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{{nihongo, Shikaku, 四角に切れ, shikaku ni kire (also anglicised as ''Divide by Squares'' or ''Divide by Box'') is a logic puzzle published by Nikoli. As of 2011, two books consisting entirely of Shikaku puzzles has been published by Nikoli.


Rules

Shikaku is played on a rectangular grid. Some of the squares in the grid are numbered. The objective is to divide the grid into rectangular and square pieces such that each piece contains exactly one number, and that number represents the area of the rectangle.


See also

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List of Nikoli puzzle types is a Japanese publisher that specializes in games and, especially, logic puzzles. ''Nikoli'' is also the nickname of a quarterly magazine (whose full name is ''Puzzle Communication Nikoli'') issued by the company in Tokyo. ''Nikoli'' was establish ...


External links


Nikoli's English-language page on Shikaku
Logic puzzles