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In 1998, Nurikabe appeared in the 7th World Puzzle Championship under the name "Lay Bricks". That name is no longer used.



## [nurikabe] puzzles, classic

### @PinkHoodie

W=16x6&L=(8)17(9)5(2)16(5)9(4)5(3)4(7)11(1)2(6)21&LF=z6z1z1z1z1z2z4z2z5z1z3z1z1z1z1z1z1z3z3z3z1z1z1z1z2z2z3z1z3z2z1z1z1z1z2z1z2z2z1z1z2z1z2z1z5z1z1z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-11-16&F=3&T=16x6_Extra_1
W=16x6&L=(7)5(8)7(4)20(1)7(5)5y7(6)5(3)7(2)20(9)7&LF=z1z1z1z1z6z4z1z1z3z1z2z2z1z3z3z2z1z3z1z2z5z1z1z1z1z1z3z1z3z1z1z1z2z3z1z2z1z2z1z3z1z1z1z1z1z1z6z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-11-18&F=3&T=16x6_1
W=10x10&L=(1)3(4)8(2)3(1)3(3)5(5)6(4)8(1)11(5)5(2)11(1)8(6)6(3)5(2)3(1)3(1)8&LF=z2z2z1z1z1z1z4z1z3z2z2z1z2z1z1z1z1z4z3z3z1z3z1z1z3z2z1z4z1z1z1z1z1z2z1z1z3z5z2z1z1z1z1z2z1z1z1z2z3z1z2z1z3z1z1z2z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-11-09&F=2&T=Striked_Blue
W=9x9&L=(13)10(12)2(5)10(5)2(1)56&LF=z0z1z1z7z2z2z1z1z1z2z2z1z2z2z2z2z3z2z2z2z2z1z2z2z2z2z3z2z2z1z1z1z1z1z1z1z8z1z1z1z1z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-27&F=4&T=Piclades
W=7x7&L=(4)2(5)14(3)2(1)13(2)2(6)8&LF=z3z1z1z1z2z1z1z3z1z1z2z2z1z1z3z1z2z1z2z2z2z1z2z1z1z1z2z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-13&F=1&T=Quick_Sting
W=7x7&L=(1)5(4)10(2)4(5)10(3)4(6)10&LF=z0z1z1z1z1z2z1z4z1z1z1z2z1z1z3z1z3z1z1z1z4z4z1z1z1z1z7z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-14&F=3&T=Pips_Rotations
W=12x12&LF=z1z1z2z1z2z1z4z2z1z2z1z2z1z1z1z1z1z2z1z1z2z2z2z2z1z1z2z2z1z1z1z3z2z1z1z1z2z2z4z1z2z2z1z2z1z2z2z1z2z2z1z2z1z1z1z2z1z1z1z2z1z2z2z1z2z2z1z2z1z2z2z1z1z2z2z1z2z1z1z1z3z1z1z1z2z2z2z1z1z2z2z1z1&L=y0y3y3y5y2y3y3y7y6y2y6y2y5y3y5y6y3y2y3y5y3y2y3y5y5y3y2y3y5y3y2y4y2y3y6y5y2y2y4y2&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-03-19&F=3&T=Uncertainty_1
W=12x12&LF=z1z1z2z1z2z1z1z3z2z1z2z1z3z1z1z1z3z1z1z2z2z2z1z1z1z1z2z2z1z1z1z3z2z1z2z2z2z4z1z3z1z1z2z1z2z2z1z1z1z3z2z1z1z1z1z3z1z1z1z1z2z2z3z1z2z2z1z2z3z1z2z1z1z1z2z1z1z1z1z2z1z2z2z2z3z1z2z2z1z1&L=y0y3y3y5y2y3y3y15y6y2y5y3y3y2y6y8y5y6y2y13y2y6y2y3y2y4y5y6y5y2y2y4y2&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-03-19&F=4&T=Uncertainty_2
W=7x7&LF=z2z2z1z3z1z1z1z2z2z3z2z1z1z4z1z1z2z3z2z1z1z1z1z1z3z3&L=(1)3x3(4)1(3)9(2)3x5(1)5(3)3(4)9x1(2)3&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-03-19&F=1&T=Ripsals
W=7x7&LF=z1z1z1z1z3z1z3z4z1z1z2z3z2z1z1z3z2z2z1z3z3z4z1z1z1&L=(1)0x5x1(2)3x3x1(1)5(3)3(2)6(2)3x5x1(3)3x3x1(2)5&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-03-19&F=1&T=Niofsaw

#### Nurikabe run set
W=6x6&L=y1(3)8(4)5(1)3(2)5&LF=z2z3z2z1z2z1z2z2z1z2z1z2z2z1z3z2z1z1z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-18&F=2&T=Nurikabe_Run_1&N=1
W=6x6&L=(3)1(2)10(1)3(2)7(4)3(5)10&LF=z3z1z1z1z1z1z1z4z2z1z1z2z1z3z2z2z1z1z2&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-18&F=2&T=Nurikabe_Run_2&N=2
W=6x6&L=(8)13(3)7&LF=z0z1z1z1z1z1z1z5z1z2z1z2z1z1z2z2z1z3z2z1z1z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-19&F=3&T=Nurikabe_Run_3&N=3
W=6x6&L=(11)13(2)7&LF=z0z1z1z1z1z1z1z5z3z1z2z2z2z2z2z2z2z1z1z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-20&F=3&T=Nurikabe_Run_4&N=4
W=6x6&L=(28)13(1)7&LF=z14z1z4z2z4z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-21&F=2&T=Nurikabe_Run_4.1&N=5
W=6x6&L=(2)10(3)4(4)3(1)4(5)4&LF=z0z1z1z1z1z1z1z2z3z1z3z1z2z1z1z2z2z2z1z1z6&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-21&F=2&T=Nurikabe_Run_4.2&N=6
W=6x6&L=(2)10(3)4(5)3(1)4(4)4&LF=z0z1z1z1z1z1z1z2z3z1z3z1z2z1z1z2z2z2z1z1z5&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-21&F=2&T=Nurikabe_Run_4.3&N=7
W=7x7&L=(2)8(5)2(4)13(6)2(1)13(4)2&LF=z0z1z4z2z2z3z2z2z1z1z1z2z1z2z4z3z1z1z1z1z2z2z3z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-22&F=3&T=Nurikabe_Run_5&N=8
W=7x7&L=(9)19(1)6(8)6&LF=z0z1z1z1z1z1z1z1z6z1z3z1z2z1z2z1z2z1z1z1z1z2z1z2z7z1z1z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-23&F=3&T=Nurikabe_Run_6&N=9
W=7x7&L=(1)4(2)6(4)4(6)20(5)4(3)6&LF=z0z1z1z1z2z1z2z3z1z3z1z1z1z5z2z1z2z1z1z3z2z2z3z2z3z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-23&F=2&T=Nurikabe_Run_6.1&N=10
W=8x8&L=(6)2(2)5(1)5(2)7(6)4(2)5(3)7(5)5(4)4&LF=z3z1z1z4z1z1z2z1z1z2z3z1z4z1z1z3z2z1z3z1z1z3z2z3z3z1z1z3z5z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-23&F=2&T=Nurikabe_Run_6.2&N=11
W=7x7&L=(5)9(1)2(6)8(2)5(3)5(4)8&LF=z1z1z1z1z1z5z2z3z1z1z1z3z1z3z5z1z1z1z1z2z5z1z1z1z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-24&F=3&N=12&T=Nurikabe_Run_7&K=random8
W=7x7&L=(3)11(6)8y5(6)5(2)8&LF=z0z1z1z1z1z1z1z2z4z3z1z1z1z4z3z2z3z1z1z2z2z3z2z1z1z1z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-25&F=3&T=Nurikabe_Run_8&N=13
W=7x7&L=y0(2)4(1)6(3)6(4)16y6(5)6y4&LF=z2z1z3z2z1z2z1z1z1z1z2z1z2z1z3z3z1z1z1z1z2z1z3z2z1z5z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-25&F=2&T=Nurikabe_Run_8.1&N=14
W=7x7&L=(3)9(3)10(1)5(4)5(2)10&LF=z0z1z1z1z1z1z1z1z4z2z1z1z1z1z1z2z1z2z2z2z1z2z1z1z1z1z1z3z3z1z1z1z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-26&F=2&T=Nurikabe_Run_9&N=15
W=10x10&L=(4)11(4)9(2)5(7)4(3)5(4)4(3)13(4)9(1)9(3)6(2)3(7)6&LF=z0z1z1z1z1z1z5z5z1z1z4z1z1z1z3z1z5z2z1z1z2z1z1z1z1z3z3z1z3z1z1z1z2z1z2z2z3z1z1z3z1z1z1z2z3z3z3z1z1z1z1z1z1z1z1z6&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-26&F=2&T=Nurikabe_Run_9.1&N=16
W=7x7&L=y1(5)15(1)6(4)3(2)3(3)3&LF=z2z1z1z1z1z2z1z4z1z1z3z1z1z1z2z1z3z2z1z2z2z2z3z2z1z1z1z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-27&F=3&T=Nurikabe_Run_10&N=17
W=9x9&L=(3)12(4)3(4)4(3)11(1)2(6)2(1)12(1)2(2)2(2)11(8)4(5)3&LF=z0z1z3z3z3z1z2z3z4z1z1z1z1z1z3z3z2z3z1z2z1z1z1z1z2z2z2z3z1z1z1z1z1z1z1z1z7z2z1z1z5&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-27&F=2&T=Nurikabe_Run_10.1&N=18
W=7x7&L=(1)5(5)3(2)3(2)11(4)4(1)11(6)3(3)3&LF=z2z1z1z2z3z3z1z2z1z1z1z1z2z3z4z1z1z1z1z1z1z2z2z6z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-28&F=2&T=Nurikabe_Run_11&N=19
W=7x7&L=y4y2y4y4y2y2y8y2y2y2y6y4y5&LF=z2z1z2z3z1z2z1z3z2z2z1z1z1z1z1z1z2z2z2z2z1z1z1z1z2z1z4z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-29&F=2&N=20&T=Nurikabe_Run_12
W=7x7&L=y0y6y6y2y4y4y2y8y4y6y4y2&LF=z4z1z2z1z2z1z2z2z1z1z2z1z1z2z2z1z2z1z1z1z2z2z3z1z1z3z1z1z2&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-30&F=2&N=21&T=Nurikabe_Run_13
W=7x7&L=y0y3y3y3y3y3y3y5y3y6&LF=z1z1z2z1z2z1z2z1z2z1z2z1z2z1z1z1z2z1z2z1z3z2z1z1z3z3z1z1z1z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-31&F=3&N=22&T=Nurikabe_Run_14



### @AnuragSahay
W=10x10&L=(1)5(3)6(2)3(2)2(2)15(3)7(2)4(2)4(4)3(5)1(5)16(2)8(4)12(1)3(1)4&G=nurikabe&A=Anurag_Sahay&D=2024-03-19&F=3&T=1_to5
W=7x7&L=(6)1(1)11(2)6(3)12(4)6(5)11&G=nurikabe&A=Anurag_sahay&D=2024-03-22&F=3&N=3&T=Volleyball_squad
W=10x10&L=(2)5(2)5(2)6(3)5(4)7(2)6(1)6(2)5(1)12(7)5(3)3(3)3(1)5(1)20(2)3&G=nurikabe&F=1&N=2&A=Anurag_sahay&D=2024-04-12

## Variants

### ´´shade-minesweeper´´
V=shade-minesweeper

@PinkHoodie sent these ´´shade-minesweeper´´ variant puzzles:
W=4x4&L-RING=M4M7&LF=z0z1z4z1z4z2z1z1z1&L=(3)4(4)7&V=shade-minesweeper&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-03-20&F=1&O=Shade_Minesweeper_Nurikabe_Example&T=Qiodsa
W=9x8&L-RING=M5M5M10M5M10M19M13M4&LF=z0z3z4z1z3z1z1z1z1z1z1z1z5z1z2z1z1z2z1z1z2z2z1z1z4z3z4z4z4z1z1z1z1z1z1z2z4&L=(3)5(4)5(5)10(7)5(6)10(5)19(3)13(2)4&V=shade-minesweeper&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-03-19&F=3&O=Shade_Minesweeper&T=Boufisoa

### ´´unshade-unique´´
V=unshade-unique

@AnuragSahay sent these ´´unshade-unique´´ puzzles:
W=10x10&L=(1)11(4)5(5)6(5)7(4)12(2)15(4)5(3)13(4)5(3)1(4)8&V=unshade-unique&G=nurikabe&A=Anurag_Sahay&D=2024-03-20&F=4&T=Distinct
W=10x10&L=(4)2(2)13(5)4(4)2(3)7(4)6(5)11(4)18(4)16(6)9(7)4&V=unshade-unique&G=nurikabe&A=Anurag_Sahay&D=2024-03-24&F=3

### ´´hex´´

@AnuragSahay and @PinkHoodie sent these ´´hex´´ puzzles
W=6x6x6&L=(4)8(4)9(4)3(3)4(7)13(6)7(5)17(4)7(2)8(3)12(6)1&V=hex&G=nurikabe&A=Anurag_sahay&D=2024-03-20&F=3&N=3
W=4x4x4&LF=z0z4z2z1z1z1z1z5z1z1z1z1z1z5z1z2z5z1&L=(2)1(3)4(1)8(2)10(6)8(5)4&V=hex&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-03-20&F=2&O=Hex&T=Piokopoa


### ´´unshade-no-vertex´´ and ´´hex´´
&V=unshade-no-vertex,hex

@pinkHoodie then added the new variant ´´unshade-no-vertex´´ on top of the ´´hex´´ grid:
W=4x4x4&LF=z0z2z5z1z2z1z1z1z5z1z1z1z5z2z1z1z1z1&L=(4)1(4)4(4)9y8(4)14&V=hex,unshade-no-vertex&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-03-20&F=2&O=Hex_+_Unshade_No_Vertex&T=Rolkdos

### ´´unshazone-araf´´
V=unshazone-araf

W=6x7&LF=z0z1z1z1z2z1z4z2z2z1z1z1z2z5z2z2z2z1z1z1z2z1z1&L=(1)7(4)2(3)2(9)2(2)8(5)2(6)2(7)2&V=unshazone-araf&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-03-23&F=2&O=Araf&T=Mifoa
W=10x10&L=(8)0(10)3(8)3(4)23(2)4(1)3(7)5(6)17(2)5(7)3(7)4(2)23(9)3(4)3&V=unshazone-araf&G=nurikabe&A=Anurag_Sahay&D=2024-03-24&F=4



### ´´aqre

V=aqre

By PinkHoodie:
W=9x9&L=y8y2y13y2y2y3y3y7y4y1y6y6y2y2y3y8y3y5&LF=z0z1z1z4z3z2z1z1z2z1z1z1z1z3z2z2z2z1z2z1z2z1z1z1z2z2z1z1z5z1z1z2z1z1z1z1z2z2z2z1z2z1z1z2z1z1z2z1z3z1&V=aqre&G=nurikabe&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-03-27&F=2&O=Aqre&T=Akdiosic





### ´´unshade-zone-anchor´´
V=unshade-zone-anchor

W=7x7&L=y0y2y2y2y9y2y11y2y2y10y4y2&LF=z1z2z2z2z1z1z1z1z1z1z3z5z1z1z1z1z1z1z2z2z4z1z2z1z1z1z2z2z2&G=nurikabe&V=unshade-zone-anchor&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-04-10&F=1&O=Unshade_Zone_Anchor&T=Standed
W=7x7&L=y0y4y2y8y2y2y2y8y6y8y4y2&LF=z1z2z2z2z1z2z1z1z1z2z2z2z2z1z1z1z2z1z2z4z2z1z2z1z1z1z2z2z2&G=nurikabe&V=unshade-zone-anchor&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-04-10&F=1&O=Unshade_Zone_Anchor&T=Re-Standed
W=9x9&L=(5)6(3)12(5)2(2)2(3)3(2)13x2(2)2(3)13(3)3(6)2(3)2(1)12&LF=z3z6z1z2z1z1z1z1z1z2z2z2z5z1z1z2z1z1z1z2z6z2z1z1z1z2z1z1z4z3z2z3z1z1z1z1z2z1z1z1z2z5&G=nurikabe&V=unshade-zone-anchor&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-04-10&F=1&O=Unshade_Zone_Anchor&T=Lonely_Strander


### ´´shade-no-branch´´
V=shade-no-branch

These are disguised snake-egg puzzles

W=6x6&L=(3)4(4)4(1)10(5)4(2)4&LF=z0z1z1z1z3z3z1z2z1z3z1z2z1z1z2z1z3z3z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&V=shade-no-branch&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-14&F=2&O=Shade_No_Branch&T=Sneak_Lax  
W=6x6&L=(3)2(1)3(2)8(5)15(4)2&LF=z3z1z2z1z1z2z1z1z2z3z1z2z1z2z1z1z2z2z4z1z1&G=nurikabe&V=shade-no-branch&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-08-14&F=2&O=Shade_No_Branch&T=Brickened


### ´´cross-connectivity´´
V=cross-connectivity

W=4x4&L=(5)2(2)12&L-XCONNECT=z6z11&LF=z0z5z1z2z2z1z1z1z2&G=nurikabe&V=cross-connectivity&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-09-27&F=1&O=Cross_Connectivity&T=Crossikabe
W=10x10&L=(5)12(5)5(3)17(3)5(8)12(8)2(4)19(4)4(4)3&L-XCONNECT=z28z6z7z6z46z3z4&G=nurikabe&V=cross-connectivity&A=xetto&D=2024-10-02



### ´´landvermessung´´
V=landvermessung

W=7x7&L=(6)2(1)19y2(3)2(3)12(6)10&L-LANDVERMESSUNG=(9)18(3)3(11)23(3)1&LF=z0z6z1z2z1z1z1z1z1z1z2z2z3z2z2z2z1z1z1z2z2z4z1z2z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&V=landvermessung&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-11-15&F=2&O=Landvermessung&T=Marine_Cartography
W=7x7&L=y0y4y5y12y2y3y10y2y10&L-LANDVERMESSUNG=(7)18(3)3(7)21(11)3&LF=z1z1z1z4z1z2z2z4z1z1z1z1z2z2z3z1z1z2z1z2z1z2z3z1z1z1z1z1z1z1&G=nurikabe&V=landvermessung&A=PinkHoodie&D=2024-11-13&F=2&O=Landvermessung&T=Ocean_Cartography

## Acknowledgements and Changes

**2024-03-19** Thanks to @PinkHoodie for feedback on this implementation, for designing the [rule panels in the modern format|../panels#modern] and for sending two uncertainty-themed puzzles
**2024-03-20** Two classics plus two ´´shade-minesweeper´´ variant puzzles by @PinkHoodie were added; plus a classic, ´´hex´´ and a ´´unshade-unique´´ by @AnuragSahay- thank you!
**2024-03-21** Two ´´hex´´ puzzles by @PinkHoodie, one using the new ´´unshade-no-vertex´´ variant were listed. Thank you!
**2024-03-22** A 7x7 classic by @AnuragSahay was added. Thank you!
**2024-03-23** The newest variant ´´araf´´ was applied to [nurikabe] by @PinkHoodie!
**2024-03-24** :::puzzletters @AnuragSahay sent 2 additional variant puzzles ´´araf´´ and ´´unshade-unique´´ - thank you!
**2024-03-27** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie sent 2 unit tests supporting a global fix for ´´araf´´ variant, that was erroneouly accepting areas with a single number. Thank you!
**2024-03-29** :::puzzletters A 10x10 ´´aqre´´ [nurikabe] was crafted by @PinkHoodie.
**2024-04-12** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie sent 1 puzzle using variant ´´unshade-zone-anchor´´, and @Anurag sent a 10x10 classic!
**2024-09-01** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie sent 25 classics plus 2 disguised snake egg puzzles using variant ´´shade-no-branch´´!
**2024-09-29** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie sent 1 puzzle using variant ´´cross-connectivity´´!
**2024-09-30** A transcription error found by @random8 was corrected.
**2024-10-03** @Xetto sent applied variant ´´cross-connectivity´´ to [Nurikabe]!
**2024-11-16** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie constructed 2 [nurikabe] puzzle using variant ´´landvermessung´´ plus another classic puzzle!
**2024-11-23** :::puzzletters @PinkHoodie shared 2 [nurikabe] (classic) puzzles, both under the 16x6 theme!