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Also known as Binairo

Takuzu

The elegant binary grid: balance 0s and 1s, avoid triples, keep every line unique.

What is Takuzu?

Takuzu is the widely-used Japanese-style name for the binary grid puzzle known in Belgium as Binairo, in Germany and Switzerland as Binoxxo, and generically as the binary puzzle. Whatever the name, the game is identical: fill an even grid with 0s and 1s so no three identical digits touch in a line, every row and column carries an equal count of each digit, and no two rows or columns repeat.

Takuzu rewards rhythm. Strong players sweep the board in passes — cap the pairs, fill the sandwiches, count the lines — and only slow down for the last stretch, where completion analysis and the unique-lines rule finish the job.

Every Takuzu board here is generated with a strict grader: the easy tier never needs more than the starter techniques, and the hard tier genuinely requires duplicate-line elimination. Nothing ever comes down to a guess.

Play Takuzu at every size

The classic Takuzu experience starts at 6×6 and 8×8 — quick boards you can finish with your coffee. From 10×10 the puzzle changes character: deductions chain across multiple lines, and the biggest 14×14 boards are proper long-form solves.

There's a new shared daily board every midnight US Eastern, a permanent archive of every past daily, and 600 unlimited boards across all five sizes and three difficulty tiers — free in any browser, with local streaks and best times.

Frequently asked questions

Are Takuzu and Binairo the same puzzle?
Yes — identical rules under different names, including the rule that no two rows or columns may match. This site brands as Binairo Puzzles but every board here is a Takuzu board.
What is the best Takuzu strategy for beginners?
Scan for pairs first: two identical digits together are always capped by the opposite digit on both sides. Then fill sandwiches (1_1 takes a 0), then count each line — a row with its full quota of one digit fills the rest with the other. Those three moves solve every easy board.
Can I play Takuzu on my phone?
Yes. The board is touch-first — tap a cell to cycle empty, 0, 1 — and works in any modern mobile browser with no app to install. Large 12×12 and 14×14 grids scroll sideways to keep tiles comfortably tappable.

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