Pure logic puzzles
Star Battle
Place the stars so every row, every column and every outlined region holds the same number of them, and no two ever touch. One answer, always. No guessing, and each book teaches every step of the reasoning it asks for.
- Same count everywhereEach row, column and region holds the same number of stars: one, two or three, depending on the book.
- Stars never touchNo two stars share an edge or a corner, not even diagonally.
- One answer, no guessingEvery grid has exactly one solution that can be reached by logic alone.
Six volumes, one puzzle to a page
Pick your grid
Every book follows the same rules. What changes is the grid size, how many stars share a row, and how many levels the book grades through.
Cover images are the ones we have on file. The book you receive may show a slightly different cover.
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Volume One · 6×9
Signature: The classic 10×10
204 puzzles, two stars to every row, column and region, six levels from Gentle to Expert. The book the rest of the series is measured against.
- 204 puzzles
- 10×10 grids
- 6 levels
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Volume Two · Large Print · 8.5×11
Large Print: Volume One, bigger
The same 10×10, two-star grids and six levels as Volume One, reset in large print with a bigger grid and 16 pt type.
- 198 puzzles
- 10×10 grids
- 6 levels
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Volume Three · 6×9
Gentle Start: The easy one
Only one star to every row, column and region, on grids that grow from 6×6 up to 9×9. Five levels, because there is no Medium at one star.
- 204 puzzles
- 6×6–9×9 grids
- 5 levels
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Volume Four · 6×9
Mixed Sizes: The longer game
Two stars to every row, column and region, same as Volume One, but the grid climbs from 9×9 to 11×11 as you go.
- 204 puzzles
- 9×9–11×11 grids
- 6 levels
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Volume Five · 6×9
Variants: New rules, not new grids
Still 10×10, with two variant chapters: Small Regions (one star per region) and Two Kinds of Star (two colours, each counted separately).
- 204 puzzles
- 10×10 grids
- 5 levels
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Volume Six · Large Print · 8.5×11
Marathon: The biggest puzzle in print
13×13 grids, three stars to every row, column and region. The largest, longest solve in the series, set in large print.
- 198 puzzles
- 13×13 grids
- 6 levels
Quick guide
Which one is for you?
- Never solved a Star Battle before, or solving with a child? Start with Volume Three, Gentle Start: one star a row and the gentlest levels in the series.
- Want the puzzle everyone means by “Star Battle”? Volume One, Signature is the 10×10, two-star book the rest of the line is built around.
- Need a bigger page to write on? Both large-print books share the same six-level grading. Volume Two has Volume One's 10×10 grids. Volume Six adds the largest, hardest grids in print.
- Finished Volume One and want more of the same? Volume Four, Mixed Sizes keeps the rules and grows the grid, up to 11×11.
- Want the puzzle itself to change, not just get bigger? Volume Five, Variants plays two different rule sets on a 10×10 grid.
- Looking for the biggest challenge in the series? Volume Six, Marathon: 13×13, three stars a row, large print.
Other languages
Auch auf Deutsch, 日本語でも
The same six volumes in German and Japanese. Each edition opens on the Amazon store for its language.
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Star Battle: Logikrätsel
