Shikaku puzzles are puzzles which can be found in some magazines. They were invented by Nikoli, a Japanese puzzle firm. Allthough they can be drawn in black and white, the colored versions seem to be more popular. There are several websites offering them – see below They are also known as Shikaku ni Kire, rectangles, Divide by Squares and Divide by Box.
The basic is a square or rectangle which has been subdivided into rectangles. The border lines are not shown in the exercise – this is what the solver has to find out. The sizes of the rectangles are given as clues.
Example:
The solution:
As you can see in the examples above:
(1) Only rectangles are used;
(2) Every rectangle has exactly 1 square indicating its size;
Here are some puzzles with them:
1) Problem 6×6
2) problem 7×7
3) problem 12×12
There are several apps for your android smartphone or ipad around. Sites which offer shikaku puzzles are:
You can check your solutions here, here and here