Daily · Logic puzzle
Nonogram review
Numbers in. Picture out. Daily.
The review
Nonogram is a daily picross — a picture-logic puzzle on a 5×5 grid. The numbers along each row and column are run-length clues: "2 1" means a run of two filled cells, a gap, then a run of one, in that order. You toggle cells filled, mark them with an X as you rule them out, and the solved grid reveals a small hidden picture.
There’s exactly one correct solution, and the whole game is constraint propagation: you cross-reference a row clue against the column clues that intersect it until a cell is forced one way or the other. The X-marks aren’t cosmetic — using them to record what you’ve eliminated is how you keep a 5×5 board tractable. Incorrect fills are counted against you, so careful deduction beats guessing.
It’s aimed at logic-puzzle players who like Sudoku-style certainty and the small reward of an image at the end. Like Flipart it’s language-free, so there’s no vocabulary barrier — just clues, a grid, and a picture waiting to be uncovered. Free, browser-based, and reset daily on the PuzzleDaily hub.
Best for: Sudoku and logic-grid solvers who want deduction with a visual reward.
Verdict: A tidy daily picross — pure constraint logic with a little picture as the payoff.
Key facts
- Genre: Logic puzzle
- Format: Daily puzzle (resets at 00:00 UTC)
- Price: Free — no signup, no account
- Platform: Plays in any modern browser, desktop or mobile — no download
- Play it: puzzledaily.org/nonogram
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Frequently asked
Is Nonogram free?
Yes. Nonogram is free to play in your browser with no signup and no download. Sudoku and logic-grid solvers who want deduction with a visual reward.
How do you play Nonogram?
Nonogram is a daily picross — a picture-logic puzzle on a 5×5 grid. The numbers along each row and column are run-length clues: "2 1" means a run of two filled cells, a gap, then a run of one, in that order. You toggle cells filled, mark them with an X as you rule them out, and the solved grid reveals a small hidden picture.
Is Nonogram a daily game?
Yes. Nonogram publishes a fresh puzzle every day that resets at 00:00 UTC, so everyone plays the same puzzle each day. A tidy daily picross — pure constraint logic with a little picture as the payoff.