out of play. Black cells must not be connected. So when you darken a cell, you know the top, right, bottom and left cells will be white cells (you can circle the number to help you remember). White cells must not be separated by painted cells. There's a great online tutorial here.
We will post the solution in the coming days. And also preview other Japanese puzzles of the future including Masyu and Nurikabe. We might even throw in a Sudoku and a Kukuro. Japanese puzzles of the future are brought to you by the letter Q and in honor of the forthcoming Overlook Press Spring 2006 publication The Monster Book of Japanese Puzzles by puzzle master Michael Mepham.
E-mail us for hints! And Make Godzilla proud!--Jim
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