Flow Rush: Connect the Dots Online

Why play Flow Rush on Arcadity

• Route edge pairs first when they have fewer ways around the board.
• Avoid sealing empty pockets that no remaining path can enter.
• A complete filled board is worth more than a fast but blocked opening.

Flow Rush walkthrough: connected is not always complete

Connect matching endpoints with horizontal or vertical paths, and cover every cell. This real 6×6 puzzle shows why joining all six color pairs can still leave the board unfinished.

Drag from an endpoint through neighboring cells to its match. You can redraw a route from an endpoint. Drawing across another route cuts that route, so check the other connections after making a correction.

Rows run top to bottom and columns left to right, starting at 1. Matching numbers identify the colored pairs: 1 blue, 2 red, 3 yellow, 4 green, 5 orange, 6 cyan. The diagrams use the same puzzle throughout.

1 · Read the endpoints

Start with the two blue endpoints, numbered 1, at row 3, column 1 and row 4, column 4. The two empty cells in the top-left corner also need a path. Keep them in mind before choosing the shortest-looking connection.

2 · Try the short blue route

From the blue endpoint at row 3, column 1, go up one cell, right two cells, down one, right one, then down into the other endpoint. The game accepts this seven-cell connection. It leaves row 1, columns 1 and 2 unused.

3 · Notice the two empty cells

Now connect the other five pairs as shown. All six pairs are connected, but only 34 of 36 cells are covered. The two dashed cells in the top-left corner are still empty, so the board is not complete. A connection count alone is not enough.

4 · Redraw blue through the corner

Restart blue at row 3, column 1. Go up two cells to the top-left corner, right one, down one, right one, down one, right one, then down into its match. This uses the two missing cells without disturbing the other routes. All six pairs are connected and all 36 cells are covered: the board is complete.

Plan for the empty cells, not just the endpoints

1. A short legal route can still leave the puzzle unfinished. Check for unused corners and isolated pockets before moving on.
2. Routes use horizontal and vertical neighbors. Diagonal moves and passing through another color's endpoint are not allowed.
3. After redrawing a route, check both conditions again: every pair connected and every cell covered.

Try the idea in a free Flow Rush match. Matches select their own puzzles; this walkthrough is a fixed example.