home
game

Donut Map - The Rules

It's a Puzzle

Donut Map is the "Rubik's Cube" meets the Four Color Map. Every game of Donut Map is a unique, randomly generated puzzle. Some are easy. Some are hard. Either way, you can see the solution or take a hint or two to help you along.

Winning

The goal is to rotate rows and columns until no two adjacent squares have the same color. A shortest path is calculated ahead of time for comparison.

Moving

The selected square has rounded edges. You can use the arrow keys or the directional buttons on the page to rotate the row or column of the selected row accordingly. You can change the selected square by clicking on another square. Alternatively, hold down the shift key and use the arrow keys to change which square is selected.

Changing the Puzzle

Start over on the current puzzle by pressing the space bar or by clicking the "Start Over" button. Get a brand new game by pressing the N key or by clicking the "New Game" button.

Play it!