Published guide
How to Play Nonogram
New to Nonograms? Learn to read the clues, use the overlap trick to place guaranteed squares, mark blanks with confidence, and follow a simple step-by-step routine - plus the common beginner mistakes to avoid.
Puzzle Blog hub
Puzzle Blog
Clear puzzle guides, beginner strategy and practical solving advice for Sudoku, Kakuro, Nonogram and more.
Article library
Puzzle Blog articles
Browse the published guides below, each written as a focused reference you can use before or during a puzzle.
Published guide
Sudoku Strategies for Beginners
Learn Sudoku strategies for beginners with a clear no-guessing method, step-by-step tactics, candidate tips, common mistakes and practice advice.
Published guide
Kakuro Combinations
Every Kakuro combination in one place: look up which digits can fill any run, see all sums for 2 to 9 cells, and learn the unique magic-sum clues that crack a grid instantly. A complete chart and cheat sheet.
Puzzle guide
Games Like Sudoku
A practical guide to 63 games like Sudoku, with clear explanations, Sudoku variants and playable puzzle links where available.
Roundup guide
Pencil Puzzles
A practical guide to pencil puzzles, from Sudoku, Kakuro and Nonogram to loop, shading, placement and classic paper strategy puzzles.
Puzzle guide
Japanese Logic Puzzles
A practical guide to Japanese logic puzzles, covering Sudoku, Kakuro, Nonogram, Nurikabe, Slitherlink, Masyu, Hashi, Akari and many more.
Puzzle guide
Number Puzzles
A practical guide to 80+ number puzzles, including logic, math, Sudoku-style, sum, counting and path puzzles, plus links to play the puzzles available online.
Kids roundup
Logic Puzzles for Kids
A practical guide to 95+ kid-friendly logic puzzles, including number, picture, word, code, path, spatial and strategy puzzles, plus links to play online.
Puzzle guide
Grid Puzzles
A practical guide to 90+ number, logic, word, picture, loop, path, shading and placement grid puzzle types, with links to play online.
Strategy guide
Rule of 45 Sudoku
Learn the rule of 45 in Sudoku, why every row, column and box totals 45, and how to apply it in Killer Sudoku with innies, outies and candidate reduction.
Beginner guide
Logic Puzzles for Beginners
A practical guide to 95+ beginner-friendly logic puzzle types, with short summaries and links to easy online logic puzzle games.
Puzzle books
Mysteries you solve on paper
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- The Killer Isn't AliceMurder-mystery logic puzzles that link into one bigger case — follow the clues to the culprit.View on Amazon →
- MurdokuSudoku with a story: fill the grid and the solution names the killer.View on Amazon →
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Boxed escape rooms for your table
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- National Parks Mystery AdventureA trail-hopping mystery you solve from the couch with maps, codes, and handed-off clues.View on Amazon →
- Secret of The ScientistA locked lab and a vanished researcher — work the puzzles and crack the case in an evening.View on Amazon →
- Exit: The Mysterious MuseumLocked in after hours, the exhibits hold the way out — a clever escape kit for 1–4 players.View on Amazon →
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What the Puzzle Blog covers
The Puzzle Blog is the editorial guide section of Logic Puzzles Online. Game pages are built for playing, printable pages are built for paper-friendly sheets, and tool pages are built for solving support. The blog gives each puzzle idea room for examples, tables, routines and plain-English explanations.
It is useful when you want to understand a puzzle type before playing, improve your solving process, or return to a reliable reference. Published guides cover Sudoku strategy, Kakuro combinations, Pencil Puzzles, Japanese Logic Puzzles and how to play Nonogram puzzles.
- Strategy guides for Sudoku, Kakuro, Nonogram, Norinori and other logic puzzles.
- Beginner explanations for rules, notation and common solving terms.
- Reference tables, examples and step-by-step solving routines.
- Practical advice for staying organized while solving.
Why a puzzle blog helps solvers
A good puzzle blog gives solvers room to learn without the pressure of a live grid. Instead of only presenting a board and controls, an article can explain why a technique works, when to use it and what mistakes to avoid.
For beginners, that means clearer first steps. For experienced players, it means sharper habits: cleaner notes, better clue scanning, stronger checks and less temptation to guess when a puzzle gets quiet.
- Learn one technique at a time before trying it in a full puzzle.
- Compare puzzle types and choose the next one to play.
- Use examples and tables as a quick reference while solving.
- Come back to the core strategy guides when a solving habit needs a reset.
How to use the Puzzle Blog
Use the Puzzle Blog as a learning shelf. Start with a rules article if a puzzle type is new, move to a strategy guide when you understand the basics, and keep reference pages open when a technique needs checking.
The best guides here are designed to be useful more than once. They break solving ideas into small steps, show examples, and point back to the relevant game or tool when you are ready to practise.
- Read a beginner guide before trying a new puzzle type.
- Use strategy articles to improve one solving habit at a time.
- Keep reference tables open for combinations, clues or candidates.
- Move from an article to the matching game page for practice.
FAQ
Puzzle Blog FAQ
Which guides are on the Puzzle Blog?
There are eleven so far: How to Play Nonogram, Sudoku Strategies for Beginners, Kakuro Combinations, Rule of 45 Sudoku, Games Like Sudoku, Japanese Logic Puzzles, Pencil Puzzles, Number Puzzles, Grid Puzzles, Logic Puzzles for Beginners and Logic Puzzles for Kids.
What does the Puzzle Blog cover?
Puzzle rules, beginner guides, solving techniques, reference tables and roundups that help you choose your next puzzle.
Does the blog include Sudoku tips?
Yes. Sudoku Strategies for Beginners covers no-guessing tactics, clean notes and a simple solving routine, and Rule of 45 Sudoku explains the box-total shortcut.
Do the guides point to puzzles I can play?
Yes. Each guide points you to the matching game, printable or solver on this site so you can practise what you have just read.