Pair Paths
join the pairs ยท never cross ยท fill every square

Play Pair Paths

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Drag to draw ยท drag back to rub outRight-click a square to clear it

How to play Pair Paths

Every number in the grid appears exactly twice. Your job is to join each pair with a single path that runs from square to square across or down, never diagonally.

Paths may not cross each other or share a square โ€” and when you are done, every square in the grid belongs to some path. That last rule is what makes it a logic puzzle rather than a doodle: a corner square has only two neighbours, so a path must turn there; a square squeezed between two paths has only one way out.

Every puzzle has exactly one answer, and the Genie can talk you through each link, pointing at the squares it means.

How to play Pair Paths

Join each pair of matching numbers with a path across or down; paths never cross and together fill the grid.

The rules

  1. Each number appears exactly twice. Join the two with one path.
  2. A path moves from square to square across or down โ€” never diagonally.
  3. Paths never cross and never share a square.
  4. Every square in the grid is used by some path.

Playing here

  1. Choose a grid size and difficulty, then press New Puzzle.
  2. Drag from square to square to draw a path. Drag back over a link to rub it out; right-click a square to clear its links.
  3. A path takes the colour of the number it starts from, so you can see which pair each square belongs to.
  4. Join every pair and use every square. Hint shows the next link you can be sure of โ€” and why.

Tips

The full guide, with a worked example and common mistakes: How to play Pair Paths.

Questions

Do I have to fill every square?

Yes โ€” the puzzle is only solved when every square is on a path. That rule is what makes the logic work.

Why are some links already drawn?

On harder grids a few links are given so that the puzzle has exactly one answer that logic can reach.

Is there always one answer?

Yes โ€” every puzzle is checked so that one answer fits, and the hints can reach it step by step.

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