Shade Out

Black out the duplicates — but keep the unshaded cells all connected and never let two shaded squares sit side by side.

How to play

A grid is filled with numbers. Shade out cells until no number appears more than once in any row or column. Two shaded cells may never be horizontally or vertically adjacent, and every unshaded cell must remain connected into a single group.

• Shade cells so each row and column has no repeated number
• Never place two shaded cells next to each other
• Keep all unshaded cells joined in one connected region
• Use these three rules together to find the single solution

Controls

• Desktop: click a cell to shade it; click again to mark it safe or clear it
• Phone & tablet: tap a cell to shade, tap again to clear

Game modes

• Difficulty: easy, medium and hard grids
• Daily puzzle plus an endless practice mode

Tips & strategy

• A number sandwiched between two equal values must usually stay unshaded
• If shading a cell would isolate a corner, it has to remain unshaded
• Once a cell is shaded, all four neighbours are guaranteed safe

About Shade Out

Shade Out is the classic cell-shading logic puzzle, rebuilt as an original, solver-verified free browser game with multiple difficulties and a daily challenge.

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