If you like LinkedIn Zip, try Wayfold
Zip on LinkedIn is a number path puzzle: one line, every tile, the numbers in order. Wayfold is our daily puzzle of the same kind. The rules match, so this page is mostly about how the boards differ and how to solve them faster.
What is the same
- One path through every tile. It starts at the 1 and visits each tile exactly once.
- Numbers in order. The path reaches the 1, the 2, the 3 and so on, and ends on the highest number.
- Walls. A thick line between two tiles blocks the way, as on Zip boards with walls.
- Drag to draw, drag back to undo. Tap a tile on the path to cut it there.
What is different
- Board sizes through the week. Wayfold starts at 5×5 on Monday and grows to a hard 7×7 at the weekend.
- Hints that explain. Hint shows a step you can prove, such as a corner tile that must use both of its sides, and tells you why.
- More than one a day. Past days stay in the archive, and 300 practice puzzles from 5×5 to 7×7 don't touch your streak.
Tips for Zip players
Corners first
A corner tile has only two sides, so the path uses both. The same goes for a tile boxed in by walls or by path you have drawn. Settle those before you start a long drag.
Never close a loop
Pieces of path you have worked out may sit apart on the board. Joining the two ends of the same piece would make a loop, and a loop is never part of the answer.
The chessboard check
Picture the grid as a chessboard. Every step changes color, so two numbers on the same color are an even number of steps apart, and two on different colors an odd number. If a route you have in mind breaks this, it is wrong.
The Wayfold guide has every technique, including how to look a few moves ahead on hard boards.
Questions
Is Wayfold made by LinkedIn?
No. LogicSnack is a small independent studio, and Wayfold has no connection to LinkedIn. Our boards come from our own generator, and our own solver checks each one before it goes live.
Is Zip the same as Hidato?
They are close relatives. In Hidato every tile ends up with a number, you fill in the missing ones, and the path may step diagonally. In Zip and in Wayfold only some tiles have numbers, you draw one line through all of them in order, and the path never moves diagonally.
Can I play more than one Wayfold puzzle a day?
Yes. Every past daily Wayfold stays in the archive, and the game page has 300 practice puzzles in five sizes. Practice puzzles don't touch your streak.
Is Wayfold free?
Yes. You play in the browser on a phone or a computer. There's no app to install and no account to make.
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Playing other LinkedIn games too?
Zip is a game on LinkedIn, and LinkedIn is a trademark of LinkedIn Corporation. We name it only to compare the rules. LogicSnack is an independent studio, not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by LinkedIn.