Pixel Perfect Puzzles (A Free Game for Kindle)

by Amazon Digital Services

Product Description

Pixel Perfect Puzzles is a logic puzzle game that challenges you to make a picture from numerical clues.

Each picture starts out completely blank. Use the number clues in each row and column to discover the hidden image. Each clue tells you where to draw a run of consecutive black squares. The clues in a row or column appear in the same order as the runs in the puzzle grid, with at least one empty square between each run. Start with the largest clues first, and then cross out squares that you know should be empty. This will allow you to narrow down the possibilities and logically determine the remaining squares.

Pixel Perfect Puzzles contains 50 puzzles. The challenges can be tough, but there are 3 hints available on each puzzle to help you out if you get stuck. The game can even find and erase errors at any time. Time, hints used, and errors are tracked for each puzzle. Can you discover every picture?

If you like using logic to solve puzzles, you will love Pixel Perfect Puzzles!

Product Details

• Version: 1.2
• Release Date: July 5, 2011
• File Size: 525 kB
• Language: English
• Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B0055PNM78
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher License: Read
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (290 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,368 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
  • #1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Puzzles

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

80 of 86 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars New Free Logic Game - Pixel Perfect Puzzles from Amazon July 5, 2011

By Mehmet Gok

Amazon Verified Purchase

I just downloaded and played the game. Your goal is to make a picture from numerical clues.

Using each number as a clue, you draw a sequence of consecutive black squares. The clues in a row or column are in the same order of black squares in the puzzle pictures. For example (2,3) on a row means there are two consecutive black squares, at least a blank square in between and three consecutive black squares on this row.

You use Next Page (>) key to fill squares and Prev Page (<) key to cross off squares with an X. To fill in many squares at a time, hold the Next Page (>) key while moving the cursor with 5-way controller. To cross off many sqares at a time, hold the Prev Page (<) key while moving the cursor. I found the key selection a bit awkward.

Starting with the largest clues is the key since it will eliminate the options available for the smaller clues. Also, make sure to mark all the blanks with an X. Marking constraints first like this is always useful in logical games.

There are 50 picture puzzles in the game. Time, hints used, and errors are recorded for each puzzle so you can compete with someone else.

Some pictures are quite complex so you may need hints to continue. Three hints are available for each picture for you to use if you get stuck.

You can find errors and erase them anytime. All errors are also recorded for each puzzle.

Amazon released another free fun puzzle game. Give it a try. It is free after all.

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Little Free Kindle Game July 5, 2011

By Michael Gallagher HALL OF FAMETOP 10 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a neat little game for your Kindle - not as addictive as some of the other games that are available as Kindle applications, but as I type this review it is free (and everyone loves free). The goal of the game is to use a certain number of clues for each column / row on the picture grid in order to figure out what picture is contained in the grid. You have numbers you are trying to connect, etc.

I will admit I wasn't able to identify a few of the pictures I played - there are 50 total in the series - but you can get clues. The keyboard does get confusing, so I wrote a few instructions down for which arrow key represents

I would agree with the game description if you like using logic to solve puzzles, you will like Pixel Perfect Puzzles (I substituted "like" for "love" in this case). Considering the game is free for your Kindle, why not give it a shot and see if you like it?

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nonograms, Hanjie, Paint by Numbers, Griddlers July 6, 2011

By Ed Pegg TOP 100 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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I noticed one flaw in the program -- it says to type ">" to make a black square. I didn't figure that out as "next page" until I saw another review here. I instead typed "z" for black squares, and "x" for squares known to have nothing.

These are all great puzzles, and well implemented. Nonograms, Hanjie, Paint by Numbers, Griddlers are some of the names for this puzzle type. It was originally developed by Non Ishida in Japan, in 1988. I would have paid for the program.

The logic aspects involve figuring out forced squares and unfillable squares, and continually going back and forth to figure out the status of more squares.

Picture types included:
Introductory 5
Animals 11
Electrical 10
Natural 7
Vehicles 8
Objects 9

Puzzle range from 5x5 to 15x15. This is a great free download. Other puzzle programs I recommend are NY Times Crosswords, Strimko, Futoshiki, and EA Sudoku.

Recommended.