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filling-lines

4.7Desk score (not user reviews)
Energy High Ideal pause 3–5 min Pocket Ball & Sports

Overview

filling-lines asks you to cover a board with continuous lines that don’t collide, a puzzle about route economy and corner respect. You don’t paint chaos; you compose flow. The trick is anchoring a backbone through straights, then threading smaller lines along edges to complete coverage without closing corridors. Corners require slower entries, and bends are expensive—use them to unlock future straights rather than burn space. The UI stays crisp so planning reads like drafting: ghost paths hint potential, subtle highlights mark adjacency. A satisfying cadence emerges: backbone first, perimeter routes second, final trims last. Misses teach—collisions signal poor trunk protection, dead pockets mean you sealed a corridor too soon, and jagged paths indicate inputs were too aggressive. Correction is gentle: undo, reopen space, rethread, continue. The board finishes looking clean, like a map you traced with care.

Play brief

Compose coverage with economy. Lay a central backbone using long straights, then thread short edge routes that avoid collisions and keep corridors breathing. Save bends for unlocking future straights rather than spending them on showy detours. As pockets seal, undo early to reopen space; a small rollback restores the map more than a forced line ever will. Plan two links ahead so each route sets the next, and slow inputs at corners to prevent jagged paths. The cadence is backbone → edges → trims, with frequent verify → adjust moments. Clean geometry and conservative bends finish boards that look mapped, not scribbled.

Field notes

Straights first. Bends are expensive; use them strategically. Protect the trunk to prevent collisions.

Q&A

Q: Lines collide?

A: Protect the backbone and route edges later.

Q: Pockets seal early?

A: Undo and reopen a corridor; thread edges after backbone.

Q: Paths look jagged?

A: Slow inputs at corners and favor straights.