Shinro
Template:Short description Template:Multiple image Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a logic-based puzzle that has similarities to Sudoku and Minesweeper. The objective is to locate 12 hidden 'Holes' on an 8×8 grid. The board contains a variable number of arrows, each of which points to at least one Hole. A count of the number of Holes is given for each Row and Column.
Originally appearing in Japanese puzzle magazines, Shinro was popularized by its appearance in Southwest Airline's Spirit Magazine.[1] It has since spawned web-based and iPhone versions.
Name
New York-based puzzle-writing company Puzzability has been credited with coining the name Shinro in 2007.[2] The name Script error: No such module "Nihongo". translates to "compass bearing", referring to the arrows that point towards the Holes.[3]
Availability
Websites:
- Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine, Fun and Games section Downloadable PDF with four puzzles
- Shinropuzzles website Printable puzzles with solutions
- Sternenhimmel (Babelfish translationTemplate:Dead link) German variation where each arrow points to only one Hole
- Evolutionary Algorithm for Generation of Entertaining Shinro Logic Puzzles by David Oranchak
- Online Shinro games
iPhone:
- Shinro Mines
- Jabeh with video tutorial
- Sudoku Shinro
Android:
See also
Notes
- ↑ Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine, Fun and Games section Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Shinropuzzles website Credit given to Puzzability for coining the name 'Shinro' Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Google Translate translation of Script error: No such module "Nihongo".