Netslide Puzzle Online
Netslide is one of the classic one-player logic games in Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection. Slide a row at a time to reassemble the network.
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Game Objective
Slide whole rows and columns until all wire pieces form one connected network with no closed loops. Tiles connected back to the center light up; the puzzle is solved when every tile is lit.
Slide a row at a time to reassemble the network.
How to Play
Click an arrow at the edge of the grid to slide that entire row or column one step in that direction. The tile that slides off one end comes back on the opposite end. You are moving tile positions, not rotating them.
These puzzles reward careful deduction more than speed. Start with the most constrained clues, eliminate impossible choices step by step, and avoid guessing unless the puzzle specifically calls for it.
Beginner Tips
- Watch the lit tiles: they show which pieces are already connected to the center.
- Do not connect wires across a red barrier line; those crossings are forbidden.
- A row or column move changes many tiles at once, so track where the important endpoints and T-junctions will land after the slide.
Official Rules
For the full original rules, examples, and advanced options, read Simon Tatham's official manual.
Read the official manualFrequently Asked Questions
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