# Lumiqle

> Lumiqle is a daily logic puzzle with 5 lights hidden in a 5×5 grid. Reveal cells to see their shades, which show how many lights are directly next to them. Use these clues to work out where every light is. Your score is the number of cells revealed, so fewer is better, and you have 4 chances to submit.

Play: https://games.productpickle.online/lumiqle

## Screenshots

![A solved Lumiqle daily puzzle: all 5 lights found on the 5×5 grid, with the revealed cells' shades showing how many lights are next to them, solved in 7 reveals (Awesome tier)](https://games.productpickle.online/screenshots/lumiqle-game-light.png)

Dark mode:

![A solved Lumiqle daily puzzle: all 5 lights found on the 5×5 grid, with the revealed cells' shades showing how many lights are next to them, solved in 7 reveals (Awesome tier), in dark mode](https://games.productpickle.online/screenshots/lumiqle-game-dark.png)

## Goal

Find all **5 hidden lights** on the **5×5** grid using as few reveals as possible. Your score is the number of reveals, so lower is better.

## Tiers

| Tier | Reveals |
|---|---|
| 🏆 Awesome | 0–9 |
| ⭐ Brilliant | 10–14 |
| 🤓 Clever | 15–19 |
| 😀 Nice | 20–24 |
| 😎 Cool | 25 |

## How to play

1. **Reveal cells**: Select ◎ Reveal at the top and tap a cell to see its shade. The shade shows how many lights are directly next to that cell. Each reveal counts toward your score.
2. **Place lights**: When you have enough clues, select ✦ Light and tap a cell to place a light. Tap again to remove it. You can place lights on unrevealed or grey cells.
3. **Submit**: Once you've placed 5 lights, select Submit to check your solution. A wrong answer tells you how many lights are correct, but not which ones.
4. **Chances**: You have up to 4 chances to submit the correct solution.

When the game ends, the shade of every cell is shown, with the cells you didn't reveal faded. If you didn't find all the lights, select Show Answer to see where they were.

## Feedback colors

- **Yellow**: 1 light directly next to this cell (above, below, left or right).
- **Green**: 2 lights directly next to this cell.
- **Blue**: 3 lights directly next to this cell.
- **Purple**: 4 lights directly next to this cell.
- **Grey**: No lights next to this cell, or the cell holds a light itself.

For example, this solved grid has its 5 lights marked ✦, with each cell's shade shown as a number (. is grey):

```
1 ✦ 2 . .
. 3 ✦ 2 .
1 ✦ 4 ✦ 1
. 2 ✦ 2 .
. . 1 . .
```

| Cell | Shade | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Row 3, column 3 | Purple (4) | Lights above, below, left and right of it |
| Row 2, column 2 | Blue (3) | Lights above, right and below; nothing to its left |
| Row 1, column 3 | Green (2) | Lights to its left and below |
| Row 5, column 3 | Yellow (1) | One light, directly above |
| Row 1, column 4 | Grey | No lights directly next to it |

The cells holding the lights are grey too, because a cell doesn't count its own light.

## FAQs

**How many cells can I reveal?**

You can reveal every cell on the grid, but each reveal counts toward your score. Try to solve the puzzle using as few reveals as possible.


**Can a grey cell hold a light?**

Yes. A grey cell either holds a light or has no lights directly next to it.

**Do diagonal cells count?**

No. Only the cells directly above, below, left and right count. Cells touching at a corner don't.

## How shades work

- A cell's shade counts the lights in the cells directly above, below, left and right of it. Diagonal cells don't count.
- A cell in the middle of the grid has 4 neighbours, a cell on the edge has 3, and a corner cell has 2.
- A cell that holds a light shows grey, since it doesn't count its own light.