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PURPOSE OF THE GAME:
Fill in the grid using the 4 symbols I,X,S & O (and corresponding colors) until EACH CEL of the grid is covered. The symbols are always placed in an L shape covering 3 cells/3 identical symbols. |
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GAME RULES:
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Rule 1
You have to respect prefilled cells. 
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Rule 2
L-Tiles with the same color CANNOT TOUCH one another, not with a side nor with a corner. 
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Rule 3:
The grid needs to be filled COMPLETELY with L-tiles. 
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STRATEGY: Easy? Each grid has only one correct solution! First place those symbols and L-shapes you are really confident in – and from those, try to decuct others to add. You can work on several places at once. Like a puzzle, eventually you will arrive at the right solution. If a symbol or L-shape is placed incorrectly, inevitably you will get stuck. So you will need to remove them, and start over on a new track. In the boardgame you can simply remove pieces and place them otherwise. For the fill in game, it is best to use a pencil and eraser when in doubt.
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COLOR VERSUS SYMBOLS:
You can play the game using only the symbols I,X,S,O or the colors or both – it all works out the same way. 
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HEADER: above each playable grid is a header, with 3 numbers. The left one is a unique number to identify the grid, which you can use find the corresponding solution (in the booklets). The middle number, and corresponding bar, is the difficulty from Level 1 (to learn the game) to 6 (very hard). The third number, next to the # sign, is the amount of pre-filled cells on the grid. This is some indication of difficulty (the less cells that are pre-filled, the harder it is to solve the grid) but it is not the only factor. Sometimes a game with less pre-filled cells can be easier to solve.
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ABOUT LEVELS:
Level 1 is just to learn the game, only a minimal amount of reasoning is needed to fill the grid.
Levels 2 and 3 are straightforward enough: from the start you can fill in a few Symbols/L Shapes, and with each added L-shape, others become clear. Follow the chain, and the puzzle solves itself little by little. Sometimes part of the grid is not so obvious, and some forward thinking is in order not to get stuck.
Level 4 and up are increasingly difficult, it can be hard to see where to start, less and less hints are available – sometimes you’ll need to decipher just a tiny nugget of information to continue – longer chains of L-shapes need to be tested out, and more possibilities need to be excluded to find the proper solution. Level 6 can be quite the challenge.
And it doesn’t end there – we are working on even more challenging puzzles. Stay tuned!
Level 1 is just to learn the game, only a minimal amount of reasoning is needed to fill the grid.
Levels 2 and 3 are straightforward enough: from the start you can fill in a few Symbols/L Shapes, and with each added L-shape, others become clear. Follow the chain, and the puzzle solves itself little by little. Sometimes part of the grid is not so obvious, and some forward thinking is in order not to get stuck.
Level 4 and up are increasingly difficult, it can be hard to see where to start, less and less hints are available – sometimes you’ll need to decipher just a tiny nugget of information to continue – longer chains of L-shapes need to be tested out, and more possibilities need to be excluded to find the proper solution. Level 6 can be quite the challenge.
And it doesn’t end there – we are working on even more challenging puzzles. Stay tuned!
