What kind of beast Circuit Puzzle is: rules, tricks and a few tips

The igrasu.ru catalog holds hundreds of games, and this is one people keep coming back to. Here is how it works and how to get the most out of it.

What this game is

Circuit is a rotation puzzle in the spirit of netwalk. A finished board of wires sits on the table, but someone spun almost every tile: the bulbs are dark, yet the battery is still live. Your weapon is a single tap — clicking a tile turns it 90 degrees. Bring the current to every lamp and the circuit closes.

How to play, in short

Energy is computed honestly, not by eye: a wire glows teal with sparks running along it only where two neighboring tiles' connectors face each other. The battery is always powered, and current spreads through every closed branch. One wrong rotation and the far lamp stays dark.

Every board is guaranteed solvable: it is grown from a spanning tree reaching out from the battery, and only then are the tiles scrambled. That tree makes the real solution unique and satisfying. Solve before the timer runs out and the next board is bigger, with a time-left bonus and a COMBO multiplier for fast streaks. Let the lamps stay dark and you lose one of three lives.

Controls are a tap or click on any tile, working on phone and keyboard alike. Your best score is saved automatically — play free, any time.

Controls

Controls are a tap or click on any tile, working on phone and keyboard alike. Your best score is saved right in the game, audio is synthesized on the fly, no external assets — play free online, no install.

A few final tips

• Check out the demo mode on the game page — the AI shows how it is played, and repeating it yourself gets much easier.
• Play in short sessions: the best results come with a warmed-up head.

Take note: it works great solo and in a "my high score is bigger" company. Ready to try? "Circuit Puzzle"