THE PLAYBOOK · XH0411
How to play Hitori
Choose Hitori at XH0411 for a browser session with its rules close at hand. The aim is straightforward: Shade repeated numbers while keeping black cells separated and all white cells connected. This edition highlights build a repeatable approach.
Twelve checked 5×5 boards; fixed black starter squares cannot be changed.
Build a repeatable approach
Try a consistent sequence of observing, choosing and checking the result. Keep the sequence even when the position or challenge changes.
Your goal
Shade repeated numbers while keeping black cells separated and all white cells connected.
Step by step
- Click a cell to shade, mark or clear it.
- No unshaded number may repeat in a row or column.
- Black cells cannot share an edge.
- Check puzzle verifies duplicates and connectivity.
Controls
Click or tap squares or graph edges. Number boards include a digit pad. Undo reverses the previous change; Check puzzle validates the solution.
A useful example
Two identical unshaded numbers in one row cannot both remain.
Watch out for this
Removing every duplicate can disconnect white cells.
Common questions
Which controls should I use?
Click or tap squares or graph edges. Number boards include a digit pad. Undo reverses the previous change; Check puzzle validates the solution.
Can you show a concrete example?
Two identical unshaded numbers in one row cannot both remain.
What is included in this edition?
Twelve checked 5×5 boards; fixed black starter squares cannot be changed.
