Game Info
Puzzle Yarn Fun
Untangle the yarn. Draw paths that connect every pair of matching buttons without crossings or shared cells — a knot-based logic puzzle with a soft touch.
Puzzle Yarn Fun is a connect-and-untangle puzzle: the board scatters pairs of coloured buttons, and you drag yarn between each matching pair. Every cell of the grid must be covered by some piece of yarn, and no two strands may cross or share a square. Fill the grid completely with clean connections and the level ties off.
Why It Satisfies
It is flow-free thinking with a crafty visual theme — the moment when the last leftover pocket resolves into a clean run is a genuine small triumph. Because both rules (cover everything, never cross) constrain each other, solutions are usually unique and feel earned.
Solving Style
- Start with the buttons in corners or on edges; they have very few legal routes.
- Draw the tightest path first and let the loose yarn follow.
- Leave single-cell pockets for last — they force the final routes into place.
🎮 How to Play
Basic Controls
- Find matching button pairs on the board (same colour or pattern).
- Draw a path between them by dragging — the yarn fills grid cells.
- Paths cannot cross, overlap or pass through other buttons.
- Fill every cell on the board with yarn to complete the level.
- Lift and redraw any path by tapping it; all paths reset on level restart.
Strategy & Advanced Tips
- Start with constrained buttons. A button in a corner or with only one possible route should be connected first — it has the fewest options.
- Work from the outside in. Border buttons have fewer path possibilities; solving them early prevents dead ends in the middle.
- Think about cell parity. Each path must fill an even number of remaining cells for its colour. If a region has odd cells left, a path must weave into it.
- Keep paths short when possible. Long winding paths block more cells and reduce flexibility for remaining pairs.
- Use the grid lines. Mentally divide the board into regions. If two buttons of the same colour are in different regions separated by other buttons, that path must cross the boundary.
Playing on Mobile vs Desktop
On mobile, drag with your finger to draw paths. On desktop, click and drag with the mouse. The grid is sized to fit comfortably on a phone screen in portrait mode.
Common Mistakes
- Connecting the easiest pair first, blocking the harder pair that needed that corridor.
- Forgetting that paths fill entire cells — a one-cell detour can make the remaining area unsolvable.
- Not redrawing when stuck — lifting a path and trying a different route is faster than restarting.
3 Comments
The yarn sag when you drag it looks lovely. Hit areas get a bit tight on a small screen though.
Tip: work in from the loose ends, not the middle. The knot in the centre usually sorts itself out at the end.
Untangling yarn is such a good concept for a puzzle. I knit for real and this scratches exactly the same itch 🧶