Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 1/10 [with guide] [Achievement Difficulty Rating]
- Offline: 10 [1000
]
- Online: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 1000: 1.5-2 hours [with guide] [Estimated Time to 100%]
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
- Missable achievements: No
- Does difficulty affect achievements: No
- Unobtainable/glitched achievements: No
- Achievement tracking: Yes
Introduction:
“You won't use any letters or numbers in this original puzzle - the only hints are black circles and white circles. Masyu is a puzzle in which you draw a line through the spaces according to the rules. Learn the attributes of the black and white circles and you'll be able to play in no time. The patterns through which lines can be drawn are more numerous than you can imagine, and discovering tactical moves is also fun.” - xbox.com
Masyu is played on a rectangular grid of squares, some of which contain circles; each circle is either "white" (empty) or "black" (filled). The goal is to draw a single continuous non-intersecting loop that properly passes through all circled cells. The loop must "enter" each cell it passes through from the center of one of its four sides and "exit" from a different side; all turns are therefore 90 degrees.
The two varieties of circle have differing requirements for how the loop must pass through them:
The rules of this game sound confusing at first but once you understand them, it is rather quite simple. It is highly recommended that you read through the ‘How to Play’ information in the main menu if you want to learn how to play the game without a guide. It explains the rules in detail much better than here.
If you want to practice your skills, the game is available to play online HERE.
Special thanks to The Hidden Levels and Dwaggienite for the 100% video walkthrough.
Abbreviated Walkthrough:
There are 50 puzzles in total; 18 Easy, 14 Medium and 18 Hard. With each difficulty, the puzzle grid gets larger. You are free to solve these puzzles in whatever order you wish. If following the video provided, difficulty shouldn’t matter.
At any time in the game, select ‘How to Play’ from the main menu and scroll through all 19 pages to earn Learn the basic rules (100G).
It is highly recommended that you earn Shuffle mania (100G) first before you start working on the ‘clear # boards’ achievements so you aren’t repeating puzzles already cleared unnecessarily. Refer to that achievement for more information.
For the remaining puzzles, follow the video provided in Complete conqueror (100G) and clear them at your leisure. Refer to that achievement for more information on how the game functions.
Conclusion:
Puzzle by Nikoli W Masyu is a challenging puzzle game that many may not have heard of. It offers stimulating puzzles at mixed difficulties and is sure to satisfy many puzzle enthusiasts. Some thought and puzzle-solving skills are required if you decide to not use this guide, but of course, if you do choose to use this guide, it will be a relatively easy 1000. Congratulations!
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 1/10 [with guide] [Achievement Difficulty Rating]
- Offline: 10 [1000
]- Online: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 1000
: 1.5-2 hours [with guide] [Estimated Time to 100%]- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
- Missable achievements: No
- Does difficulty affect achievements: No
- Unobtainable/glitched achievements: No
- Achievement tracking: Yes
For questions, comments or feedback, please visit the Achievements and Guide Discussion thread.
Introduction:
“You won't use any letters or numbers in this original puzzle - the only hints are black circles and white circles. Masyu is a puzzle in which you draw a line through the spaces according to the rules. Learn the attributes of the black and white circles and you'll be able to play in no time. The patterns through which lines can be drawn are more numerous than you can imagine, and discovering tactical moves is also fun.” - xbox.com
Masyu is played on a rectangular grid of squares, some of which contain circles; each circle is either "white" (empty) or "black" (filled). The goal is to draw a single continuous non-intersecting loop that properly passes through all circled cells. The loop must "enter" each cell it passes through from the center of one of its four sides and "exit" from a different side; all turns are therefore 90 degrees.
The two varieties of circle have differing requirements for how the loop must pass through them:
- White circles must be traveled straight through, but the loop must turn in the previous and/or next cell in its path.
- Black circles must be turned upon, but the loop must travel straight through the next and previous cells in its path.
The rules of this game sound confusing at first but once you understand them, it is rather quite simple. It is highly recommended that you read through the ‘How to Play’ information in the main menu if you want to learn how to play the game without a guide. It explains the rules in detail much better than here.
If you want to practice your skills, the game is available to play online HERE.
Special thanks to The Hidden Levels and Dwaggienite for the 100% video walkthrough.
Abbreviated Walkthrough:
There are 50 puzzles in total; 18 Easy, 14 Medium and 18 Hard. With each difficulty, the puzzle grid gets larger. You are free to solve these puzzles in whatever order you wish. If following the video provided, difficulty shouldn’t matter.
At any time in the game, select ‘How to Play’ from the main menu and scroll through all 19 pages to earn Learn the basic rules (100G).
It is highly recommended that you earn Shuffle mania (100G) first before you start working on the ‘clear # boards’ achievements so you aren’t repeating puzzles already cleared unnecessarily. Refer to that achievement for more information.
For the remaining puzzles, follow the video provided in Complete conqueror (100G) and clear them at your leisure. Refer to that achievement for more information on how the game functions.
Conclusion:
Puzzle by Nikoli W Masyu is a challenging puzzle game that many may not have heard of. It offers stimulating puzzles at mixed difficulties and is sure to satisfy many puzzle enthusiasts. Some thought and puzzle-solving skills are required if you decide to not use this guide, but of course, if you do choose to use this guide, it will be a relatively easy 1000
. Congratulations![XBA would like to thank bLaKgRaVy for this Roadmap]
