pocket interlude

Analog bag puzzles.

Original pencil trails, ready for a quiet gap in the day. Choose a grid. Join the numbers. Leave the next turn for later if you like.

06 original trails · Free to play or printTake the paper edition ↓

01 / A small start

4 × 4 · 7 clues
One continuous trailPlay ↗

02 / Turning a corner

5 × 5 · 9 clues
One continuous trailPlay ↗

03 / The long way round

6 × 6 · 15 clues
One continuous trailPlay ↗

04 / Loop back

4 × 4 · 6 clues
One continuous trailPlay ↗

05 / Through the middle

5 × 5 · 9 clues
One continuous trailPlay ↗

06 / The last bend

6 × 6 · 13 clues
One continuous trailPlay ↗

A pencil-sized pause.

Fill every square with consecutive numbers. Each step shares a side; diagonals do not count. The printed numbers stay where they are. There is one complete trail for each puzzle.

The browser version is a way to try a page before carrying it. An unfinished paper trail can go back into an envelope: write a small dot beside the last uncertain turn and pick it up later.

These are six original arrangements of a classic number-path puzzle, with 4 × 4, 5 × 5 and 6 × 6 grids. A bigger grid has more squares, but clue placement changes the solving experience too: size is not a measured difficulty rating.

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