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Featured Puzzle: Kin-Kon-Kan #2

ByJacob Valdez

Today, we’re playing Kin-Kon-Kan, a puzzle about placing mirrors. Draw a diagonal line in only one cell within each region.

  • Each region must contain one and only one diagonal mirror in a single cell.
  • Identical letter-number pairs outside the grid must be connected by lasers, though you needn’t draw them in the solution.
  • The number in the pair indicates how many times that laser bounces off a mirror.
  • Each bounce reflects a laser 90 degrees.
  • Every mirror must reflect at least one laser beam.

Learn to solve Kin-Kon-Kan puzzles with our Solving Guide.

Want to try it online? Click here!

Here are the placed mirrors, as well as the resulting laser paths.

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