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Improvements in picross puzzle. We've added additional zoom-in/zoom-out buttons, a drag-and-drop mode (one finger/any mouse button), and streaming capabilities.

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Today, our project turns 14 years old.

All this time, it has been slowly but steadily evolving, thanks in part to you, our users. Thank you to everyone who's been with us! The site will continue to pursue its goal of delighting and entertaining all puzzle lovers, no matter the challenges.

A small gift: GG14present can be activated on the page: https://en.grandgames.net/craft/code

Конкурс миниатюр https://en.grandgames.net/post/646702 завершен! Всего было добавлено 770 работ от 11 авторов. Поздравляем с победой

• @Tverianka Ее ч/б японский кроссворд "Сова" набрал наибольший рейтинг.
• @S.I.A Ее цветной японский кроссворд "Корова" также набрал наивысший рейтинг.

Они получат по 3 Super Coin и соответсвующий стикер.

Также особо хочется отметить авторов @anikina и @elenina12 добавивших на конкурс больше всех кроссвордов - 267 и 309 также получивших отличные оценки. Они также вне конкурса получат по 3 Super Coin.

Благодарим авторов, принявших участие в конкурсе и добавивших более 10 кроссвордов:
@GingerMartian, @danik, @Blbbzk и @Percy они получат по 1 Super Coin по условиям конкурса.

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We’re announcing a mini nonogram contest dedicated to the upcoming 14th anniversary of the website!

To participate, you need to add your own original nonogram to the site, sized between 10x10 and 20x30 cells inclusive, and include the hashtag #mini2025 in its description (any number of cells within the specified range is allowed).

The contest is held in two categories — one for color nonograms and one for black-and-white nonograms.
All participants who add at least 10 nonograms that each achieve a rating of 4.5 or higher by the end of the contest will receive 1 Super Coin.

Submission period: from October 12 to November 23 (inclusive).
The results will be announced on November 30, the website’s birthday.
In each category, the winner will be the author whose nonogram has the highest rating in the catalog by that date.
Prizes: a unique medal on the Hall of Fame and 3 Super Coins.

The submitted nonograms will be available at: https://en.grandgames.net/nonograms/tags/mini2025

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Разработан и интегрирован функционал, позволяющий записывать решение некоторых видов головоломок, а также специальный плеер для воспроизведения решения или нескольких решений одновременно.

Запись будет производится автоматически в турнирах помеченых специальных значком

После завершения каждого тура, любой желайющий может кликнуть на значок возле номера.

После чего откроется плеер, в котором можно просматривать все записи для данного тура в сравнении друг с другом.
Каждую игру можно открыть отдельно, на весь экран, либо расположить плиткой. На текущий момент возможность записи в основном доступна только для логических головоломок, но постепенно такая возможность будет добавлятся и в другие.

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We invite you to participate in this test tournament, which will test the technology for recording solution steps.
Simple, quick-to-solve logic puzzles are used, unlocked one by one.

Promotion for the site's birthday. Get an additional 2 SuperCoins when you sign up for a one-year or two-year VIP account.
https://en.grandgames.net/craft/info/super_coin

This offer is valid only until November 30, 2025. Required.
https://en.grandgames.net/vip

If you've been considering VIP access to play ad-free, now's the time. Various payment methods are available, depending on your region.

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Мы постепенно переходим на новую систему хранения пользовательских настроек в браузере, так как в некоторых браузерах старая могла работать не стабильно и часто сбрасываться. В разделах, которые уже обновлены, например "простые пазлы", потребуется заново внести настройки, если вы их меняли и они вам нужны.

Так как будет проведена ревизия почти всех разделов, есть возможность вносить некоторые правки в функционал. Если вы знаете о каких-то багах, недочетах в каких-либо головоломках, они вас давно беспокоят и вы бы хотели их исправления, пожалуйста напишите в комментариях. По возможности будем вносить правки.

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The tournament celebrating the site's anniversary will take place on November 30th.
The tournament is free, with no rating restrictions.

It features 80 random puzzles, mostly easy, with a +14 drop and a SuperCoin giveaway.
Space is limited. Registration is now open:
https://en.grandgames.net/tournaments/31405

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Добавлена новая головоломка "Трубопровод": https://en.grandgames.net/pipelink

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In the puzzle “Star Battle”, you need to place stars so that each row, column, and outlined region contains exactly one star (or two stars in the more complex version). The stars cannot touch each other, not even diagonally.

Typically, the solving strategy is based on marking crosses in all cells where a star cannot be placed according to the puzzle’s rules. Then, for regions where there’s only one possible spot left for a star, we place it — and repeat the process until the puzzle is fully solved.

Let’s look at the solving algorithm using this example:
https://en.grandgames.net/starbattle/id576319

We have two regions shaped as vertical lines in the far left and far right columns. Since there must be a star somewhere within each of them, and only one star is allowed per column, we can exclude all other cells in those same columns.

In the neighboring columns, we can also exclude a few more cells, because they cannot contain a star — any star placed in the adjacent regions would touch them diagonally.

In the upper region, there is only one free cell left — we place a star there. In the lower region, a line is formed, allowing us to exclude the bottom-left cell and the middle one (because of the diagonal rule — no matter where the star is placed in that region, those cells would be diagonally adjacent).

Place a star in the remaining cell and mark a cross.

Once again, a region appears with only one possible cell for a star; after placing it, another such region forms below.

Finishing the solution:

The puzzle is quite simple and entertaining! Try it yourself:
https://en.grandgames.net/starbattle/id576319

A Star Battle with two stars per region is solved in a similar way. If you’ve mastered the technique, other players will appreciate a new article analyzing a large puzzle of this type.

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Добавлена новая головоломка "Звездная битва": https://en.grandgames.net/starbattle

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Добавлена новая головоломка "Угловой сапер": https://en.grandgames.net/cornermines

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Добавлена новая головоломка "Бухта": https://en.grandgames.net/creek

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В нашем новом движке, на котором построены последние добавленные головоломки появилась возможность настройки цветового оформления индивидуально под каждый вид головоломки.

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Добавлена новая головоломка "Пастбище": https://en.grandgames.net/meadows

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In the puzzle "Wolves and Goats", you need to draw straight lines that separate the wolves from the goats. Dots placed on certain borders allow you to turn a line 90 degrees if needed. There may also be unused, free dots.
The puzzle is solved logically by gradually finding segments that are definitely black (solid) and areas where segments cannot exist.
Let’s analyze the puzzle: https://en.grandgames.net/goats/id572963

The first and most obvious step is to draw black lines between the wolves and the goats.

If there are no dots, the line should go from edge to edge. If there are dots, the line should go at least to the dot, and then either turn or continue further. Using this rule, we can extend the lines as follows:

Since the puzzle does not allow any areas completely without goats or wolves, we cannot separate the bottom-right cell from the goat above it. Therefore, we can mark this border with a white line (right mouse button, or select the second button at the bottom). We can also extend this white line to the nearest dot.

For the goat in the middle, there is only one way to separate it from the diagonally adjacent wolf — by drawing a vertical line.

Again, using the rule that no empty areas are allowed, we can place white markings for several horizontal lines in the upper-right part of the puzzle. Near the dot, it’s not yet clear where the line will go — it might go upward, left, or right.

Continue these white lines to the edge of the grid (or to a dot), so that new clues appear for the next steps.

In the middle column, we need to somehow separate the goat from the wolf. Thanks to the white lines we’ve drawn, we can see there’s only one segment left where a black line can be placed. Draw it and extend it to the nearest dots.

We can also draw another white line, since no black line can be placed there (it would create an empty area), and also draw a black segment — since there’s no other way to separate the remaining goat from the two wolves below.

No more obvious moves are visible, but we can do a shallow analysis of areas where there are only two possible continuations to get a clue. For example, there are only two ways to separate the remaining goat from the wolf in the third column, last row. There must be a line either between the first and second columns or between the second and third. If we draw the line between 2 and 3, as shown below, then when continuing the line from the dot above, empty areas inevitably appear — either next to the goat or at the top.

Therefore, the separation can only be made between the first and second columns. If you see a more obvious continuation for this step, please share it in the comments.

Next, we separate the remaining wolf in the only possible way.

Finally, we complete the solution by extending the lines from the dots so that no empty areas are formed. The puzzle is solved!

Добавлена новая головоломка "Козы и волки": https://en.grandgames.net/goats

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Для каждого вида головоломок появилась фиксированая страница, по которой можно открыть соответсвующую ежедневную головоломку.
К примеру для судоку: https://en.grandgames.net/dailypuzzles/sudoku
Ссылки в разделе ежедневных головоломко ведут именно на них.
Если вы решаете лишь определенные разновидности головоломок, их можно добавить в закладки, или быстрый доступ, поделиться в соц. сетях.

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Добавлена новая головоломка "угловая петля": https://en.grandgames.net/cornerloop

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Добавлена головоломка "Гранд-тур" (лыжня) https://en.grandgames.net/grandtour
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Добавлена новая головоломка "Взгляд": https://en.grandgames.net/sight

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Добавлена новая головоломка "Галактики": https://en.grandgames.net/galaxies

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Galaxies is a puzzle that combines logic and geometry.
The playing field, represented as a rectangular grid, symbolizes the universe filled with numerous scattered black holes.
Your task is to draw borders so that the entire grid is divided into symmetrical regions, each representing a galaxy.
As expected, there must be exactly one supermassive black hole located at the center of each galaxy.

If the term central symmetry is unclear, the image below shows examples of possible galaxy shapes in this puzzle:

How to solve

As with any logic puzzle, there is only one possible solution, and it can be reached purely through reasoning.

Let’s take this puzzle as an example:
https://en.grandgames.net/galaxies/id568408

First, you can remove the borders around black holes that lie directly on them rather than in the center of cells (right mouse button or the second button at the bottom).

The main solving process is best started from the corners and edges.
Since each black hole must be centered within its galaxy, the grid’s boundaries naturally restrict possible galaxy zones on one or two sides. Using symmetry, you can confidently draw the opposite boundary for some of them.
Also, remember that each galaxy must contain only one black hole, so there will always be a border between two adjacent holes—either vertically or horizontally.

Following this principle, the discovered galaxies provide hints for solving the neighboring cells.
It’s also important to note that there can’t be areas without a black hole — for example, cell (0,0) must belong to the hole located below it.

Focus on analyzing cells that are constrained on two sides.
Often, such cells can only belong to a single black hole, which helps determine the exact shape of that galaxy.
This way, you can identify the position of a few more regions:

Finally, by maintaining symmetry and considering the two-sided constraints of the black holes, you can find the remaining galaxies.

Try it yourself — it’s easy!
https://en.grandgames.net/galaxies/id568408

Добавлены новые японские головоломки:
Рекуто: https://en.grandgames.net/rekuto
Шикаку: https://en.grandgames.net/shikaku
Тринудо: https://en.grandgames.net/trinudo

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Добавлен новая головоломка "Араф": https://en.grandgames.net/araf

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Доработки на сайте:

Ежедневные головоломки сгруппированы по классу, появился фильтр, позволяющий показать ежедневные головоломки на заданную дату, а не только за текущий день.

Китайская стена, волки и новые головоломки вынесены в отдельную группу для упрощению навигации - https://en.grandgames.net/borders

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Добавлена новая головоломка "Филломино" в трех вариантах: https://en.grandgames.net/fillomino

Классический: https://en.grandgames.net/fillomino_classic

Прямоугольники: https://en.grandgames.net/fillomino_rect

Без прямоугольников: https://en.grandgames.net/fillomino_norect

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Доработка в головоломках, в которых требуется рисовать границы (китайская стена, волки, загон). При клике на центральную часть клетки, либо выборе специального режима рисования, инвертируются сразу все четырые границы. Это позволит быстрее рисовать замкнутую область, на очевидных участках.

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Добавлены две новые головоломки:
"Загон" https://en.grandgames.net/corral
"Открытый загон": https://en.grandgames.net/opencorral

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