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.
Tags: puzzles,shinro
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~
Comment by ~ÔttÔ~ — November 9, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
waa hoo! i found myself looking up shinro after flying southwest airlines, as well! thanks for the link. great puzzle!
Comment by shelbrooks — March 16, 2008 @ 12:29 am
Yeah! I was just on Southwest last night and solved 4 shinro puzzles. Thanks for the info!
Comment by madam T — March 27, 2008 @ 7:53 pm
I love’em too. Thinking of writing either a game either for PC, PDA, or maybe online (Shockwave). Any feedback appreciated.
-Scott
Comment by Scott — June 21, 2008 @ 1:40 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!
Comment by Stu — June 21, 2008 @ 10:55 am
Where can I get SHINRO puzzles?
Comment by joan zamolo — July 13, 2008 @ 3:38 pm
LOOK UP http://WWW.SHINROPUZZLES.COM ALSO A GOOD SITE
Comment by SUE — September 17, 2008 @ 4:09 pm
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!
Comment by chimichanga — October 21, 2008 @ 4:37 am