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Level 4 guide: Italy (medium)

Pasta, ruins and an espresso at the counter. A 7×7 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 4 About Italy

The board

Step by step

8 deductions lead to the 7 stamps. Each placed stamp also rules out its row, column, touching cells and the rest of its region.

1. The peach region has only one cell left: row 7, column 5. Place the stamp there.
2. The pink region has only one cell left: row 6, column 2. Place the stamp there.
3. Column 1 can only hold its stamp in the green region, so the other cells of the green region cannot hold a stamp (4 cells ruled out).
4. Column 3 has only one cell left: row 2. Place the stamp there.
5. Column 4 has only one cell left: row 5. Place the stamp there.
6. The teal region has only one cell left: row 4, column 7. Place the stamp there.
7. The rose region has only one cell left: row 1, column 6. Place the stamp there.
8. The green region has only one cell left: row 3, column 1. Place the stamp there.

Final solution