Stupid name, excellent puzzle game. In the grand tradition of Sudoku, Kenken, Nurikabe and all those things that clutter up the newspaper these days. I dunno what they all are. Anyway, I tried this on the game’s website and after a few minutes learning the rules I was away. I did the “My First Str8ts” puzzle, today’s daily puzzle and then went and bought the iPhone version. It’s £1.79, but it’s got a lot of puzzles, all of which have been designed by an actual human being person, and it’s the first grid/number puzzle to grab me in ages.


The iPhone version may not be especially aesthetically pleasing, but the interface is just about perfect. I’ve just done the first of the easy puzzles, which took me about fifteen minutes. It was challenging without being frustrating, so I hope that as I grow better at solving the puzzles the difficulty will grow with me, as it were.

I’d advise trying the puzzles on the web site before buying, but if it grabs you, rest assured that the iPhone implementation is very good, judging from first impressions.

I’m not sure if this is their own invention or, as seems likely, a renamed Japanese puzzle, but whatever it is, it’s a good one.