Number Path Unblocked

Number Path gives you a small grid, a handful of numbered dots and one rule that sounds too easy: draw a single line that fills the board. The line begins at 1, must reach 2, 3 and the rest in sequence, and ends on the last number, while touching every square exactly once. That last condition is what turns a doodle into a real puzzle. You can play it unblocked here, and each board is generated around a working solution, so a full route is always there to find.

What the Line Has to Do

You move only between squares that share a side, so up, down, left or right. Diagonal steps are not allowed. Drag from the green 1 and the line follows your pointer, or tap squares one by one to extend it.

The game refuses any square that breaks the rules. If you try to reach a number too early, jump to a square that isn’t touching the end of your line, or slip through a wall, the square shakes red and nothing changes. Walls are the thick bars that show up between some squares on the medium and hard boards.

You win once the line covers the grid and finishes on the red dot holding the highest number. A “Solved in” message then shows your time.

Size	Grid	Numbers	Walls
Easy	5×5	4	none
Med	6×6	5	3
Hard	7×7	6	5

Number Path controls

To do this	Mouse	Touch
Draw your line	Hold the button on 1 and drag across squares	Put a finger on 1 and slide across squares
Add a single square to the line	Click the square next to the line's end	Tap the square next to the line's end
Trim the line back	Click any square the line already covers	Tap any square the line already covers
Step back or wipe the line	Click "undo" or "reset"	Tap "undo" or "reset"
Pick a size or roll a fresh board	Click Easy, Med, Hard or "new"	Tap Easy, Med, Hard or "new"

Thinking Ahead Instead of Backtracking

Most failed attempts end the same way: a few empty squares get stranded in a corner the line can no longer reach. A little planning prevents that.

Corners are forced. A corner square only has two neighbors, so the line must come in through one and leave through the other, unless that corner is the start or the finish. Sketch those two-square bends in your head before you draw anything.

Edges come next. Squares along the border have three neighbors. When one of them is already used, the remaining two are usually your only choice.

Walls are clues, not obstacles. Every wall takes away a possible move, which often leaves exactly one way through the squares beside it.

Plan the ending. Look at the last number and ask which squares must lead into it. Working a few steps backward from the finish often reveals the whole final stretch.

Cut, don’t reset. Tapping a square already on your line trims everything after it. That lets you test a different turn without throwing away the good part of your route.

Who Will Enjoy Number Path

This is a good fit if you like puzzles that take two to ten minutes and reward careful looking more than fast clicking. The easy board is a gentle warm-up, while the 7×7 board with five walls can make you rethink your route several times. The daily board also gives you a reason to come back tomorrow.

If you want another puzzle about routes through a grid, try Signpost Arrow Chain, where arrows decide where each step can go. For more line-and-loop challenges, the Pearl Loop Puzzle is a natural next pick.