Binairo puzzle
Binairo is one of the most common logic puzzles, which is known by different names in different countries and is often put on a par with a game like tic-tac-toe.
But if in the latter the symbols (crosses and toes) need to be arranged in a row of three pieces, then in the first, on the contrary, they should not be allowed to be grouped in more than two pieces (horizontally and vertically).
Game history
The exact year and authorship of the invention of the game Binairo still causes controversy among fans of the logic puzzle genre. Some players are sure that it was invented by the Italian Adolfo Zanellati, others believe that it was created jointly by two Belgians - Peter De Schepper and Frank Coussement.
There is another version according to which Binairo arose by accident - during the creation of an electronic (single-user) version of Tic Tac Toe in the early 2000s.
One way or another, this game is of Western origin, unlike many popular puzzles ("Kakuro", "Nurikabe", "Kakurasu"), although it has much in common with them, for example, the shape of the playing field (a rectangle, broken into many cells) and the use of binary (black and white) characters.
Confusion about the origin of this puzzle is created by the huge number of its names, which are unique to a particular country. For example, in France everyone knows it as Binero, and this name is a registered trademark of Editions Megastar. In the European Union, this game is also registered as Takuzu and Binairo. In Hebrew the name is Tohu-Wa-Vohu (“Formless and Empty”), and in German it is Eins und Zwei (“One and Two”). In addition, this game is known by the names Tic-Tac-Logic, Zernero and Binoxxo.
Many of the names are explained by the type of symbols and shapes used in this binary puzzle. So, instead of the usual white and black circles, Binairo can use the numbers 1 and 2 (Eins und Zwei), the letters T and V (Tohu-Wa-Vohu) or the symbols X and O (“Cross-so-logic”).
After transferring the puzzle from printed to digital, multiple variations were created, where graphic objects were added to the listed symbols: fruits, icons, coins, and so on. In fact, instead of crosses and toes, or white and black circles, you can use any paired objects in this game. But the classic version is still considered Binairo with two-color circles.
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