Friday, 12 September 2025

Walker

Here’s a Thread! At least, that’s the name I first encountered for this genre. I’ve also seen it as Number Connection (in the LMI test Japanese Puzzle Land 2), and more recently, as Zip, published on Linkedin Games and GMPuzzles. It’s a natural ruleset comparable to genres like Numberlink.

Rules: Draw a nonintersecting path through the centers of some cells that starts in the cell with number 1, passes through all numbered cells consecutively and ends in the cell with the largest number.

Interface Note: I’ve marked the 1 and the largest number with circles.

Example (Penpa): https://tinyurl.com/2ysng9xa

Solve in 1:30 or under for a Speedy Sloth! 🦥
Complete in 3:00 or under for a Quick Crab! 🦀
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will earn a Knitting Knysna Turaco! 🐦

Puzzle (Penpa): https://tinyurl.com/22ogjchd