Draw one closed loop so every number has exactly that many of its sides on the loop. 7×7 today.
Plenty of cells carry no number. That is the puzzle, not a glitch: a blank cell has no rule, and the printed numbers are enough to pin down one answer.
About Hedge
Hedge is a free daily slitherlink from Mind Loft, the loop puzzle also known as fences or takegaki. Every day you get a grid of numbered cells, and one single closed loop that satisfies all of them. A number says exactly how many of that cell’s four sides the loop uses. Only some cells are numbered, and the blank ones are meant to be blank: they carry no rule, so the loop is free to use as many of their sides as the numbers around them demand.
The deductions build on each other: a 0 kills four segments at once, a 3 in a corner forces its two outer walls, and every dot the loop reaches must have exactly two lines leaving it. Cross out the segments you have ruled out, watch each number dim as it is satisfied, and the loop closes itself.
A new loop drops every day at midnight Eastern, and Sundays step up to a 10×10 Edition. No app, no signup, play free in your browser, keep a streak, and race the daily leaderboard. More dailies: Etch, our picture logic, Suds, our daily sudoku, and Carve, our equal-sum grid.
Hedge, in short
How do you play Hedge?
Draw one closed loop so every number has exactly that many sides on it.
Is Hedge free to play?
Yes. Hedge is free to play in your browser on Mind Loft, with no app to install and no account required.
When does a new Hedge puzzle come out?
A new Hedge arrives every day at midnight Eastern time, and Sundays bring the Sunday Edition, the biggest or hardest board of the week.
What kind of puzzle is Hedge?
Hedge is a daily logic puzzle from Mind Loft: draw one closed loop. Puzzle type: slitherlink. It is part of the daily logic puzzles lineup.
Can I play past Hedge puzzles?
Yes. Every past Hedge board is in the daily puzzle archive, along with the day's standings.
What other daily logic puzzles does Mind Loft have?