How to play
You complete Snake Pit when the completed grid satisfies the induced path partition constraint set, every fixed clue, and the profile's whole-board completion test. The engine evaluates the full position rather than relying on a visual shortcut or an unsupported solvability claim.
- Snake Pit opens from a versioned seeded position built for Every region is a non-self-touching snake; equal-length snakes cannot share an edge and clues bind length or endpoints. The independent runtime records this exact induced path partition rules identity. Its game ID, rules profile, and deal identity are stored together so restart recreates the same opening without a server request.
- Every Snake Pit action is checked against the current board, available material, and this defining restriction: Every region is a non-self-touching snake; equal-length snakes cannot share an edge and clues bind length or endpoints. Partial assignments remain legal only while at least one completion still satisfies those constraints. Invalid, stale, or post-terminal actions leave the position unchanged.
- You complete Snake Pit when the completed grid satisfies the induced path partition constraint set, every fixed clue, and the profile's whole-board completion test. The engine evaluates the full position rather than relying on a visual shortcut or an unsupported solvability claim.
Strategy tips
- A practical Snake Pit plan is to preserve several legal continuations around Every region is a non-self-touching snake; equal-length snakes cannot share an edge and clues bind length or endpoints. The independent runtime records this exact induced path partition rules identity. Use the deterministic hint to inspect one legal action, then compare how it affects the documented objective before committing.
- A common Snake Pit error is to ignore the boundary rule that Every region is a non-self-touching snake; equal-length snakes cannot share an edge and clues bind length or endpoints. Partial assignments remain legal only while at least one completion still satisfies those constraints. Undo is useful for studying that decision, while restart deliberately preserves the original seeded position.
- Near the end of Snake Pit, recount the remaining obligations needed until the completed grid satisfies the induced path partition constraint set, every fixed clue, and the profile's whole-board completion test. Check the boundary rule after every final placement or transfer because terminal status is enforced immediately.