Hard Train Tracks #5

10×10 · Devious · puzzle 5 of 40

Solving notes

This hard grid starts with 3 pieces in place (including A and B), and its route covers 39 of the 100 squares.

Where to start

Row 1 is 0, so every square there is empty.
Row 8 is completely full of track.
Counting and the two-connections rule alone fix 13 of the 39 track squares and rule out 17 squares.

Rows are numbered from the top, columns from the left.

What it takes

Our logic engine solves this puzzle with counting, the no-loop and no-early-finish rules and a one-step “what if” test. The techniques are explained on the strategy page.

Show what counting alone proves (spoiler)

Orange lines are forced connections, dots are squares that must hold track, Xs are squares proven empty.

Stuck? Check shows mistakes for a few seconds, Hint fixes the next square along the route from A, and Solution shows the whole answer.