Puzzle Games
Slitherlink Puzzle
In a Slitherlink puzzle, your goal is to draw a single loop through the grid by connecting adjacent dots with straight lines. The loop cannot cross over itself and will not have any loose ends. It will form a fence that separates the grid into two regions, inside and outside. The numbers inside the grid tell you how many edges of that number's cell are part of the loop.
Slitherlink Instructions
Click a square to change its color (white, blue and red). Because the final solution will have some of the cells in the inside of the loop and others outside the loop, coloring the cells can be helpful. You can also hover your mouse over the cell and press c to toggle the colors.
Click on an edge between to squares to mark it with a line. Click again to mark it with an x, which means a line doesn't go there. You can also hover your mouse over an edge and type an x to place an x or type a z to place a line.
How to Play Slitherlink
The goal is to use the number clues to draw the loop. There will only be one valid solution.
Start by placing an x on all the edges for any zeros in the puzzle. Then look for any adjacent 3s, because these give you clues. When you draw a line segment on the outer perimeter of the puzzle, you know that the cell is inside the loop and you can change its color to indicate this. Any cells on the outside of the loop can be colored opposite. When two different colors are touching, you know that a line must go between them.
Slitherlink Techniques and Strategies
For techniques and strategies for solving a Slitherlink puzzle, please check out our Puzzlepedia article for this puzzle.
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