How to play
You complete Bridge and Torch when every traveller reaches the far side with the torch before or exactly at the time limit. The full Bridge and Torch position determines the outcome; visual shortcuts never replace the documented Bridge and Torch terminal rule.
- Bridge and Torch begins with all travellers and the single torch on the near side with individual positive crossing times and a fixed total-time limit. The Bridge and Torch deal identity and Classic bridge-and-torch timing rules v1 are stored together. Restarting Bridge and Torch reproduces this opening exactly.
- During Bridge and Torch, you send one or two travellers from the torch's current side to the other side, adding the maximum selected time to the elapsed total. The Bridge and Torch engine rejects profile violations, unavailable material, and every action attempted after Bridge and Torch reaches a terminal result.
- You complete Bridge and Torch when every traveller reaches the far side with the torch before or exactly at the time limit. The full Bridge and Torch position determines the outcome; visual shortcuts never replace the documented Bridge and Torch terminal rule.
Strategy tips
- A reliable Bridge and Torch plan is to compare using the fastest traveller as repeated escort against shuttling the two fastest together when moving the two slowest. A Bridge and Torch hint is legal and deterministic. The next Bridge and Torch hint exposes one bounded action; it never claims a forced Bridge and Torch win.
- A costly Bridge and Torch mistake is to add both travellers' times for a shared crossing or move people from the side without the torch. Undo supports studying that Bridge and Torch decision, while restart preserves the original seeded Bridge and Torch opening.
- In the Bridge and Torch endgame, reserve a fast returner for the penultimate trip and verify the final slow pair still fits within the remaining budget. Check every remaining Bridge and Torch action before committing because its terminal rule is enforced immediately.