Skyscraper puzzles
How many buildings can you see from the edge?
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Example
Worked example — Skyscraper puzzles
Use the following inputs and settings. Keep other settings at the page defaults.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| puzzle | skyscrapers |
| Grid | 5 × 5 (heights 1–5) |
| Sheet number (change it for new puzzles) | 1 |
| Output files | 1 |
| PDF pages | 2 |
| 216 × 279 mm |
Expected result — PDF · PDF pages: 2. The image shows the first PDF page.
How it works
- Choose the grid — 4 × 4 to start, 7 × 7 for a long one — and the level.
- Choose how many puzzles go on the page, and whether to add the answers.
- Download the PDF; the numbers around each grid are the views, the answers follow on their own page.
Frequently asked questions
- How is the skyscraper puzzle played?
- Each row and column holds one building of each height, 1 up to the size of the grid. A number at the edge says how many buildings you see looking along that line: a taller building hides every shorter one behind it.
- Where do I start?
- At the 1s and the largest numbers. A 1 means the tallest building stands right next to it; a 5 on a 5 × 5 means the heights rise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 from that side.
- Does each puzzle have only one answer?
- Yes. Every puzzle is solved before it is printed and has exactly one answer; on easy sheets every edge number is given and a few squares too.
- Is it the same as Towers?
- Yes, the same puzzle goes by skyscrapers, towers and building puzzles.
- Is there a footer on it?
- Only on the free plan: a small line “Made with nouplo.com” at the foot of the last page. With Pro there is none. Either way the sheet is made in your browser.