Masterpiece Paint-doku

Brain exercise and a diversion from the ordinary

I consider myself to be a pretty good puzzle solver. This book of puzzles is by far the most challenging I've ever come across. The reason is that the pictures are very intricate so there are a lot of blocks with 1, 2 and 3 pixels. I rarely have to peek at the answers but with these I had to consult frequently to find out where I went wrong. I don't mean to dissuade anyone from buying this book (except beginners). If you like challenging puzzles, this is for you! Plus, all but a very few of the puzzles are hard.An added note. Paint-Doku is a deceiving description. They're sometimes call Nonograms. These are not meant to be a paint by numbers book. They're logic puzzles done in pencil. And personally, I care more about the process of solving than what the picture looks like when completed.Extra points for the spiral binding!!Enjoy!

While it's a good paper and this puzzle book is spiral-bound, the print is very small. Seems like it is a lot of unused space on the page.

Conceptis game books are such a pleasure to use - great paper, clear graphics, and sturdy binding. Don't let the name "Paint-doku" fool you - these are puzzles to do in black and white. And I'm addicted! I wish there were more books available. In my eyes, this is much more engaging than soduku!I will admit that I've unintentionally bought books I already had, and I've had just as much fun (and roughly the same level of success) the second time around. There are a few puzzles that I just CANNOT solve. I truly hope that is because there is some strategy that I haven't yet discovered, rather than that sometimes the solution requires throwing logic to the wind. Thank goodness for the answers in the back! I appreciate being able to take a quick peak ... and I really want more books!

I personally found the title and cover ... misleading in this regard. You will never be drawing a three color face in this book, unless you decide to color them in as a second step *after* solving them. The puzzles are fine, as long as you're looking for a classic binary-grid japanese crossword. But if you're looking for the multi-color variety of nonogram you need a different book.

Yes! I've gone through so many of these books already, so it's become quite difficult to find a new one with new puzzles in it. This is exactly what I was looking for.I started these puzzles, calling them nonograms, but they go by many different names. It's basically a grid with numbers letting you know exactly which boxes to fill in and which to skip. You've gotta use knowledge and logic to figure it out though.I've been doing these for years now, so I usually skip over the tiny puzzles and go for the ones in the back; they tend to be much more difficult. However, I've already been stumped on some of the small ones! This book is by far my favorite of all the ones I've ordered from Amazon.

I love the binding but it's so hard to read. I can only do a couple before I'm struggling to focus or see.

I love the quality of the paper in this book. The pages are sturdy and a crisp white. The puzzles range from easy to difficult, but provide hours and days of enjoyment.

Although you are getting w lot of puzzles on A4 sheets - they are having really small squares that are hard to count/fill. I reached 40th puzzle and I had enough.

These are my favourite puzzles, normally only shop that sells them is WHSmith called Hanji but they are pricey.... puzzles in this is good but I find the print far too small, especially with the more complicated puzzles spoiling the enjoyment

fun - thought I was buying colour puzzles though - my mistake

Os desenhos deste livros são fantásticos, muito bem detalhados e com uma ótima dificuldade. O tamanho dos números e dos quadrados é perfeito. Excelente livro

Great quality all around. Challenging puzzles, quality paper, excellent spiral binding, interesting graphics. I've tried a lot of nonogram books these are definitely the best. Don't be fooled by the covers though: these are not in color unless they clearly say so. If you aren't misled by that, you won't be disappointed.