Join the fun!
Would you like to feature your own giveaway in the Café?
This is an effective way to counter bots, and forever expand the puzzlers community :).
How?
You can create a private giveaway and send me the link (or a hint to it) in private through Steam messaging, and I will generate and post the nonogram puzzle that will uncover the link.
You may also link back to the Café in your giveaway description, if you want.
[Link to the puzzle page](https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/B0nXr/rosimincs-nonogram-cafe)Past Puzzles
| Contributor | Puzzle link (level req.) | Game | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| RosimInc (Week 1) | 10x10 puzzle (level 0) | Labyronia RPG 2 | 2020-01-05 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 2) | 15x10 puzzle (level 0) | BEEP | 2020-01-12 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 3) | 12x12 puzzle (level 0) | Hot Tin Roof: The Cat That Wore A Fedora | 2020-01-19 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 4) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | TIMEframe | 2020-01-26 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 5) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | Scrap Garden | 2020-02-02 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 6) | 15x15 puzzle (level 0) | Toren | 2020-02-09 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 7A) | 15x15 puzzle (level 0) | Bezier | 2020-02-16 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 7B) | 15x10 puzzle (level 0) | Heroes of Annihilated Empires | 2020-02-16 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 8) | 10x20 puzzle (level 0) | Kingdom Rush Frontiers | 2020-02-23 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 9) | 12x12 puzzle (level 0) | Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller | 2020-03-01 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 10) | 15x15 puzzle (level 0) | Velocity Ultra | 2020-03-08 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 11) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | Chime Sharp | 2020-03-15 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 12) | 12x12 puzzle (level 0) | ReThink | 2020-03-22 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 13) | 15x15 puzzle (level 0) | POSTAL Redux | 2020-03-29 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 14) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | Back to Bed | 2020-04-05 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 15) | 14x14 puzzle (level 0) | The Last Door - Collector's Edition | 2020-04-12 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 16A) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | The Inner World | 2020-04-19 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 16B) | 8x8 puzzle (level 0) | POSTAL Redux | 2020-04-19 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 17A) | 18x10 puzzle (level 0) | On Rusty Trails | 2020-04-26 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 17B) | 15x15 puzzle (level 0) | Paradigm | 2020-04-26 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 18) | 10x10 puzzle (level 0) | THOTH | 2020-05-03 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 19) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | Sudden Strike 4 | 2020-05-10 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 20) | 14x16 puzzle (level 0) | Distrust: Polar Survival | 2020-05-17 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 21) | 12x12 puzzle (level 0) | Arcade Mayhem Juanito | 2020-05-24 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 22) | 10x10 puzzle (level 0) | Ellipsis | 2020-05-31 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 23) | 14x15 puzzle (level 0) | Toy Odyssey: The Lost and Found | 2020-06-07 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 24) | 12x12 puzzle (level 0) | Spectrum | 2020-06-14 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 25) | 8x15 puzzle (level 0) | Wick | 2020-06-21 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 26) | 15x15 puzzle (level 0) | Re-Legion | 2020-06-28 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 27) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | Gray Matter | 2020-07-05 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 28) | 12x12 puzzle (level 0) | Pathologic Classic HD | 2020-07-12 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 29) | 10x10 puzzle (level 0) | Eador: Genesis | 2020-07-19 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 30) | 15x15 puzzle (level 0) | POSTAL 2 | 2020-07-26 23:59 EST |
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Past Puzzles - Part 2
| Contributor | Puzzle link (level req.) | Game | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| RosimInc (Week 31) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | Painters Guild | 2020-08-02 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 32A) | 15x15 puzzle** (level 0) | LostWinds | 2020-08-09 23:59 EST |
| squall831 (Week 32B) | 15x15 puzzle (level 0) | The Flame in the Flood | 2020-08-09 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 33) | 10x10 puzzle (level 0) | Replica | 2020-08-16 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 34A) | 15x10 puzzle** (level 0) | 140 | 2020-08-23 23:59 EST |
| ChiefGooley (Week 34B) | 12x12 puzzle (level 0) | Double Dragon IV | 2020-08-23 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 35A) | 20x10 puzzle*** (level 0) | The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition | 2020-08-30 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 35B) | 10x10 puzzle (level 0) | Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball | 2020-08-30 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 36) | 15x10 puzzle** (level 0) | Ninja Pizza Girl | 2020-09-06 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 37) | 5x20 puzzle** (level 0) | Tiltagon | 2020-09-13 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 38) | 15x15 puzzle (level 0) | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | 2020-09-20 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 39) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | Puzzle Kingdoms | 2020-09-27 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 40) | 12x12 puzzle (level 0) | Chainsaw Warrior | 2020-10-04 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 41) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | Tower of Guns | 2020-10-11 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 42) | 15x10 puzzle (level 0) | Silence of the Sleep | 2020-10-18 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 43) | 20x15 puzzle** / *** (level 0) | The Adventure Pals | 2020-10-25 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 44A) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | Bad Dream: Coma | 2020-11-01 23:59 EST |
| Aethyna (Week 44B) | 15x15 puzzle** (level 0) | Agony | 2020-11-04 8:00 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 45) | 15x15 puzzle** (level 0) | Mr. Shifty | 2020-11-08 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 46) | 10x10 puzzle (level 0) | Shutshimi | 2020-11-15 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 47) | 15x10 puzzle (level 0) | Five Nights At Freddy's: Sister Location | 2020-11-22 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 48) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | King's Bounty: Platinum Edition | 2020-11-29 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 49) | 15x15 puzzle** (level 0) | Figment | 2020-12-06 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 50) | 10x15 puzzle (level 0) | Toki | 2020-12-13 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 51) | 10x10 puzzle (level 0) | Battle Riders | 2020-12-20 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 52) | 15x15 puzzle (level 0) | Sproggiwood | 2020-12-27 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 53A) | 15x10 puzzle (level 0) | Crawl | 2020-12-31 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 53B) | 15x15 puzzle (level 0) | Nuclear Throne | 2020-12-31 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 53C) | 12x15 puzzle (level 0) | Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders | 2020-12-31 23:59 EST |
| RosimInc (Week 53D) | 15x15 puzzle (level 0) | The Light Keeps Us Safe | 2020-12-31 23:59 EST |
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I'll have to say it, I hate you and I love you, really, nice puzzles!
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Haha I'm okay with that, you would have valid reasons for both ^^ ~
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thanks for the fun :)
iwshed there was some site like jigidi for it though. solved 2 nonograms using photoshop.
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You're very welcome, glad you're enjoying it!
Yeah I agree with you, it would be nice to have a Jigidi-like interface for making and solving nonograms, that could fit in with the QR code approach of these puzzles.
For now the websites I've seen would require me to manually enter all the clues (and I'm lazy by nature) so I prefer to just code generators that will do it for me ^^.
But I'll be on the lookout for alternatives, thanks for the feedback! <3
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Just solved some of them. Nonograms don't typically show up here so nice one.
Bump!
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btw, you could use some page like https://nonograms.relaxpuzzles.com/create-a-nonogram and send the links
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I thought about it, yes, but given as the solution must fit nicely inside the QR code I've decided to go with the generated image instead.
For now with the fill tool in MS Paint I'm able to solve them without too many issues, but yeah once a cell is set to white or black it's quite hard to change our mind. Which could be bothersome to some people depending on their solving style.
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One could set the cells to red or green, then convert to black and white when done. ;)
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Actually the problem is that by using the Fill tool in Paint, if I mark two neighboring cells the same color, but then later on realize that one of them needs to be changed, I can't use the Fill tool to undo it, as it would also undo all the other contiguous cells.
The same problem would happen if I used red/green.
Like in this example, as soon as I realize the cell (marked in red) is wrong and I try to set it to white, everything next to it becomes white.
Regarding this conversation, I just posted a new comment to gather opinions about this issue.
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Interesting I've done Sudoku and the rules feel pretty similar.
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Week 4 is broken, it's unsolvable 😢
Check the numbers again please 🙏
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Unless I'm doing it wrong I have come to that conclusion as well
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I solve manually all the puzzles before posting them to make sure that there is one unique answer that can be found without any guessing, but you did make me doubt for a second ^^.
I solved it again without issue, and a few people have entered the giveaway, so it is possible. it can be quite tricky though.
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"No barcode was found in this image. Either it did not contain a barcode, or did not contain one in a supported format, or the software was simply unable to find it. Go "Back" in your browser and try another image."
I sent you a friend request to see if my picture is correct
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hi, Janediel ( https://www.steamgifts.com/user/Janediel )
Why you are so mean?
blacklist without any reason and delete your message
now even block me on steam too
just because i solve this puzzles and i look likes a bot ???
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I think he gonna ignore me forever.
However, I still had some fun to figure out who blacklisted me so i create another GA for whoever saw this.
hint : easy steganography
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How about combining itstoohard.com and http://ichrisi.bizhat.com/custom_js/picross_maker.html to make the question can be solved without photoshop?
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I thought about it (did not know this specific site but I found other similar ones), but given as each nonogram would need to be manually made, the generation would take more time and be more prone to mistakes from my part.
But I am definitely thinking about possible alternatives.
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Unfortunately, I have not yet seen a well working way to link nonograms with GA links. I've solved the one for the TIMEframe... and this will be all for me, unless you are able to change the format. For me it's definitely too much hassle with importing/exporting pics between programs, that are quite awkward to use for this anyway. I didn't look into this in-depth, but on Steam we have free Nonogram - Master's Legacy with Workshop feature, maybe it could be used to create/share nonograms, that give clues for istoohard? I think, it also supports color nonograms.
All the best in 2020 :)
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I see what you mean yeah.
Now I have found myself a kind of workaround by installing a QR code scanner app on my phone, so once I'm done solving the nonogram on Paint, I place the answer in the QR code and scan my screen with my phone. That prevents me from having to save the file and then upload it to the website. So now 95% of my time is spent solving rather than trying to get an answer out of my solution. A big improvement from the first couple of times I solved them.
If this can help reduce the tediousness of the process in the meantime while I work on alternatives.
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Would this one work? It has a hidden text option too.
Click here
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It does seem very promising, I'll have to look more into it, but if it works as well at it seems, it will be much easier to manage both for solvers and for me, that's for sure :)
I will look into adapting my code to generate the files that this website takes as input and I'll do a couple of tests.
Thanks a lot for sharing!
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Bump for all solved. Thank you, that brought back good old memories of Picross on my Nintendo-Handhelds! Had no problems using GIMP.
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I used to play Picross 3D so much on my Nintendo DS, I really liked the 3D twist on it and the creativity of the puzzles and designs.
As for Picross in itself, I played it a little bit but I had a book with tons of 2D Nonograms and I preferred to do them on paper.
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nice idea, will solve some of these when I find time
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Fun Usage of Nonograms!
And for future ones, could you post the empty nonogram in a CSV format?
That way one can open them in any table editing program and build the nonogram by coloring in the table cells.
Afterwards a screenshot and paint is enough to combine the two pieces.
But... what exactly do I do with the solutions?
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For now they're all generated in image format, but I'll definitely be looking into the possibility of also generating CSVs.
As for the way to use the solutions, here's a small hint: SteamGifts giveaways URLs are constructed in a very specific way.
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AAAAAHHHH!!!
Wish I had that hint yesterday already xD
But well... the Nonogram was more motivation than the game anyway xD
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thanks for sharing! nonograms are my favourite puzzles <3
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Week 6 added!
And only 3 hours left for Week 2 puzzle!
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RosimInc's Nonogram Café
Announcement - Puzzle Creator
Hello everyone, to mark the end of this year of nonograms, I have decided to make my creation code public so that anyone may generate their own nonograms!
It's really easy to use and will just require you to install or download Processing, more info available on the page.
RosimInc's Nonogram Cafe on GitHub
Weekly Puzzles
The links below contain everything you need to access the giveaways I made.
Bonus Puzzles
More puzzles!
Here are the generous contributions of fellow SteamGifts members :)
Want to contribute and have a nonogram giveaway of your own? Instructions in the Join the fun! section.
Notes
* Region restriction: None at the moment
** Filled squares: Any square already marked as being black or white is an additional clue to remove the ambiguity of two possible solutions.
*** Decoder issues: It's been reported that puzzle 43 has trouble being decoded by the ZXing Decoder and the phone decoders. If this happens to you, try with a phone app (moving the phone further back from the screen), or zoom out the code before uploading it to the decoder.
Hints
Hint 1 : You might want to know how Nonograms work
Hint 2 : You might want to know how to decode QR codes (I personally recommend phone apps)
Hint 3 : You might want to use a graphical tool like MS Paint / Paintbrush / GIMP
Feedback
Feedback and ideas are most welcome! ~
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