Tatamibari

Tatamibari (Japanese: タタミバリ) is a type of logic puzzle designed and published by Nikoli. The puzzle is based on Japanese tatami mats.

Tatamibari puzzle.
Tatamibari puzzle solved grid

Rules

A Tatamibari puzzle is played on a rectangular grid with three different kinds of symbols in it: +, -. and |. The solver must partition the grid into rectangular or square regions according to the following rules:[1]

  • Every partition must contain exactly one symbol in it.
  • A + symbol must be contained in a square.
  • A | symbol must be contained in a rectangle with a greater height than width.
  • A - symbol must be contained in a rectangle with a greater width than height.
  • Four pieces may never share the same corner.
gollark: Your expectations are wrong.
gollark: I only know something like 2 physics.
gollark: Do you expect me to know all physics ever or something?
gollark: I don't know exactly how implosion works, I'm not really an implosion physicist.
gollark: ???

See also

  • List of Nikoli puzzle types

References

  1. "Tatamibari rules and example". Retrieved May 16, 2011.


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