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How to play Hidden Hounds
Find every dog hiding in the backyard using the row and column counts.
The rules
- Dogs of different lengths are hidden in the yard. The list below the grid shows them all.
- The number beside each row and under each column says how many of its squares hold part of a dog.
- Dogs run straight across or down and never touch each other, not even diagonally. There is exactly one answer.
How to get started
- Start with rows or columns marked 0: every square there is empty yard. Tap a square once to mark it empty.
- Tap a square twice to mark part of a dog. The squares diagonally next to any dog square are always empty.
- When a row's open squares exactly match the number still needed, they are all dog squares.
- Use the dog list: the longest ones fit in only a few places, so place them early.
- Ask the coach whenever you want a nudge.
A tip
Check rows and columns whose number is already used up: everything left in them is empty yard.
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