Cave

Also called Corral, Bag

Shade the rock around one connected cave; each number counts the cave cells it can see.

Rules

  1. The white cells form one connected cave.

    ✓ One cave
    ✗ Cut in two
  2. Every group of shaded cells touches the edge of the grid.

    ✗ Rock floats inside
  3. A number counts the white cells it can see along its row and column, itself included. Shaded cells block the view.

    4
    ✓ Sees 4
    5
    ✗ Doesn't see 5

Example: Grotto

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The puzzle
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Solved

Playing here: Tap a cell to shade it, again for a dot (cave), again to clear.

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