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How to play Salt Pans

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In Salt Pans, every number belongs to a rectangle. Its value counts every square in that rectangle, including the numbered square itself.

The rules

  1. Split the whole board into rectangles.
  2. Each rectangle holds just one number.
  3. The number says how many squares must be part of the rectangle you draw, counting the number's own square.

Where to start

A 1 can only occupy its own square, so its rectangle is already fixed. For larger numbers, look for rectangles of the indicated size that do not contain another number.

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