Do I need to know chess?
No. The game marks every legal move, and only the knight's L-shaped movement matters.
The rules
How to Play Tour of Phrase
Follow legal chess-knight moves across every square. Each landing reveals the next character in a hidden phrase, so the route and the language must both make sense.
Quick start
- Begin on step 1.The starting square is already selected.
- Choose a ringed square.Every available choice is one legal knight move away.
- Read the transcription.Each landing adds a letter, space, or punctuation mark.
- Visit every square once.A used square cannot be visited again during the same route.
- Complete the phrase.You win when the full knight's tour reveals the intended line.
How the knight moves
A chess knight moves in an L shape: two squares along a row or column, then one square at a right angle. It can jump across other squares, but it must land on an unused square. Tour of Phrase marks every currently legal landing, so you never need to calculate the move from scratch.
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Read the board cues
- Ringed square
- A legal next landing from your current position.
- Highlighted square
- Your current position on the route.
- Transcription tray
- The characters revealed by your route so far.
- Theme and clue
- Language signals that help you predict the hidden phrase.
Undo, clear, and hints
Undo steps back one move while preserving the rest of your route. Clear returns to the starting square. A hint previews the intended next landing, but using one is recorded in your result. Your timer and progress remain available in the same browser.
Common questions
Can I visit a square twice?
No. A complete tour visits each of the 32 squares exactly once.
Is every geometric tour a solution?
No. The route must also reveal the intended phrase in the correct order.
When does the puzzle change?
A new puzzle is scheduled by UTC date. If the next one is not ready, the latest available puzzle remains playable.