Websites
This is a collection of links to other websites regarding Nonograms.
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Nonogram Problems (Java Puzzle) — Hirofumi Fujiwara's Java applet helper/solver page including some difficult puzzles
http://www.pro.or.jp/~fuji/java/puzzle/nonogram/index-eng.html
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DANCHAN original programs(Eng) — A collection of Freeware DOS & Windows programs, including a Nonogram solver
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~KU5M-FJI/dansofte.htm
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Steve Gutteridge - Home Page — Info about a solver for PCs
http://www.sallyandsteve.dsl.pipex.com/steve/
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PictureLogic — A solver and helper for a PalmPilot, and puzzle collections
http://www.trefoilknot.com/
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CrossPix — This uses plug-ins for Netscape on Windows and Macintosh to give what I expect is a helper.
http://www.libertysoft.com/xpix/ -
StarPic Puzzle Game (FigurePic) (Paint by Numbers) — “Uncover the hidden pictures for hours of puzzle fun!” — A commercial site with a game for Windows, including coloured cells
http://www.stargraphics.com/star2.htm -
Activity Workshop - Nonograms — Good tutorial plus Java helper and solver
http://activityworkshop.net/puzzlesgames/nonograms/index.html -
NP-completeness results for NONOGRAM via parsimonious reductions — A technical report from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Titech), Department of Computer Science; Here's the abstract
http://www.cs.titech.ac.jp/~tr/reports/1996/TR96-0008.ps.gz -
Everett Kaser Software - Descartes Enigma — A shareware helper for Windows (does colours), plus a few hundred puzzles
http://www.kaser.com/descart.html -
Conduits > Products > NonoPocket — A shareware helper for Pocket PC
http://www.conduits.com/products/apps/nono.asp -
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Drymouth — A Nonogram-based game called “Drymouth” for the Gameboy Color
http://demiforce.parodius.com/drymouth/ -
Dots Game — A helper in Java
http://www.mrl.nyu.edu/~hertzman/dots/ -
Cross+A. Nonograms — Shareware solver and crossword/anagram helper, from Russia; includes coloured puzzles
http://www.cross-plus-a.com/nonogram.htm -
Online Tsunami — Rachel Benn's Javascript-based helper/solver and puzzle collection
http://www.playtsunami.com/ 
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Griddler Solver by Martin barrell — A Java applet to solve the Sunday Telegraph "Griddler" puzzle
http://www.martinbarrell.com/Griddler1/index.html
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The Griddler applet — It's a Java-applet helper!
http://www.benfold.com/will/applets/griddler/griddler.html -
nono.ecl.txt — A Prolog solver? In fact, Eclipse
http://87.230.22.228/examples/nono.ecl.txt
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Mosaic — Solver and helper for Windows.
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Griddlers solver, nonogram solver — A solver by Czechs Petr Olšák and Mirek Olšák (does colours too!) — portable GPL C source and Windows binary
http://www.olsak.net/grid.html
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World of CryptoPics - The ultimate Nonograms/Griddlers site and software! — “The ultimate Nonograms/Griddlers software” — A solver and creator for Windows, by Yariv Hastilow
http://www.yarivh.com/cryptopics/ -
Griddlers Net — “Extended Paint by Numbers online puzzles, new puzzles published everyday. Free fun.” — Includes colours and isometric puzzles; a community of solvers!
http://www.griddlers.net/ -
ののぐらむのお部屋 / NONOGRAM room — Some information in Japanese; perhaps a program for a palmtop?
http://yuki-lab.jp/nonogram/nonogram.html -
Nonogram (Håvard's web
site) — How to solve Nonograms
http://hermiene.net/nonogram -
Nonogram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia — Includes a good animated demonstration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonogram -
Open Directory - Games: Puzzles: Brain Teasers: Nonograms —
Also called ‘Paint By Numbers Puzzle’, ‘Japanese Puzzle’ or ‘Griddlers’. This category contains games that can be printed and played on paper, and general information sites about nonograms
— from the Open Directory Project (ODP)
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Also called Paint By Numbers Puzzle, Japanese Puzzle or Gridlers. This category contains online and video game versions of nonograms.
— from the Open Directory Project (ODP)
http://www.dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/Puzzle/Nonograms/ -
nonogram website — A POSIX-compatible solver in C, under GPL — Not yet investigated.
http://jw209508.hopto.org/nonogram/
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Square-Off: an nonogram logic puzzle game. — Looks like a shareware helper for Windows.
http://www.metalgrass.com/squareoff/ -
Nonograms — A collection of printable puzzles
http://lordofthemoon.com/tbd/puzzles/nonogram/ -
Free Online Flash Games - Nonogram — A Flash helper
http://www.sapphiregames.com/online/nonogram.php -
Nonosweeper - Play Minesweeper with Nonograms — Windows game
http://www.nonosweeper.com/ -
OddThinking » The No-Nos and Yes-Yeses of the Nonogram solution — A blog(?) talking about a solver in Python
http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2005/06/12/the-no-nos-and-yes-yeses-of-the-nonogram-solution/
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T&O Japanese Puzzles - program with lots of nice picture-puzzles. — A Windows helper/solver; Dutch and English
http://www.japansepuzzels.nl/jpindexuk.htm -
nonogram — An index of software
http://1000files.com/free/nonogram.html -
nonogram.com — A slightly untidy but nevertheless informative site from James Dalgety
http://www.nonogram.com/ -
NetLogo User Community Models: Nonogram — A Java solver using simulated annealing
http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/community/Nonogram
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Nonograms / griddlers: play nonogram / griddler puzzles on your PC — Shareware helper?
http://www.mindagame.com/nonogrid/ -
A combinatorial problem associated with nonograms — Erm
http://math.ucsd.edu/~nwallach/row-column-new.pdf -
User:RichWareham/Nonograms - GASP — A solver in C#
http://www-sigproc.eng.cam.ac.uk/ga/index.php?title=User:RichWareham/Nonograms
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Hanjie — A comprehensive site with information, puzzles, and a JavaScript helper — yet it somehow manages to avoid using the word ‘Nonogram’!
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Solving Paint-by-numbers puzzles in C# - The Code Project - C# Programming — It's a solver!
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/11286/Solving-Paint-by-numbers-puzzles-in-C
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A comparison of a genetic algorithm and a depth first search algorithm applied to Japanese nonograms — Another radical way to solve Nonograms
http://referaat.ewi.utwente.nl/documents/2004_01_C-Intelligent_Interaction/2004_01_C_W.A.Wiggers-A_comparison_of_a_genetic_algorithm_and_a_depth_first_search_algorithm_applied_to_Japanese_nonograms.pdf -
Web Paint-by-Numbers — A community site with a JavaScript helper
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Paint-by-numbers puzzles and IP — A solver using Integer Programming
http://www.oberlin.edu/math/faculty/bosch/pbn-page.html
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Conceptis Pic-a-Pix Puzzles — Possibly Flash puzzles, though I couldn't get them to work
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Index of /plt/collects/games/paint-by-numbers — A solver in Scheme? Some puzzles too.
http://pre.racket-lang.org/plt/collects/games/paint-by-numbers/
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네모네모로직퍼즐-LOGICHOME ver6.1 — A site for Korean fans to share puzzles, by 김경래 (Kyungrae Kim); includes a Java helper
http://www.logichome.org/ -
Goobix.com - Nonograms — The Nonogram section of a website of on-line games, including a Javascipt helper with random puzzles — by Vlad Dascalu; in Romanian and English
http://www.goobix.com/games/nonograms/ -
Nonogram Solver —
A Nonogram Solver using CSP
http://colin.barker.pagesperso-orange.fr/lpa/nono_csp.htm
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Diary, March 2006 — A solver in C++, mentioned in a diary by Frans Faase
http://www.iwriteiam.nl/D0603.html#2.2
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Paint By Numbers Solver — A solving applet
http://www.nimisis.com/projects/paint_by_numbers.php
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Griddlers Solver - Editor and advanced auto-solver for favourite puzzles. — A solver for Windows, by Juraj Simlovic
http://jsimlo.sk/griddlers/ -
Nonogram :: Paint by numbers :: Japanese crosswords :: Pick a box :: Logic Square — Includes a Flash game and a discussion forum for Nonogram enthusiasts
http://www.nonogram.net/ -
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TylerK's Picross — A nice Flash game
http://www.thetimmys.com/flash/picross/ -
Gecode: Nonogram Class Reference — A Nonogram-solving part of a constraint library in C++
http://www.gecode.org/doc-latest/reference/classNonogram.html
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Nonograms - online puzzle game — A JavaScript game, in English, Bulgarian, German and Dutch; includes other similar brainteasers
http://www.puzzle-nonograms.com/ -
Kenichi Ishigaki / Games-Nonogram-0.01 - search.cpan.org — A Perl library for solving Nonograms
http://search.cpan.org/~ishigaki/Games-Nonogram-0.01/
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QNonograms. Crossplatform nonogram solver & editor — An open-source solver and editor in C++
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The pbnsolve Paint-by-Number Puzzle Solver — A solver in C from Jan Wolter
http://webpbn.com/pbnsolve.html
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Griddlers, Nonograms — A Windows program
http://www.puzzlehome.com/ -
GameLO - Paint by numbers — A game in English and Polish
http://gamelo.net/ -
Free nonogram, griddler, sudoku, wordoku puzzles and solvers! — A random puzzle each day, and a CGI solver
http://www.griddler.co.uk/
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Nonoriddle - An enigma wrapped in a puzzle — A Javascript game where the dotted squares reveal a riddle
http://www.nonoriddle.com/ -
BrainBashers : Daily Nonograms — A Javascript game
http://www.brainbashers.com/nonograms.asp -
PatternManiak Lite: A (free) PuzzleManiak game 1.1 software download - iPhone - VersionTracker — Solve Nonograms on an iPhone!
http://download.cnet.com/PatternManiak-Lite-A-free-PuzzleManiak-game/3000-2099_4-205538.html?tag=vtredir -
Nonograms Online - Nonogram Puzzle — A puzzle collection with a Javascript game
http://www.nonogramsonline.com/ -
Downloads. Snel tijd besparen met MS Office? Access/Excel expert nodig? Delegate: automatiseringsspecialist — A solver in VBA from Emiel Nijhuis — See
Japanse puzzel-oplosser (nonogram solver); requires registration; in Dutch
http://www.delegate.nl/downloads.php
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Hanjies - Nonograms - Japanse puzzels : Paint-by-numbers online and in full-colour — A few colourful puzzles to solve with Javascript
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Nonogram - HaskellWiki — Three solvers in Haskell
http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Nonogram
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A Reasoning Framework for Solving Nonograms — A paper on (partially) solving Nonograms in polynomial time
http://www.liacs.nl/~kosters/buffalo.pdf -
My Constraint Programming Blog: At last, a Nonogram solver using regular constraint in MiniZinc — A solver in MiniZinc
http://www.hakank.org/constraint_programming_blog/2009/09/at_last_a_nonogram_solver_usin.html
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Singapore a puzzle hub? Another shoddy reporting by the state media : The Temasek Review — An article about a concept Shady Puzzle being independently invented in 2005
http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/10/01/singapore-a-puzzle-hub-another-shoddy-reporting-by-the-state-media/ -
Nonogram Solver — A multicolour solver in ASP.NET for Windows, by Sebastian Groeneveld
http://venstraat.hopto.org/nonogram/
