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How to solve Tango puzzles
Start with pairs and sandwiches, follow the = and × clues, then count symbols in each row and column. Every line must be half suns and half moons, with no three matching symbols in a row.
Each worked example below comes from a real Solvedle practice puzzle with one verified solution. Reveal the next deduction, then use the link to play that full puzzle from the beginning. Suns are ☀ and moons are ☾.
Pairs: block a third matching symbol
Two adjacent suns force a moon immediately before and after them, where those cells exist. The same applies to two moons and works vertically too.
6×6 · easy · before the deduction
Reveal the deduction
Place a moon at row 3, column 1.
Sandwiches: fill the gap
A sun, an empty cell and a sun force a moon in the middle. Otherwise the line would contain three suns. Reverse the symbols for the same deduction.
6×6 · easy · before the deduction
Reveal the deduction
Place a sun at row 5, column 5.
Counting: finish a balanced line
A 6×6 row or column needs three suns and three moons; an 8×8 line needs four of each. Once one symbol reaches its quota, every remaining cell must be the other symbol.
6×6 · easy · before the deduction
Reveal the deduction
Place a moon at row 4, column 1. Place a moon at row 4, column 3. Place a moon at row 4, column 5.
Equal signs: copy the known symbol
Cells connected by = contain the same symbol. If one is known, copy it to the other cell, then check the row and column for pairs or completed counts.
6×6 · easy · before the deduction
Reveal the deduction
Place a sun at row 3, column 4.
Opposite signs: use the other symbol
Cells connected by × contain opposite symbols. A known sun forces a moon on the other side, and a known moon forces a sun.
6×6 · easy · before the deduction
Reveal the deduction
Place a sun at row 2, column 6.
When you get stuck
Scan both rows and columns after every placement. Follow a chain of signs, check completed counts, and repeat. On harder puzzles, test a single cell as a hypothesis: only commit the opposite symbol if the trial produces a rule contradiction.
Is Tango the same as Takuzu?
They share balance and no-three-in-a-row rules. Classic Takuzu also requires distinct rows and distinct columns; Tango instead adds = and × signs and does not require distinct lines. These examples teach Tango rules. Solvedle is independent and is not affiliated with LinkedIn.
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