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Rules, strategies and comparisons: how to solve Star Battle, and the logic puzzles that sit next to it, from Sudoku to Nonograms.

Star Battle guides

• How to play Star Battle: the rules, grid sizes and your first solveLearn the Star Battle rules in minutes: one or two stars per row, column and region, stars never touch, plus grid sizes, X marks and a first solve.
• Star Battle strategy and solving techniquesStar Battle strategy from basic to advanced: crossing out neighbours, small regions, confined regions, counting arguments and the 2×2 rule for 2-star grids.
• Star Battle vs Sudoku: what's the difference?Star Battle vs Sudoku compared: rules, the kind of thinking each needs, difficulty, time per puzzle and which logic puzzle suits you better. With a table.

More logic puzzles

• How to play Sudoku: rules and beginner techniquesLearn how to play Sudoku: the rules of the 9×9 grid, why every puzzle has one solution, and beginner techniques like scanning, singles, candidates and pairs.
• Kakuro: the crossword of numbersHow to play Kakuro, the crossword of numbers: the rules, how clue sums work, a table of unique combinations, and step-by-step strategies for solving.
• Killer Sudoku: rules, cage sums and tipsKiller Sudoku explained: the rules, how cage sums work, the 45 rule, innies and outies, and a table of unique cage combinations to speed up your solving.
• Logic grid puzzles (Zebra and Einstein puzzles): how to solve themHow to solve logic grid puzzles like the Zebra (Einstein) puzzle: set up the grid, use X and check marks, eliminate options and chain clues together.
• Murdoku and murder-mystery logic puzzlesWhat is Murdoku? A guide to murder-mystery logic puzzles: rooms on a grid, one person per row and column, clues, and how to find the murderer by logic.
• Nonograms (Picross, Griddlers): how to solve picture logic puzzlesLearn how to solve nonograms, the picture logic puzzles also called Picross or Griddlers: reading the clues, the overlap technique, marking blanks and edges.
• Nurikabe: rules and strategyLearn the Nurikabe rules in plain English: numbered islands, one connected sea, no 2×2 pools. Plus the key solving techniques to finish any grid.
• Puzzles like Sudoku: 12 logic puzzles to try nextLove Sudoku? Try these 12 logic puzzles next, from Star Battle and Killer Sudoku to Nonograms, Nurikabe and Slitherlink, with who each one suits best.
• Tents (Tents and Trees): rules and how to solveLearn the Tents and Trees puzzle rules: one tent per tree, tents never touch, row and column counts. Plus simple techniques to solve every grid.
• The Queens puzzle: from the eight queens problem to LinkedIn QueensHow the classic eight queens problem relates to the modern daily Queens game, why Queens is really a 1-star Star Battle, and how to solve it with logic.