I played a really interesting math game last night but can’t remember the name of it. Here’s what I can recall: it features a 5×5 grid with sum targets on the edges for both rows and columns. The top-left cell starts with the number 1, and the grid gets filled with numbers in a specific way:
– One 1,
– Two 2s,
– Three 3s,
– Four 4s,
– Five 5s,
– The rest of the cells are filled with zeros.
There’s an adjacent expansion rule: Starting from the cell with 1, the adjacent cells can either be 0 or 2. The next layer of cells adjacent to those can be 0 or 3, and this pattern continues where the number options expand with distance.
The goal of the game is for every row and column to match the target sum while using the exact count of each number as specified. For example:
|15|11|6|8|15|
|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|13|1|0|3|4|
|4|2|2|0|0|
|15|3|0|3|4|
|8|4|4|0|0|
|15|5|5|0|0|
If anyone knows what this game might be called, I’d really appreciate your help!
3 Answers
Have you considered Picross? It’s a popular grid-based puzzle game where you fill in values according to sums, and it might match your description!
Your game sounds similar to a nonogram variant; maybe look into games that feature logic puzzles or number placements. There are a ton of them out there!
It sounds like you might be describing a game called Futoshiki, which involves filling in a grid based on certain math rules. You might want to check that out!
No, that’s not it either, but thanks anyway!
No, that’s not it, but thanks for the suggestion!