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                     P i c r o s s   N P   V  o l u m e   5
             FAQ for the Super Famicom version of Picross NP Vol. 5
    This Document is Copyright (C)2000, Dallas Scott. All Rights Reserved.

        The latest versions of this FAQ can always be found at GameFAQs:
                           http://www.gamefaqs.com

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===================================
 T A B L E   O F   C O N T E N T S
===================================
  i. Introduction
  I. Controls
 II. Overview
III. Beginner Solutions
 IV. Regular Solutions (Page 1)
  V. Important Information

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============================
 i.  I N T R D U C T I O N
============================

  Welcome to my FAQ for Picross NP Volume 5!  The 5th game in this 8 game
series features tons of new puzzles to solve, and this guide has the answers!
You may notice the horrid format, but that'll be fixed in a few days, as this
guide has been brought back to GameFAQs.


=====================
 I. C O N T R O L S
=====================
A Button: - Fill in Block
          - Confirmation Button in Menus
          - Check off Clues

B Button: - Leave block blank
          - Cancellation Button in Menus


Y Button: - Same as A Button

X Button: - Same as B Button

Start Button: - Confirmation Button in Menus
              - Press to Bring up Option Menu during gameplay

Select Button: - Not Used in the game



======================
 II. O V E R V I E W
======================
   Thanks to Louie for doing some research about this type of game. You can 
classify the puzzles in this game as Nonograms, or Griddlers. You can find them 
every Sunday in the UK Telegraph Newspaper (http://www.telegraph.co.uk), but 
they have also have these type of puzzles in video games like this one. These 
type of games are a big hit in Japan, and really haven't come to the United 
States yet.

   The game has a rather simple concept to it. You will start out with a grid.
Sometimes the grid is 5 blocks by 5 blocks (5x5) sometimes it is 10x10, but
mainly you will find 15x15 grids. Some of the harder levels will have 20x20
grids, but those are  encountered later in the game. On the top and left side
of these grids are number clues. You use these numbers to fill in the blocks
in the grid to reveal a hidden picture.

   An example would be: Say you have the number clues "1 3 5" on the left side
of your grid. That means you will fill in 1 block, skip"X"amount of blocks in
between, then fill in 3 consecutive blocks, skip"X"amount of blocks in between
and then finally fill in 5 consecutive blocks, and you will be finished with
that row of blocks. The real challenge is knowing how many blocks to skip in
between the filled blocks. These type of games can get frustrating at times,
but they are really fun to play.

   This FAQ contains diagramed solutions for the beginner puzzles (so far) 
in the game. So, if you have this game, and you get stuck on a certain puzzle, 
you can come to this FAQ for the solution to it. Below I have drawn out a 
little sample puzzle to show you how I am drawing these solutions, please 
look at it if you are unfamiliar with this type of game.


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         L E G E N D
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .         -----------
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .         X - Fill in block
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .         . - Leave block blank 
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .  
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X . . . .
. . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X . . . .
. . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



===========================================
 III. B E G I N N E R   S O L U T I O N S
===========================================
   Picross NP Volume 5 is presented in the form of a "digital book" in a way.
There are several sections to this "digital book" and each section has a certain
number of pages. The Beginner Section has 1 page in it, and each page in the book
has a total of 12 puzzles, lettered from A-L. Below are the solutions to the 
puzzles in the Beginner Section.


Puzzle Letter: A
Size: 5x5 Grid
----------------

X X X X X
X . . . X
X X X X X
X X X X X
. X X X .



Puzzle Letter: B
Size: 5x5 Grid
----------------

X X X X X
X . . . X
. X X X .
X X . X X
X X X X X



Puzzle Letter: C
Size: 5x5 Grid
----------------

. X X X .
X . X . X 
X X X X X
X . X . X
X X X X X



Puzzle Letter: D
Size: 5x5 Grid
----------------

. X . X .
X . X . X
. . X . .
X X X . X
X X X X X



Puzzle Letter: E
Size: 10x10 Grid
----------------

. . . X X X X . . .
. . X . . X . X . .
X X X X X X X X X X
X . X . . X . X . X
X . . . . . . X . X
X . . . . . . X . X
X . . . . . . X . X
X . . . . . . X X X
X . . . . . . X . X
X X X X X X X X X X



Puzzle Letter: F
Size: 10x10 Grid
----------------

. . X X X X X X . .
. X X . . . X X X .
. X . . X . . X X .
. X . X X X . X X .
. X . . X . . X X .
. X . . X . . X X .
. X . . . . . X X .
X X X X X X X X X X
X . . . . . . . X X
X X X X X X X X X X



Puzzle Letter: G
Size: 10x10 Grid
----------------

. . . . X X X . . .
. . . X X . X X . .
. . X X . . X . X .
. . X . . . X . X .
. X X . . . X . X .
. X . . . . X . X .
X X X X X X X X X X
X . . . . . . . X X
X X . . . . . X . X
. X X X X X X X X X



Puzzle Letter: H
Size: 10x10 Grid
----------------

. . . . X X . . . .
. . X X X X X X . .
. X X . X X X X X .
. X X X X X X X X .
. X X X X X X X X .
X X X X X X X X X X
X . . . . . . . X X
X X . . . . . X X X
. X X X . X X X X .
. . . X X X X . . .



Puzzle Letter: I
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X .
X . . . . . . . . . . X . X X
X . X X X X X X X X . X . . X
X . X . . X X X X X . X . . X
X . X . X X X X X X . X . . X
X . X X X X X X X X . X . . X
X . X X X X X X X X . X . . X
X . X X X X X X X X . X . . X
X . . . . . . . . . . X . X X
X X X X . . . . X X X X X X .
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
X . . . . . . . . . . X . . X
X . X . . . . X X X . X . . X
X . . . . . . . . . . X . . X
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X



Puzzle Letter: J
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

X X X X . . . . . . . X X X X
X . . X . . . . . . . X . . X
X . . X X X X X X X X X . . X
X . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
X X . . . . . . . . . . . X X
. X . . . . . . . . . . . X .
. X . X . . . . . . . X . X .
. X . . . . . . . . . . . X .
. X . . X X X X X X X . . X .
. X . . X . X X X . X . . X .
. X . . X . . . . . X . . X .
. X . . X X X X X X X . . X .
. X . . . . . . . . . . . X .
. X . . . . . . . . . . . X .
. X . . . . . . . . . . . X .



Puzzle Letter: K
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. X X X X X X X X X X X X X .
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
X . X X X . . . . . X X X . X
X . X X . . . . . . . X X . X
X . X X X X X X X X X X X . X
X . X . . X . . . X . . X . X
X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X
. X X . . . X X X . . . X X .
. X X . X X X . X X X . X X .
. X X . X . . . . . X . X X .
. X X X . . . . . . . X X X .
. X X X X X X X X X X X X X .
. . X X . . . . . . . X X . .
. . . X X . . . . . X X . . .
. . . X X X X X X X X X . . .



Puzzle Letter: L
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. X X X X X . . . . . . . . .
. X X . X X . . . . . . . . . 
. . X . X . . . . . . . . . . 
X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . 
X . X . X . . X X . X . . . .
X . X X X X X X X X X X . . .
X . . X X . X X X X X X X . .
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X .
. X . . . X X X X X X X X X X
. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
. X . X . X X X X X X X X X X
. X . X . X X X X X X X X X .
. X . X . X X X X X X X X . .
. X . X . X . . . . . . . . .
X X X X X X X . . . . . . . .



==========================================================
 IV. R E G U L A R   S O L U T I O N S   ( P A G E   1 )
==========================================================
   The regular section of the game could be considered the "heart" of the game.
There are 4 pages in the Regular Section, each with 12 puzzles on it. Below
are the solutions for the 12 puzzles on Page 1. You can see what page number
you are on by looking at the bottom of the screen, where you will find the page
number (1/4).



Puzzle Letter: A
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. . . . . X X X X X . . . . . 
. . . . . X . X . X . . . . .
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
X . . . . . X X X . . . . . X
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
X . . . . . X . X . . . . . X
. X X X X X X . X X X X X X .
. . . . . . X X X . . . . . .
. . . . . . . X . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . X . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . X . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . X . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . X . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . X . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . X . . . . . . .



Puzzle Letter: B
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. . X X X . . . X X X X X X X
. X X . . X . X X . . . . . X
X X X X . X X X . . X X X X X 
. . . X . X X . . . . . X X X
. . . X . X . . . X X X X . X
. . . X . X . . . . . X . X X
. . . X . X . . . X X X X X . 
. . X . . X . . . . X . X . . 
. . X . X X . . X X X X X . .
. X . . . . . . . X . X . . .
. X . . . . . X X X X X X X X
X X . . . . . . . . . . . . X
X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X



Puzzle Letter: C
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. . . . . . X X X . . . . . .
. . . . . X X X X X . . . . .
. . . . X . . . . . X . . . .
. . . . X . X X X . X . . . .
. . . . X X . . . X X . . . .
. . . . X . . . . . X . . . .
. . . . X . . . . . X . . . .
. . . X X . . . . . X X . . .
. . X X X . . . . . X X X . . 
. X X . X . . X . . X . X X .
X X . . X X . X . X X . . X X
X . . X . X . X . X . X . . X
X . . X . X . X . X . X . . X
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
. . . . X X . X . X X . . . .



Puzzle Letter: D
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. . . . X X X X X X X . . . . 
. . . X X X X X X X X X . . .
. X . X X X X X X X X X . X .
X X . X X X X X X X X X . X X
X X X X . . . . . . . X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
. X X X X X X X X X X X X X .
. . X . X X X X X X X . X . .
. . X . X X X . X X X . X . .
. . X X . . X . X . . X X . .
. . . X . X X X X X . X . . .
. X X X . X X X X X . X X X .
X X X X X . . . . . X X . X X
X . X X X X X X X X X . . . X
X X X X X . X X X X X X . X X



Puzzle Letter: E
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. . . . . X X X X X X X . . .
. . . . . X . . . X X X X . .
. . . . . X X X X X X X X . .
. . . . . X . . . . X . X . .
. . . . . X X . X . X X X . .
. . . . . X . . . . X X . . .
. . . . . X . X . . X X X X .
X X X X . X X X X X . . . X X
X X X X X X X X . . . . X . X
X . X X X . X X X . . X X . X
X X X X X X X X X X X X . . X
X X X X X X X X X . X . . X X 
. . . . X X X X X X X X X X . 
. . . . . X . . . . . . X . .
. . . . . X X X X X X X X . .



Puzzle Letter: F
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. . . . . . X X X X X X X X .
. . . . . X X . . . . . . X X
. . . . . X . . . . . . . . X 
. . . . . X . X . X . . . . X
. . . . . X . X . X . X X X X
X X X X X X . X . X . X X X X 
X X X . . . . . . . . X X X X
X X X . . . . . . . . X X X X
X X X . . . . . . . . X X X X
X . . . . . . . X . . X X X X
X . . . . . . X X . . X X X X 
X X X X X X X X . . X X X X X 
. X . X . X . . . X X X X X X
. X X X . X X X X X . . X X X 
. . . X X X . . X . . . X . .



Puzzle Letter: G
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. . . . X X X X X X X X X . .
. . . . . X X X X X X X X X .
. . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
. . . X X X X X X X X X X X X
. . . X . . . . . . . X X X X
. . . X . X X X X X . X X X X
. X X X . X . . . X . X X X .
X . . X . X . X . X . X X X .
X X X X . X . . . X . X X . .
X . . X . X X X X X . X X . .
. X X X . . . . . . . X . . .
. . X X X . . . . . . X X . .
. X X X X X . . . . . . X X .
. X X X X X . . . . . . . X .
. X X X X X . . . . . . . X X



Puzzle Letter: H
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. . . X X X X . X X X X . . .
. . . X . . X X X . . X X . .
. X X X . . X . X . . X X X .
X X . X . . X . X . . X . X X
X . . X . . X . X . . X . . X 
X . . X . . X . X . . X . . X
X X . X X X X . X X X X . X X
X X X X . . X . X . . X X X X
X . X X X X X X X X X X X . X
X . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
X X . . . . . . . . . . . X X
. X X X X X X X X X X X X X .
. X X X X X X X X X X X . X .
. X X X X X X X X X X . X X .
. . X X X X X X X X X X X . .



Puzzle Letter: I
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. . X X X X X X X X X X X . .
. X X . X . . . . . X . X X .
. X . . . X X X X X . . . X .
. X . . X X . . . X X . . X .
. X . X X . . . . . X X . X .
. X . X . . X X X . . X . X .
. X . X . . X X X . . X . X .
. X . X . . X X X . . X . X .
. X . X X . . . . . X X . X .
. X . . X X . . . X X . . X .
. X . . . X X X X X . . . X .
. X . . . . . . . . . . . X .
. X . . X X X . . . . . . X .
. X . . X . X X X X X . . X .
X X X . X X X . . . . . X X X



Puzzle Letter: J
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. . X X X X X X X . . . . . .
. X X X X X X X X X . . . . .
. X . X . . . X X X . . . . .
. X . . . X . . X X . . . . .
. X . X . . . X X X . . . . . 
X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . 
X . . . . . . . . X X . . . . 
X X X X X X X X X X X . . . .
. X X . . . . . X X . . . . .
. X X X X X X X X X . . . . .
. . X X X X X X X . . . . . .
. . . . X . X . . . . . . . .
. X X X X X X X X X . X X X .
. X . . . . . . . X X X . X .
. X X X X X X X X X . . . X X



Puzzle Letter: K
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

. X X X X . . X X X X X X X X
. X . . X . . X X X X X X X X
. X . . X . . . X . . . . X X
X X . X X . . X X . X . . X X
X X . X X . . X . . X . . X X
. . . . . . . X X . . . . . X
. . . . . . . . X . . . . . X
X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X
X X X X . X . X . X . . . X X
X X X . . X X X . X . . . X X
. . X . . X . . . X X X . X X
. . X X X X . . . . X X X X X 
. . X . . X X X X X X . . . X
. . X X . . . . . . . . . . X
. . . X X X X X X X X . . . X



Puzzle Letter: L
Size: 15x15 Grid
----------------

X X X X . . . . X X X X X . .
X . . X . . . X X . . . X X .
X . X . . . X X . . . . . X X
X . . X . . X . . . . . . . X
X . . X . . X . . . . . . . X
X X X X . . X . . . . . . . X
X . . X . . X X . . . . . X X 
X . . X . . . X X . . . X X .
X . . X . . X X X X X X X X .
X . . X . X X . . . . . . X X
X . . X . X . . . . . . . . X
X . . X . X X . . . . . . X X
X . . X . X X X X X X X X X X
X . . X . X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X . . X X X X X X X X .



===============================================
 V. I M P O R T A N T   I N F O R M A T I O N
===============================================
   This FAQ is Copyright 2000, Dallas Scott. It is intended for the
non-commercial, personal use of it's viewers. This FAQ cannot be uploaded onto
a website without gaining permission from the author first. This FAQ cannot
be retransmitted, published, etc. without the consent of the author. Failure
to abide by the above set terms shall result in violation of the copyright
law and prosecution.

Credits
-------
Thanks to Louie (louie@vfaqs.net) for doing the first page of Beginner Puzzles.


FAQ Revision History
--------------------
version 0.4 - December 06, 2000 (4:37PM)
            - Sent this FAQ into GameFAQs again. The format really sucks right
              now, but I'll be fixing that within the next few weeks. More
              solutions to come as well (for all my Picross FAQs, not just
              this one.)

version 0.3 - August 18, 2000 (10:42PM)
            - Current Size: 22K
            - FAQ now owned by Dallas

version 0.2 - August 16, 2000 (3:24PM)
            - Current Size: 17219 bytes (17KB)
            - Regular Solutions (Page 1) completed

version 0.1 - August 16, 2000 (1:29AM)
            - Current size: 10121 bytes (10KB)
            - Beginner Solutions completed


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