Practice

Dead ends puzzles

Rule out moves that would leave a cell or a pocket that nothing can fill.

These puzzles need dead ends at least once. They're listed from easiest to hardest. In each walkthrough, the steps that use the technique explain exactly where it applies.

Read the lesson first: Dead ends and stranded cells.

#12 Sandbar9 × 7 · Intermediate#9 Shoal7 × 7 · Advanced#11 Undertow8 × 8 · Advanced#14 Breakwater9 × 9 · Advanced#16 Weft10 × 10 · Advanced#19 Talus12 × 12 · Advanced#17 Bowline8 × 8 · Expert#18 Cat's Cradle11 × 11 · Expert#20 Knife Ridge12 × 12 · Expert