The Basics


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• The idea of each puzzle is that you travel, by drawing line segments with your pen, pencil, colored pencil, crayon, marker, etc. through the open space between two stars.

• There are protocols, however, to the way in which you must travel when it comes to making turns called looping.

• Looping, in turn, earns you points--one point per loop.

• In some puzzles, there are ways to earn bonus points, however, there are always things that cause an abrupt end to the puzzle and no points.

• For added fun, or challenge as the case may be, you may challenge a friend to a duel (compete head to head against an opponent on the same puzzle--facing pages); or you can set yourself time limits of 1, 2, or 3 minutes. In timed conquests, you gain fewer points for loops the more time you allot. Of course, you do not have to place any time limits. Instead, try to score the largest number of loops humanly possible.


Introduction | The Basics | Rules for Drawing | Rules for Playing
Open Universe | Practice Makes Perfect | Advanced Puzzles