Shinro Puzzles

November 6, 2007
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I came across a new kind of puzzle called shinro that can be found in Southwest Airline magazines.  According to the magazine, shinro is Japanese for “compass bearing.”  The puzzle involves finding holes in a square grid.  Like battleship puzzles, the number of holes in each row and column are indicated.  In addition, there are a number of arrows in the grid that point to at least one hole.

I can’t find any other examples of this specific kind of puzzle on the web.  So, I’m interested to hear if anyone else has found some.  I’m also interested in trying to make some of my own shinro or shinro-like puzzles.  So keep an eye out for that.

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16 Responses to Shinro Puzzles

  1. ~ÔttÔ~ on November 9, 2007 at 3:00 pm

    You can find more of these puzzles at
    http://www.janko.at/Raetsel/Sternenhimmel/index.htm
    Pleast note that the rules are slightly different: An arrow points to exactly one star (= hole), not to at least one star.

    ~ÔttÔ~

  2. shelbrooks on March 16, 2008 at 12:29 am

    waa hoo! i found myself looking up shinro after flying southwest airlines, as well! thanks for the link. great puzzle!

  3. madam T on March 27, 2008 at 7:53 pm

    Yeah! I was just on Southwest last night and solved 4 shinro puzzles. Thanks for the info!

  4. Scott on June 21, 2008 at 1:40 am

    I love’em too. Thinking of writing either a game either for PC, PDA, or maybe online (Shockwave). Any feedback appreciated.

    -Scott

  5. Stu on June 21, 2008 at 10:55 am

    Here’s a new website (www.shinropuzzles.com) with some Shinro puzzles, along with a guide on how to solve them. More puzzles will be added in the future. Enjoy!

  6. joan zamolo on July 13, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    Where can I get SHINRO puzzles?

  7. SUE on September 17, 2008 at 4:09 pm

    LOOK UP http://WWW.SHINROPUZZLES.COM ALSO A GOOD SITE

  8. chimichanga on October 21, 2008 at 4:37 am

    There is an AWESOME iPhone shinro app. Just search for Shinro on the itunes store. Cant miss it, its the only one. Very nice app!

  9. YoYo on December 11, 2008 at 11:26 am

    There’s a Shinro puzzles iPhone application called “Shinro Mines” which is very good.

  10. Sam on January 17, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    The best shinro iphone app is called “Jabeh”. Great interface and design. A lot better than shinro the iphone app.

  11. mark on January 22, 2009 at 9:03 pm

    another Shinro app came out on the app store, but it’s called ‘Jabeh’. it’s much nicer looking than the Shinro apps.

  12. Rick on March 16, 2009 at 11:22 pm

    Another app for the iPhone has come out called MoShinRo. It’s much faster paced than Jabeh, and it has an unlimited number of puzzles. It’s also cheaper for now.

  13. superigre on April 8, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    It is great game, a like puzzle game because you must think a lot

  14. joeyjoejoejuniorshabidoo on April 25, 2009 at 12:28 pm

    Me too! Southwest flight! landed, thirsty for more.

  15. Tiara Cromartie on July 19, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    I also flew on Southwest Airlines and was hooked!!! I Love IT!!!!

  16. weewee on July 21, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    Just discovered the Shinro puzzles on a flight on Southwest and am hooked.
    Shinropuzzles.com seems to be no longer in business and while the German site has them, the language difference makes the site difficult. Anyone have any new ideas?