
Tentenbou: Dots & Bars Puzzle
One-stroke logic brain teaser
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Tentenbou ("dots and bars" in Japanese) is a one-stroke puzzle:
travel dotted lines and solid bars in alternation until every line
on the board is swept away.
■ Simple rules
- Travel lines in alternation: dots → bar → dots → ... (always start with dots)
- A line disappears once you have traveled it enough times; sweep them all to clear
- The ending matters: sweeping every line always lands you on the goal,
so plan a route that reaches the goal last
■ Deep thinking
- Lines marked "x2" must be traveled twice — how you loop is the key
- Lines with an arrow are one-way. Take them from the wrong side too early
and you can strand them
- Switch nodes flip the color (dots ⇔ bar) of every connected line
when you land on them. The order of your steps changes the board!
■ 18 levels
- Clear a board without using any assist to earn a point. 3 points to advance
- Points are never taken away. Get stuck and take help, and what you have
already earned still stands
- Finish every level for a COMPLETE!
■ Every board is measured, not just generated
- Each generated board is played out on the spot to measure how hard it
really is, and only boards that fit the level are served
- Every board is guaranteed to have a solution
■ Features
- Four hand-crafted practice stages (loops, one-way lines, switches, triangles),
all playable at any time straight from the home screen
- Stuck? Undo one move, rewind to a solvable point, or show a hint
- Illustrated "How to Play" guide
- No ads, no purchases, no data collection. Fully offline.
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What's New in Tentenbou
1.4.0
September 27, 2026
- A fresh look for the board: nodes are now coins you pick up as you pass, and the goal is a flag carried by our mascot - Clear a board without Undo, Reset or Hint and its coins go into your total (top right). Coins grow in value as you advance: copper (Lv1-4), silver (Lv5-9), gold (Lv10+) - Moves, vanishing lines, coins, switches and clears are now animated - The default move sound is now Cowbell. You can switch back to Voice or Drum in Settings ▸ Move sound; if you already picked one, it is kept
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