Rune Circuit rules

5 × 5 network puzzle

Rules of Rune Circuit

Rune Circuit is a network puzzle. Rotate the carved stones until every arm meets its neighbor and all 25 runes belong to one continuous circuit powered by the star.

The objective: Connect all 25 runes in one network with no loose arms.

Rune Circuit is a pipes puzzle, also known as Net: rotate tiles until they form one connected network.

Read each rune’s carved arms.

A tile may be an endpoint, a straight segment, a corner, or a junction. Rotation changes its direction but never changes the number or shape of its connections.

Endpoint
Straight
Corner
Junction
Rotating a stone changes its direction, never its shape.

Rotate stones into position.

Choose Left or Right, then tap a rune to rotate in that direction. On desktop, right-click also rotates counterclockwise.

One corner stone, turning a quarter at a time.

Match every neighboring arm.

A connection is valid only when both neighboring tiles point toward each other. An arm that points into a solid edge or off the board is loose and invalid.

“Every arm needs a partner. No exceptions, no favors.”

Juno
Connected
Loose arm
Both stones have to point at each other.

Trace power from the star.

A locally connected loop is not enough if it is isolated. Every rune must have a path through matching arms back to the star rune.

Powered
Cut off from the star
A neat loop isn’t enough if it doesn’t reach the star.

Finish one continuous circuit.

The puzzle completes when all 25 runes are powered and no loose connection remains. Hints correctly align a rune and are included in the daily record.

Every rune is joined to the star, and no arm is left loose.