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Life & fun · December 11, 2020

Islands - A puzzle app based on Nurikabe

You'll win only if you play by the rules

Islands - A puzzle app based on Nurikabe launched on December 11, 2020 with 6 votes, #1,242 of 3,242 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

What it does

Islands is a puzzle game that is based on the Japanese puzzle, Nurikabe. Islands puzzle is based on pure rules, similar to Sudoku, kakuro and Hash. Build island clusters and fill the board by following certain rules.

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