16.03.2010, 02:10
Here are the items from the page Naoki mentioned.
http://puzzle.gr.jp/show/Japanese/hima
They are only available in .pdf files, and there are no solutions given.
Many of these are fast solves so may be appropriate for beginners.
Apology: What is written here would rarely be considered to be "good" English and often not even correct English. This is usually a deliberate attempt to try to preserve meaning when an Automatic Language Translation tool is applied to the text.
This list is in alphabetical order by file name. Names are repeated because some browsers have trouble searching for text in links. Numbers in "()" are the quantity of puzzles. With one notable special case, there are 2, 3, or 4 puzzles of each type. Titles are only given where they make sense, with guesses indicated by "()". These versions of the rules were adapted from both solving and automatic translation into English. "[]" are used to delimit comments, including additional rules that don't seem to appear in the auto-translated rules.
http://puzzle.gr.jp/show/Japanese/hima
They are only available in .pdf files, and there are no solutions given.
Many of these are fast solves so may be appropriate for beginners.
Apology: What is written here would rarely be considered to be "good" English and often not even correct English. This is usually a deliberate attempt to try to preserve meaning when an Automatic Language Translation tool is applied to the text.
This list is in alphabetical order by file name. Names are repeated because some browsers have trouble searching for text in links. Numbers in "()" are the quantity of puzzles. With one notable special case, there are 2, 3, or 4 puzzles of each type. Titles are only given where they make sense, with guesses indicated by "()". These versions of the rules were adapted from both solving and automatic translation into English. "[]" are used to delimit comments, including additional rules that don't seem to appear in the auto-translated rules.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/123.pdf
123 - (4) 123 Place:
Place a single number, 1-3, in each empty cell.
The board is divided into regions along cell edges. The number in each cell of a region is equal to the quantity of cells in that region.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/3kind.pdf
3kind - (4) Place Three:
Place one symbol (circle, triangle, or square) in each cell. Each outlined region contains one of each type of symbol.
Cells that touch on an edge have different symbols.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/3masu.pdf
3masu - (2) (3 Square Split):
Divide the board into regions along cell edges. Each region contains 3 cells.
Each region contains a single letter. The letter describes the shape of the region, resembling either an "L" or an "I".
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/count.pdf
count - (2):
Connect the circles with straight [black] lines along the diagrammed [gray] lines. [Place an integer in each empty circle.] Taken together, the [dark] lines form a [non-branching] path connecting the black circles. [The path may cross at the intersections of gray lines, but not at circles.]
The numbers indicate the sequential order of the circles along the path.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/four.pdf
four - (3) (Four balls):
Divide the balls into groups of four balls. The groups are formed by balls that are adjacent either horizontally or vertically. [Mark each group with horizontal and vertical lines connecting adjacent balls.]
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/hetero.pdf
hetero - (4) (Heteromino - different polyominos):
Divide the board into regions consisting of 3 cells. [white cells, connected along edges]
Regions that touch along cell edges differ in either shape or orientation [rotation], or both.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/island.pdf
island - (2) Island:
Fill in some cells to form an island [region] that is connected along edges.
Numbers indicate the quantity of un-numbered cells of the island that can be reached from the numbered cell by moving across edges. [not diagonally] (Other numbered cells block access.)
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/marubatsu.pdf
marubatsu - (4) O X Loop:
Draw a loop through the cells.
The loop passes through the "O"s. The loop does not pass through the "X"s.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/marupeke.pdf
marupeke - (4) O X Place:
Place a symbol, "O" or "X", in each empty cell.
Three consecutive cells [horizontally, vertically, or diagonally] do not have the same symbol.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/masucut.pdf
masucut - (2) (Square Cut):
Cut [remove] some cells from the board. [represented by shading]
Removed cells do not touch along edges.
The remaining cells are not separated into two [edge-connected] regions.
Numbers indicate the quantity of cells that are removed from each outlined region.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/meiro.pdf
meiro - (4):
[The board represents a building.] Divide the interior of the building into [inter-connected] passages by placing walls [represented by lines] along edges of the cells. All the cells form an edge-connected region.
"O" marks a "T"-junction. [connected to exactly 3 other cells] "X" marks a dead-end. [connected to exactly 1 other cell]
[All cells that could be marked by either O or X have been marked.]
[An additional rule is needed. For the given puzzles, the following possibilities are equivalent, and yield unique solutions. There are no loops. There are no 4-way intersections.]
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/pair.pdf
pair - (4) Tree Pairs:
Place a single number in each circle. Two of each number from the given range are used.
Each pair of identical numbers spans a distance, along the tree, equal to value of the numbers.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/plain.pdf
plain - (4) (Pure Loop):
Draw a single loop. [made of horizontal and vertical lines, and going through the centers of the cells]
The loop goes through all of the white cells. [and none of the black ones]
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/rectangle.pdf
rectangle - (3) Rectangle(s):
Divide the board into rectangles. Each Rectangle contains a single circle.
Two rectangles can not be joined together to form a larger rectangle
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/reflector.pdf
reflector - (2) Reflector(s):
Place a [two-sided] mirror in each outlined square. The mirrors are represented by either "/" or "\" and are oriented in the appropriate direction.
If a beam of light, perpendicular to the edge of the board, enters the board from the position of a letter and is reflected by any encountered mirrors, the beam will exit the board at the position of a similar letter.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/shirokuro.pdf
shirokuro - (4) (White and Black Circle Loop):
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima...uroBIG.pdf
shirokuroBIG - (1 large) - (BIG White and Black Circle Loop):
Draw a loop composed of horizontal and vertical segments. [through the centers of the cells]
The loop goes straight at each white circle. The loop turns at each black circle.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/simple.pdf
simple - (3) (Simple Loop):
Draw a loop. [composed of horizontal and vertical segments through the centers of the cells]
The given notations show parts of the loop.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/stone.pdf
stone - (2) Stones:
Place circles [representing stones] in some of the empty cells.
Numbers on the border indicate the quantity of circles along the associated line.
In every outlined block, the ">", "=", or "<" [mathematical] symbol indicates how the quantities of circles on either side of the symbol compare with each other.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/sturn.pdf
sturn - (4) (Stars):
Draw lines composed of horizontal and vertical segments. [through the centers of the cells] Each line connects a single star to a single number.
Numbers indicate the quantity of times that the associated line turns.
The lines do not cross. [or touch]
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/tateyoko.pdf
tateyoko - (4) Partition Wall:
Divide the board into regions made of two cells. [connected on an edge]
"O" indicates that the regions on either side of the edge have the same orientation. "X" indicates that the regions on either side of the edge have different orientations.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/tentacle.pdf
tentacle - (3):
Draw lines starting from the center of each cell that has a number. [composed of horizontal and vertical segments through the centers of cells] Each number indicates the length of the line that extends from that number. [The distance between the centers of two adjacent cells has a length of 1.]
Lines do not touch.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/teritorisu.pdf
teritorisu - (3):
Tetris pieces (shapes composed of four connected squares) are used.
Place one piece in each outlined region.
Pieces do not touch along cell edges.
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/uchisoto.pdf
uchisoto - (2) Inside and Outside the Loop:
Draw a loop [along cell edges] that goes through all the intersections of the grid.
The Kanji characters indicate whether that cell is inside the loop or outside the loop.
[The Kanji characters, as used here, are pronounced "uchi", meaning inside, and "soto", meaning outside".]
- http://puzzle.gr.jp/kahua/kahua-web/hima/wall.pdf
wall - (4) Walls:
Place a "-" or a "|" in each empty cell.
Numbers indicate the total lengths of the segments that are connected to the associated cell.