# Untangle

> Move the dots until no lines cross.

Drag the dots until no two lines cross. Today's knot is one puzzle for everyone. Larger webs open as you clear them.

- Play: https://sidekickarcade.com/play/untangle/ (in the browser, phone or computer, free, no sign-up needed)
- Neighborhood: [Puzzle Park](https://sidekickarcade.com/category/puzzle/index.md)
- Controls: Drag or arrows
- Best on: portrait screens
- Coins for goals: 3 per 1 stars, up to 9 a run

## How to play

1. Drag a dot, or press Space to pick one and use the arrows. One drag or one nudge is one move.
2. The web is clear when no two lines cross. A line that only meets another at a dot is fine. Fewer moves, inside the time, earns more stars.
3. Today's knot is one puzzle for everyone. The first clear of the day grows your streak. Practice opens a larger web after four clears.
4. Undo puts the last drag back. Hint moves one dot home and counts an extra move. Pause stops the clock.

## Tips

- Drag a dot a little way and watch which lines change color.
- Any layout with no crossings counts. The built one is only a guide.
- Undo puts the drag back. The move still counts.
- A hint sends one dot home and counts a second move, so save it for a real knot.

## Questions

### Is it free?

Yes. It is free in the browser, with no download and no sign-up needed. Coins are for fun and can never be bought.

### Is today's knot the same for everyone?

Yes. Today's knot is one puzzle, from the date. Practice webs are your own, and they get larger as you clear them.

### What earns three stars?

Clear the web inside the move line and the time for that size. A loop is 8 moves and 0:45. A web is 12 and 1:20. A knot, including today's, is 16 and 2:00. A snarl is 22 and 3:00. Extra moves still clear it, for one star. Pause stops the clock.

### What if I get stuck?

Undo steps back. Hint moves one dot home. Neither one ends the run.

### Can I play on a phone?

Yes. Drag the dots. Hint and Undo sit under the web.

## Achievements

- **First loop** (bronze, 15 coins): Clear your first board.
- **Today's knot** (bronze, 15 coins): Clear today's knot.
- **Three days** (bronze, 25 coins): Keep a 3-day streak.
- **Clear lines** (silver, 30 coins): Clear a board with three stars.
- **A full week** (silver, 50 coins): Keep a 7-day streak.
- **The knot** (silver, 40 coins): Clear a knot.
- **The snarl** (gold, 60 coins): Clear a snarl.
- **Forty clears** (gold, 80 coins): Clear 40 boards.
- **A month of knots** (gold, 120 coins): Keep a 30-day streak.
- **Ten clear** (gold, 80 coins): Clear 10 boards with three stars.
- **Two hundred** (diamond, 200 coins): Clear 200 boards.
- **Knot Keeper** (diamond, 300 coins): Keep a 100-day streak. Earns the title "Knot Keeper".

## More to play

- [Slide Puzzle](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/slide-puzzle/index.md): Slide the tiles back into order. (Puzzle Park)
- [Crate Push](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/crate-push/index.md): Push every crate onto a mark. (Puzzle Park)
- [Red Car Out](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/red-car-out/index.md): Slide the cars and free the red one. (Puzzle Park)