Rules for Playing


Introduction | The Basics | Rules for Drawing | Rules for Playing
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• The object, therefore, is to draw legal segments to travel from one star to the other making loops to change direction & score points. To complete the Open Universe Puzzle, a minimum of 1 loop is usually needed.

• The possible pathways, however, are as infinite as there are stars in the galaxy, and the number of loops is up to you and the time constraints you choose--assuming you don’t violate any rules, of course.

• You have seen the Open Universe puzzle in figure 2, as well as a sample solution to the puzzle.

• In an Open Universe puzzle like the one in figure 2, you can pretty much go wherever you want, as long as you follow the rules of changing direction. Look at figure 3 and see if you can spot some violations to the drawing rules. Sometimes they are not as noticeable as you might think. When you break a rule, the puzzle is over, and you score zero points.


• To test out your ability to spot errors, check out the puzzle in figure 3 and circle any and all the mistakes or rule violations you find. Check your results against the key in figure 4.


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