Mystic Nonograms
LOGIC THAT REVEALS SYMBOLS
There is a picture among the numbers
Work out which cells to fill and which to leave empty. When all the clues fit, the mosaic will reveal its secret.
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Choose a puzzle
0 of 24 symbols discovered24 original pictures. Choose any puzzle and replay those you have discovered. No timer or daily limit.
Scroll the grid sideways. The clue column stays visible.
Tap a cell with the selected tool. Tap it again to clear it. Keyboard: arrows to move, Space to fill, X to mark empty and Delete to erase.
Green clues have the required groups; check their intersections too. The × marks are optional: you do not need to mark every empty cell to finish.
THE MOSAIC HAS REVEALED ITS SECRET
How to solve a nonogram
Numbers describe groups: a clue of “3 1” asks for three consecutive filled cells, at least one empty cell, then one filled cell. In a five-cell line there is only this arrangement:
Keep the order: read row clues from left to right and column clues from top to bottom. A “0” means the whole line is empty. The gap between groups can be larger than one cell.
Start with certainties: a “5” in a five-cell row fills its entire width. A “4” can shift by one cell, but the three middle cells are filled in both positions. Use these intersections to make progress in the columns.
Fill, mark or erase: gold means filled, × marks a cell you have ruled out, and unmarked blue means undecided. Right-click also marks empty cells on a computer. There is no penalty for mistakes.
If you get stuck: “Hint” explains a cell deduced from the numerical clues and lets you apply it. If a mark is already wrong, it asks you to review it first. “Check” highlights incorrect marks without completing the grid. Undo restores up to one hundred changes, including applied hints.
One solution per picture: all 24 puzzles have been checked and can be solved by crossing row and column clues, without guessing. The puzzle ends when the filled cells match the solution, even if you have not added the remaining × marks.
Your puzzle and discovered symbols are saved in this browser. They do not sync across devices. This is a logic game, not a divination reading.
A picture hidden in a grid
In Mystic Nonograms, you do not guess a card or place pieces at random. Each grid conceals a drawing, and the numbers along its edges give you the information to find it. Crossing row and column clues reveals moons, crystals, keys, flowers and other symbols.
There are 24 original mosaics: eight 5 × 5, eight 8 × 8 and eight 10 × 10 puzzles. Every grid is available from the start. If you are new to nonograms, try the smaller ones before moving on to grids with more intersections.
How to read the numbers
A number gives the length of a group of consecutive filled cells. A row marked “2 3” needs a group of two, followed by a group of three, with at least one empty cell between them. Gaps can be larger if there is room.
Column clues work the same way, from top to bottom. A row fitting its clues is not enough: its cells must also agree with every crossing column. A zero means that the whole line is empty.
Start with the cells you can be sure of
A group that fills an entire line leaves no doubt. Overlaps help too: a group of four in a row of five always fills the three middle cells, whether it starts on the left or on the right. You do not need to decide the end cells yet.
Once those cells are filled, see what they imply for the columns. Alternating between both directions is the heart of the puzzle. Every grid in this collection has been checked for a unique solution reachable through row and column deductions.
Help without a countdown
Fill cells in gold, mark excluded cells with × or erase a mark. Crosses help you keep track, but they are optional: the puzzle finishes when the filled picture matches the solution.
“Hint” explains a deducible cell and lets you apply it or carry on yourself. “Check” finds incorrect marks without solving the rest. “Undo” restores up to one hundred changes. There are no lives, penalties or timer; the help you used simply appears in the final summary.
Your symbol collection
Each picture’s name is revealed when you solve it. It then joins your collection and you can replay it. This browser saves the discovered symbols and one puzzle in progress. You can also resume it from “Your games” in Games.
No account is needed, and saves do not sync across devices. Clearing browser data may remove your progress. Starting another puzzle replaces the unfinished one but keeps the symbols you have discovered.
For more visual challenges, try Tarot Mahjong or Tarot Solitaire. Here, the mystical element lies in the pictures and atmosphere: the result comes from logic, not prediction.