# Shikaku Puzzle

Divide the entire grid into rectangles so that each rectangle contains exactly one number, and that number equals the rectangle's area.

- Category: Puzzle
- Features: Leaderboard
- Tags: puzzle, logic, grid, numbers, rectangle, brain, divide, area

## How to play

### Goal

Divide the entire grid into rectangles so that each rectangle contains exactly one number, and that number equals the rectangle's area.

### Rules

• Every rectangle must contain exactly one number
• A rectangle's area must equal the number inside it
• Rectangles cannot overlap and every cell must be covered

### How to Play

• Drag across the grid to draw a rectangle
• The running area shows as you drag, so you can size it before you commit
• A new rectangle replaces any it overlaps
• Tap inside a rectangle to remove it
• A number turns green once the rectangle around it is correct
• Keyboard: arrows move the cursor, Space picks two corners, Delete erases, Z undoes

### Tips

• Start with clues in tight corners where only one shape fits
• A number's rectangle can extend in any direction, not just down or right
• Two clues can never share a rectangle, so they push boundaries apart

Play Shikaku Puzzle in the free Game Nest app for iPhone, iPad, and Android.