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| Nurikabe by Breakpoint The laboratory is need of renovation, so Dr Tetsuo has put down the calculator and picked up the paintbrush. But it's never that simple with this clever little scientist. Everything has to be in order and make logical sense, so his genius gave him an idea: re-paint the laboratory according to the rules of a game called Nurikabe. The player gets a board of empty squares with a few numbers scattered about. The object of the game is to paint all the squares either white or blue, using the following rules: - the numbers are islands which show how many white squares make up the island (including the number square) - the islands can form any shape - islands cannot touch (the white square of one cannot touch the side of the white square of another) - the islands must be separated by blue squares which must form one continuous wall (every blue square must touch the sides of at least two other blue squares) - blue squares cannot form a block 2x2 or bigger - there is only one solution It may seem a lot to keep in mind at first, but after a few tries it becomes intuitive and very addictive. Of course, Dr. Tetsuo is always there to help out. He'll offer hints and let you know what you did wrong. He'll even do some filling in of his own. So take a break from Sudoku and Kakuro, grab a brush and do some painting. Controls: - Arrows - Move cursor - Fire - Paint square (alternating blue, white, gray) - Right Soft - Options - Left Soft - Show Wrong Features: - Hundreds of unique boards - Play three different board sizes - Helpful features (show mistakes, paint all empty squares blue, etc.) - Best times recorded. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Game News :: home page |