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And they are all free! \nEasy controls makes solving the challenges a smooth experience. \nTherefore making it a perfect way to kill your downtime! \n\n* Nonograms 999 strong point\n\n- The puzzle has 999 solutions.\nYou’ll never pay for any of the solutions, they are all free! \nThere is no time limit for the puzzle, so feel free to play whenever you feel like it! \n\n- Designed to be easily used with just one hand.\nWhile commuting or just riding the train, you always have one hand free for your smartphone, don’t you? \nWith that in mind, Nonograms 999 was designed so you can play whenever the mood strikes.\n\n- There is but one but one answer for each challenge\nAll the challenges are checked continuously so there will be no duplicate solutions. \n\n- Touch and virtual Joypad support.\n\n- Save your progress\nClosing the application in the middle of a solution.\nIn order to make those cases easier we have implemented an auto save feature so you can easily pick up where you left.\n\n- Complete with an auto-fill function\nContinuous clicking can be a drag.\nIn order to make the experience more enjoyable we have installed an easy auto-fill function, toggled by the simple touch of a button.\nWhen the auto-fill function is turned on you just have to move your marker over the desired squares.\n\n- Undo / Redo function\nWhen solving your challenge it's easy to make a mistake or misclick.\nIn order to make it easy to correct such mishaps we have implemented a undo / redo function.\n\n- Easy on the eyes design\nFor long playing session, we have designed the game with colors that are easy on the eyes.\nIn case you enjoy playing a bit before going to sleep, this easy on the eyes design will also be good due to the darker colors.\n\n- All the challenges are handmade \nAll the challenges within the puzzles are handmade by professionals.\nPlease enjoy all the challenges that were handmade by professionals!\n\n\n* What kind of illustrations is there?\nIn total there is 999 illustrations.\nYou can pick from different sizes of canvas, 10x10, 15x15, 20x20, 25x25 and 30x30.\nThe illustrations include cute animals, sea creatures, sports, vehicles, fashion, food, electrical appliances and many others! So there is a lot of illustrations to pick from!\nWhen you've cleared a puzzle it will automatically be saved to your selection screen.\n\n*Is it easy to use?\nYes, the application has been designed so that anybody can use it.\nYou can paint your boxes by clicking in the desired box.\nFor the more advanced design with many boxes, it might be a little bit hard to hit your desired box so we have included an easy to use controller.\n\n\n* What is Nonograms?\nOn the left side and above the puzzle there is a number that gives you hint on how many boxes to color on said row. With the help of those hints, you have to solve the puzzle and complete the illustration.\nAlso, Nonograms is called \"Picross\", \"Griddlers\" and \"Picture logic puzzles\".\n\n\n*How to solve a Nonograms.\nEvery puzzle has numbers written on the left side and above the canvas.\nThese numbers are indicators on what boxes to paint.\nThe numbers above the canvas indicate what boxes to paint in the vertical columns.\nThe number on the left side of the canvas indicate what boxes to paint in the horizontal columns.\n\nIn cases where there is multiple numbers, that indicates two fields, with at least one open box in between.\nIn cases where there is no number written out, it means the entire column will be blank.\nThese are all the rules you need to follow in order to complete your illustrations!\n\n\nPlease enjoy this free game in order to challenge yourself during your free time!\n\n\nIn order to make Nonograms 999 free for everyone to use it relies on advertising.\n\nThank you for your understanding and please enjoy our application!","facts":{"developer_id":408148416,"developer_url":"https://seventhrank.co.jp","first_released":"2017-02-28T03:06:22Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"30.0","release_notes":"Added 94 puzzles. 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It includes auto save, undo and redo, an auto-fill option, and touch and virtual joypad controls.","good_for":["Passing time during a commute or train ride","Playing with one hand on a smartphone","Solving puzzles with no time limit"],"pricing":"Nonograms 999 is free to download on the App Store.","faq":[{"q":"Does it cost money to play?","a":"The app is free to download, and the listing says all 999 solutions are free. In-app purchases: Not stated on the App Store."},{"q":"Can I stop and continue a puzzle later?","a":"Yes. 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