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Island Expansion Only in Two Directions

In some cases, an island of 2 or the last square of a larger island can only be expanded in two perpendicular directions. When this happens, regardless in which direction the island expansion will take place, the diagonal square must be part of a wall and is therefore shaded.

For instance, consider the following scenario:

Island Expansion Only in Two Directions

The '2' clue can be expanded either upwards or to the left. But regardless of the direction, the cell diagonally up-left of the '2' clue will always have to be a wall. Hence, we can confidently mark it as such.

Island Expansion Only in Two Directions