Breakthrough

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How to play

BreakthroughPush every pawn home

The king walks the board a square at a time. Walk into a pawn and it is pushed a square ahead, if that square is free. Push every pawn onto a lit square. Rooks stand as walls: nothing moves into them, and nothing moves off the board.

RulesWhat counts, what ends it

One pawn at a time. Two in a row do not move, and a pawn against a rook or the edge does not move. The king never pulls.
Par is the fewest steps that bring every pawn home from the deal.
Pushed into a corner, a pawn is stuck for good; undo as far as you like, or redeal.
A hint lights the king's next square on a shortest line home. It is free and it is counted.
The board grows a pawn every two levels to four, a square wider every three to eight.

ControlsKeys, taps and the address

Arrows, WASD: step the king
Swipe or tap: step toward the finger
U: undo the last step
H: hint
R: redeal the level
?daily: the same board for everyone today