List of puzzles

The Puzzle Labs are puzzles without chance: the dice are fixed, you have a single turn and the solution can always be worked out. How they are played is on the page Minigames, puzzles and the daily challenge. Here are all of them in the four labs, with the map from the game.

How to read the counts

Different solutions are the different sets of moves that lead to the win; moves that do not depend on each other are not told apart by their order. The shortest solutions are those with the fewest attacks, and here the order of the moves is counted separately. The searched positions are the positions the solver searched before it found the solutions. Puzzles marked as Campaign belong to the Campaign, which is in development.

🧪 Basics

Nothing is rolled in the lab. An attack is won by whoever has more dice, and on a tie the defender wins. After a win all dice but one move onto the captured tile. You get a single turn.

Two stacks

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

You have two stacks of six dice and three enemy tiles in front of you. One stack can take two tiles in a row, the other needs only one. Which one goes where?

Snake

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

One big stack has to pass through every enemy tile and gets a die weaker with each win. The order you visit them in decides everything.

Six is enough

Goal: Hold at least 6 tiles.

This time you do not have to eliminate the opponent, you only need at least six tiles. A grey neutral tile belongs to nobody and can be captured like any other. The game ends the moment you have enough.

🏰 Terrain

Fortress, tower and portal change where and how you can attack. A fortress defends as if it had one more die, a tower holds twice as many dice, and a portal links two distant tiles.

Castle

Goal: Capture the fortress.

A fortress (the crenellated tower on a tile) defends as if it had one more die. To win you only need to capture it; the other enemy tiles do not have to fall.

Two fortresses

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

The opponent holds two fortresses that defend as if one die stronger. Eliminate them completely. Not every one of your stacks is up to the job.

Tower

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

A tower (the blue mark) holds twice as many dice as an ordinary tile. When you win from it, only the ordinary limit (6) fits onto the captured tile and the rest stays on the tower, which can attack again.

Portal

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

Two tiles with the same coloured circle (a portal) are neighbours even though they lie far apart, and you can attack between them in both directions.

Back door

Goal: Capture both fortresses.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

To win you only need to capture both fortresses; the other enemy tiles do not have to fall. A fortress defends as if it had one more die. Two tiles with the same ring (a portal) are neighbours even though they lie far apart.

Tunnel

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

Two enemy tiles in the top row are linked by a portal: they are neighbours even though another tile lies between them. You have a single big stack, and it gets a die weaker after every win.

Rival tower

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

The opponent holds a tower too. A tower holds twice as many dice as an ordinary tile (here 12 instead of 6). After a win the dice move onto the captured tile, but an ordinary tile takes only 6 of them and the rest stays behind.

🎖 Abilities

Abilities of companions, bonuses and bosses change the rules of a single turn. Each puzzle shows one of them, and it cannot be solved without it.

Exact fit

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

The Sharpshooter wins ties, so a stack with exactly as many dice as the defender is enough. Every win still costs the stack one die, and you have two stacks to work with.

Vanguard

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

Your first attack of the turn counts two extra dice (Vanguard). Later attacks are ordinary, so it matters which attack goes first.

Plunder

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

The first tile you capture in a turn gets two extra dice (within the limit). You can carry on from it.

Plundering

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

Once per turn you steal one die from the largest enemy stack (at least 2 dice) next to the tile you have just captured. The opponent loses a die and you gain one. Until there is something to steal, the theft stays unused.

Small but first

Goal: Own at least 6 tiles.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

You win the moment you own six tiles; the opponent does not have to fall. Your first attack of the turn counts two extra dice (Vanguard), whichever tile it is made from. A grey neutral tile belongs to nobody and can be captured like any other.

Passage

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

Once per turn you may move one die from one of your tiles to a neighbouring tile of yours: the Move button in the bottom bar (key M). A move is not an attack, so it does not count towards the number of attacks.

Two moves

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

Passage now gives you two moves per turn, and each move shifts one die between neighbouring tiles of yours. Your stacks face stacks of exactly their own size, and the defender wins a tie.

🎓 Mastery class

Terrain and abilities are combined in a single puzzle. The boards are bigger, there are many first moves and almost all of them lead to a dead end. Help shows you a move, but it costs stars.

Snowball

Goal: Own at least 8 tiles.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

You win the moment you own eight tiles. Your first attack of the turn counts two extra dice (Vanguard), and the first tile you capture in the turn gets two extra dice (Plunder). Grey neutral tiles can be captured too.

Tie by theft

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

The Sharpshooter wins ties. Once per turn a capture next to an enemy stack of at least 2 dice steals one die from the largest of them (Plundering). Every enemy tile has to fall; the neutral ones do not.

Leap through the portal

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

Vanguard gives the first attack of the turn two extra dice and a portal links two distant tiles. Eliminate every opponent; you do not have to capture the neutral tiles.

Eight tiles

Goal: Own at least 8 tiles.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

The game ends when you own eight tiles; you do not have to eliminate the opponent. Once per turn you may move a die between your own tiles (Passage), and once per turn a capture next to an enemy stack steals one of its dice (Plundering).

Fortress and plunder

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

The opponent holds a fortress that defends with one extra die. The first tile you capture in the turn gets two extra dice (Plunder): choose which one it will be.

Tower above the portal

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

A tower holds twice as many dice as an ordinary tile (here 12 instead of 6). When you win an attack from it, only the ordinary limit moves to the captured tile and the rest stays on the tower. Two tiles with the same ring (a portal) are neighbours even though they lie far apart.

The tower can wait

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

Your first attack of the turn counts two extra dice (Vanguard). A tower holds twice as many dice as an ordinary tile (here 12 instead of 6). The opponent holds one too, and a stack that captures it can stay whole.

Key to the fortresses

Goal: Capture both fortresses.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

To win you only need to capture both fortresses; the other enemy tiles do not have to fall. Fortresses defend with one extra die. Once per turn you may move a die between your own tiles: a move is not an attack.

Fortresses under fire

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

Two fortresses defend with one extra die. Sharpshooter gives you the win on a tie and Vanguard gives two extra dice to the first attack of the turn.

The long road

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

Three things meet here: a portal linking two distant tiles, Passage (one move of a die per turn) and Plunder (the first captured tile gets two extra dice). There are only a few right moves at any moment.

The great trial

Goal: Eliminate the opponent.

It belongs to the Campaign, which is in development. It is not in the game yet.

The largest board of the lab and the longest solution: eleven steps and three abilities at once. Sharpshooter wins a tie, Passage gives one move and Plunder gives two dice to the first captured tile. The right first move is only one of many.