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Sun & Moon

Two symbols, evenly shared.

Also known as Binairo or Takuzu. Fill the grid with suns and moons so the two are shared evenly and never bunch up.

How to play

  • Tap a square to cycle it: empty, sun, moon.
  • Never three of the same in a row or column.
  • Every row and column ends up half suns, half moons.

Tips and tricks

  1. Two together? Block both ends. Two suns side by side mean the squares on either side must be moons, and the other way round.
  2. Fill the gap. A pattern like sun, empty, sun must have a moon in the middle.
  3. Count to half. Once a row has its half of suns, every other square in it is a moon.
  4. Test the last few. When a line has only a couple of squares left, try each order and keep the one that avoids three in a row.
  5. Busiest lines first. Rows and columns with the most symbols placed give up their answers soonest.

Where to find it

It takes its turn on the daily page alongside five other rotating games, and the Library always has Easy, Medium and Hard tracks of it. Stuck? A hint costs ink drops, and Inkbloom Plus makes hints unlimited.