Talk:Nurikabe

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The example puzzle seems to have a second solution, different to the one published.

if 'O's are islands and '%' are streams:

OO%%%%%%%O
%%%OO%OO%O
%O%OOO%%%%
%O%%O%OO%O
%%O%O%O%OO
O%O%%%%O%%
O%%OO%OO%O
%%OO%%%%%O
%O%%%OO%OO

also seems to be a solution.

Black squares must connect in a single stream. Your 5th row 8th column has an isolated %, an isolated "pond" of water which prohibited by the rules. Alsee 15:10, 23 March 2007 (UTC)