GridWits
Easy tier Technique 1 of 18 Used by Smart Hint

Island of One

A clue of 1 is already a complete island — every cell touching it is sea.

How it works

  1. 1A clue of 1 is already a finished island — it's just that one cell, nothing more to add.
  2. 2Every cell touching it would merge into it, which isn't allowed — mark all four neighbors as sea.
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  • Sea
  • Cells that establish the pattern
  • Where the conclusion lands
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Two clues that touch only at a corner can never share a cell — the two squares between them are sea.