Nonograms.games

Nonograms.games is built around one dated puzzle a day, labelled Today's little mystery, with its size and a mood line. The puzzles are nonograms, also called picross or griddlers. Each row and column has number clues saying how many runs of filled squares it holds, and filling the grid correctly reveals a small picture. Once solved, the heading changes to the picture's name, such as Among the pines.

The daily grid is always 10x10. It comes from a small set of six pictures, picked by the date, so a regular player meets the same picture again a week later. The smaller 5x5 grids are found in Free play and the collections.

The controls are simple. You tap or drag to fill squares, switch to Mark to put an X on squares you know are empty, and have Undo, Hint and Reset buttons and a timer. There are no lives to lose and no hurry. The site's own tip is to start with the longest clue, since a clue as long as the line fills it completely. Your solved puzzles and daily visits are counted and saved on your device.

Beyond the daily, Free play lets you solve more at your own pace. Themed collections such as Into the woods and Small wonders offer free previews, and a 40-puzzle Woodland collection is sold for a one-off $4.99. There are step-by-step lessons, videos, a tool for drawing your own picture puzzle and printable worksheets with answer keys. It needs no account or download, and suits newcomers to nonograms who want a short, quiet grid each day.