Hitori is a brain teasing IQ testing pencil and paper puzzle of logic, played on a grid of squares. Hitori ni shite kure; literally let me alone.
Location
Hitori is found in daily newspapers on the Internet and you can buy books of Hitori challenges.
Age
Like most puzzles Hitori comes in various degrees of difficulty, start simple and progress to your own ability. a personal challenge.
Ability
To be a successful Hitori puzzle solver you will need patience, the ability to concentrate, and a heightened sense of deduction and problem solving, (a chess players mind).
Description
Hitori is played on a grid of squares. At the beginning, each cell contains a number. The aim is to paint out some cells so that there are no duplicate numbers in any row or column, similar to the solved state of a Sudoku puzzle (except with black squares added to the grid). Orthogonal connections are important as well,(i.e. No two black squares can be adjacent to each other, and all uncoloured squares must be connected, horizontally or vertically, to create a single shape).
Dedication
No set amount of dedication is necessary, just casually when it suits you. although the more regularly you practise the sharper and quicker your mind becomes.
Potential
The potential of Hitori is in the personal satisfaction of completing a puzzle, as you become more proficient this will become solving the puzzle in a time limit you have set yourself and potentially in a race to complete against others.
Closely
Related Activities
Crosswords, word searching, puzzle solving and jigsaws.
Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.
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Arms
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Legs
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Sight
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Hearing
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Speech |
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