How to Play Hashi Bridges

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How to play Hashi Bridges

Open Hashi Bridges, check the instructions and begin a round. Connect all islands into one network with exactly the indicated number of attached bridges. Look at what changes after your first action. Treat the first round as a chance to learn the controls. Look at what changes after your first action.

Choose from ten nine-island layouts. Join adjacent islands along the straight connections shown.

A useful comparison

Compare the worked example with your own position. Use the reasoning, not an answer copied from a different board. Refer to the controls when needed.

Your goal

Connect all islands into one network with exactly the indicated number of attached bridges. The feedback beside the game helps you follow the round. Start with a deliberate move.

Step by step

1. Select two neighbouring islands or click an edge.
2. Cycle zero, one or two bridges.
3. Match every numbered island.
4. Check puzzle also verifies the islands form one network.

Controls

Click or tap squares or graph edges. Number boards include a digit pad. Undo reverses the previous change; Check puzzle validates the solution. A careful first action helps you become familiar with the layout. Avoid pressing the same control repeatedly while a move is being processed.

A useful example

An island marked 3 may use a double bridge and a single bridge. Use the example as a guide rather than a substitute for reading your board. Keep the game’s format in mind.

Watch out for this

Correct totals in separate disconnected groups do not win. Compare the situation with the worked example. When a decision goes wrong, compare it with the common mistake described below. Start again only when you intend to leave the current round.

Common questions