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Level 12 guide: India (hard)

Spice, color and a lot of tea. A 9×9 board. Colors are named in the steps below, and rows and columns are counted from the top left starting at 1. This guide spoils the solution, so try the level first.

Play level 12

The board

Step by step

11 deductions lead to the 9 stamps. Each placed stamp also rules out its row, column, touching cells and the rest of its region.

1. The amber region has only one cell left: row 2, column 4. Place the stamp there.
2. The green region has only one cell left: row 3, column 9. Place the stamp there.
3. The teal region, the pink region and the stone region must all put their stamps in columns 1, 2 and 3, so every other cell in columns 1, 2 and 3 cannot hold a stamp (2 cells ruled out).
4. The periwinkle region has only one cell left: row 5, column 5. Place the stamp there.
5. The rose region can only hold its stamp in row 1, so every other cell in row 1 cannot hold a stamp (2 cells ruled out).
6. The teal region has only one cell left: row 4, column 1. Place the stamp there.
7. The peach region has only one cell left: row 7, column 8. Place the stamp there.
8. Row 6 has only one cell left: column 2. Place the stamp there.
9. The stone region has only one cell left: row 9, column 3. Place the stamp there.
10. The mint region has only one cell left: row 8, column 6. Place the stamp there.
11. The rose region has only one cell left: row 1, column 7. Place the stamp there.

Final solution