Yajilin

About Yajilin

A Japanese Nikoli logic puzzle where you shade cells according to arrow clues and draw a single continuous loop through every remaining cell.

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How to play

1. Each arrow clue shows a direction and a number. The number tells exactly how many cells must be shaded in that direction from the clue cell.
2. Click or tap a cell to shade it black. No two shaded cells can share an edge (diagonal is fine).
3. Every clue must be satisfied: the number of shaded cells in its direction must match the clue number.
4. All unshaded cells (except clue cells) must form a single connected loop. Every cell on the loop has exactly two neighbors on the loop.
5. When all clues are satisfied, no shaded cells are adjacent, and all remaining cells form one connected loop, the puzzle is solved!

Controls

This game supports touch, keyboard, mouse input; the exact controls are explained inside the game.

Questions

What is Yajilin?

Yajilin is a Japanese logic puzzle published by Nikoli. The grid contains arrow clues with numbers. You must shade some cells and draw a single continuous non-intersecting loop through every remaining cell.

How do you play Yajilin?

Click cells to shade them. Arrow clues show how many cells must be shaded in that direction. No two shaded cells can share an edge. Every unshaded cell must be part of the loop.

Is Yajilin difficult?

Yajilin ranges from easy (5x6 grids) to hard (8x8 grids). Start with smaller grids and use hints. The key is logical deduction from the arrow clues.