Balanced Nurikabe
(Published on 9. March 2026, 16:00 by Blobz)
Nurikabe Puzzle Pack
X : Balanced Nurikabe
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Divide the grid into a number of islands -- orthogonally connected groups of cells. Every island contains a single circled cell; the digit in the circle indicates the number of cells making up the island.
The islands are surrounded by a waterway -- a single orthogonally connected group of cells. All caged cells are waterway cells; the digit in a caged cell indicates how many waterway cells are seen orthogonally from that position, including itself (island cells block vision). The waterway cannot form any 2x2 areas.
Where box borders divide islands into segments, those segments must have the same sum.
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
Solution code: Row 2
Comments
on 30. March 2026, 18:48 by Troz
This is a wonderful puzzle and the first one I've done in this series. I had a bit of trouble because I missed the last rule about the region sums. Once I noticed that, it solved beautifully. I'll definitely check the other puzzles out.
on 10. March 2026, 18:02 by blaiddyd
Very intuitive. Personally I’d say this is somewhere between 1-2 stars because it’s that great balance between being challenging yet not so hard you have to really strain your brain. Perfect level of difficulty for me! I <3 nurikabe. Thanks!!
on 10. March 2026, 10:59 by sparkymanu
Thank you for yet another fun puzzle for this serie! It's a very good balance in difficulty and satisfying logic, I really enjoy those! :D
on 9. March 2026, 22:47 by HeyItsErin
Absolutely my favorite series right now. I’m genuinely impressed how each puzzle has felt fresh.
on 9. March 2026, 21:55 by dzamie
Still very much enjoying this series. I'm getting better at Nurikabe, and this one in particular shows me that I'm improving with RSL type clues, too!
on 9. March 2026, 19:55 by nunc
I love this series. Thanks a lot!
on 9. March 2026, 19:43 by wuc
One of the highlights every week thx.
