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Detailed instructions for working a group puzzle of type 'Nickolaus'


This is a signature puzzle named 'Nickolaus'

The 9 elements in each group of this type of puzzle are: N, I, C, K, O, L, A, U, and S.

Every group in the puzzle must contain exactly this set of elements.

Each row is a group numbered as shown in this Nickolaus figure.

In a Nickolaus puzzle, each row is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.


Each column is a group numbered as shown in this Nickolaus figure.

In a Nickolaus puzzle, each column is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.


Each 3x3 square is a group numbered as shown in this Nickolaus figure.

In a Nickolaus puzzle, each 3x3 square is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.