Logic Puzzle Club

Tents of the week: week 5

The full logical solve of the hard Tents for September 29 to October 5, 2026, 14 × 14. 74 steps, 9 techniques, no guessing. Step through it, or jump to any step below.

Far from every tree. These squares have no tree above, below, left or right, so no tent can go there. They are grass.
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  1. These squares have no tree above, below, left or right, so no tent can go there. They are grass.

  2. Row 13 needs no tents. Every open square in it is grass.

  3. Column 12 needs no tents. Every open square in it is grass.

  4. The tree at row 12, column 7 has one open square beside it, and its tent has to go somewhere. It goes at row 12, column 8.

  5. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 12, column 8 is grass.

  6. The tree at row 13, column 1 has one open square beside it, and its tent has to go somewhere. It goes at row 12, column 1.

  7. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 12, column 1 is grass.

  8. The tree at row 14, column 1 has one open square beside it, and its tent has to go somewhere. It goes at row 14, column 2.

  9. Suppose a tent at row 2, column 10. With grass all around it, column 11 could no longer fit its 6 tents. So row 2, column 10 is grass.

  10. Suppose a tent at row 11, column 6. With grass all around it, row 12 could no longer fit its 5 tents. So row 11, column 6 is grass.

  11. The tree at row 11, column 7 has one open square beside it, and its tent has to go somewhere. It goes at row 10, column 7.

  12. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 10, column 7 is grass.

  13. The tree at row 12, column 6 has one open square beside it, and its tent has to go somewhere. It goes at row 12, column 5.

  14. Every other square beside the tree at row 10, column 6 is grass or holds a tent that belongs to another tree. Its tent goes at row 10, column 5.

  15. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 10, column 5 is grass.

  16. Suppose a tent at row 3, column 5. With grass all around it, column 6 could no longer fit its 1 tent. So row 3, column 5 is grass.

  17. Suppose a tent at row 3, column 7. With grass all around it, column 6 could no longer fit its 1 tent. So row 3, column 7 is grass.

  18. Suppose a tent at row 6, column 8. With grass all around it, column 7 could no longer fit its 3 tents. So row 6, column 8 is grass.

  19. Suppose a tent at row 8, column 2. With grass all around it, row 9 could no longer fit its 4 tents. So row 8, column 2 is grass.

  20. Suppose a tent at row 10, column 2. With grass all around it, row 9 could no longer fit its 4 tents. So row 10, column 2 is grass.

  21. The tree at row 10, column 1 has one open square beside it, and its tent has to go somewhere. It goes at row 9, column 1.

  22. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 9, column 1 is grass.

  23. The tree at row 11, column 2 has one open square beside it, and its tent has to go somewhere. It goes at row 11, column 3.

  24. Row 11 needs 1 tent and already has it. Its other open squares are grass.

  25. Every other square beside the tree at row 9, column 2 is grass or holds a tent that belongs to another tree. Its tent goes at row 9, column 3.

  26. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 9, column 3 is grass.

  27. Suppose a tent at row 6, column 1. With grass all around it, column 2 could no longer fit its 4 tents. So row 6, column 1 is grass.

  28. The tree at row 7, column 1 has one open square beside it, and its tent has to go somewhere. It goes at row 7, column 2.

  29. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 7, column 2 is grass.

  30. Every other square beside the tree at row 6, column 2 is grass or holds a tent that belongs to another tree. Its tent goes at row 5, column 2.

  31. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 5, column 2 is grass.

  32. Suppose a tent at row 2, column 4. With grass all around it, column 3 could no longer fit its 3 tents. So row 2, column 4 is grass.

  33. Suppose a tent at row 10, column 10. With grass all around it, row 9 could no longer fit its 4 tents. So row 10, column 10 is grass.

  34. The tree at row 10, column 9 has one open square beside it, and its tent has to go somewhere. It goes at row 9, column 9.

  35. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 9, column 9 is grass.

  36. Suppose a tent at row 3, column 9. With grass all around it, column 8 could no longer fit its 2 tents. So row 3, column 9 is grass.

  37. Suppose grass at row 12, column 11. Then row 12 could no longer fit its 5 tents. So row 12, column 11 holds a tent.

  38. Suppose grass at row 1, column 1. Follow the counts and the pairs from there, and row 9 could no longer fit its 4 tents. So row 1, column 1 holds a tent.

  39. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 1, column 1 is grass.

  40. Column 1 needs 3 tents and already has them. Its other open squares are grass.

  41. Column 2 still needs 1 tent and has exactly 1 open square. It gets a tent.

  42. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 3, column 2 is grass.

  43. Row 3 still needs 2 tents and has exactly 2 open squares. Each one gets a tent.

  44. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 3, column 11 is grass.

  45. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 3, column 14 is grass.

  46. Row 2 still needs 2 tents and has exactly 2 open squares. Each one gets a tent.

  47. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 2, column 6 is grass.

  48. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 2, column 8 is grass.

  49. Row 1 still needs 3 tents and has exactly 3 open squares. Each one gets a tent.

  50. Column 6 needs 1 tent and already has it. Its other open squares are grass.

  51. Column 8 needs 2 tents and already has them. Its other open squares are grass.

  52. Row 4 still needs 1 tent and has exactly 1 open square. It gets a tent.

  53. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 4, column 4 is grass.

  54. Column 4 needs 1 tent and already has it. Its other open squares are grass.

  55. Column 5 still needs 3 tents and has exactly 3 open squares. Each one gets a tent.

  56. The tree at row 4, column 7 has one open square beside it, and its tent has to go somewhere. It goes at row 5, column 7.

  57. Suppose a tent at row 5, column 14. With grass all around it, column 13 could no longer fit its 4 tents. So row 5, column 14 is grass.

  58. Row 5 still needs 2 tents and has exactly 2 open squares. Each one gets a tent.

  59. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 5, column 9 is grass.

  60. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 5, column 11 is grass.

  61. Row 6 still needs 1 tent and has exactly 1 open square. It gets a tent.

  62. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 6, column 13 is grass.

  63. Column 10 still needs 1 tent and has exactly 1 open square. It gets a tent.

  64. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 7, column 10 is grass.

  65. Row 7 still needs 1 tent and has exactly 1 open square. It gets a tent.

  66. Row 8 still needs 1 tent and has exactly 1 open square. It gets a tent.

  67. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 8, column 13 is grass.

  68. Row 9 still needs 1 tent and has exactly 1 open square. It gets a tent.

  69. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 9, column 11 is grass.

  70. Row 10 still needs 1 tent and has exactly 1 open square. It gets a tent.

  71. Column 7 needs 3 tents and already has them. Its other open squares are grass.

  72. Row 14 still needs 3 tents and has exactly 3 open squares. Each one gets a tent.

  73. Column 13 still needs 1 tent and has exactly 1 open square. It gets a tent.

  74. Tents never touch, not even at a corner. Every open square around the tent at row 12, column 13 is grass.