Enclose Horse
A Strategic Puzzle Game That Makes Your Brain "Work at Full Capacity"
Enclose Horse is a minimalist but very challenging game full of puzzles that players have to solve through logic and strategy to block the horse in the biggest possible area with a limited number of walls. It sounds simple, but even a small mistake can cost you points.
Interestingly, this game was initially conceived as an optimization problem similar to Leetcode or Advent of Code, then developed into a complete game—both academic and extremely entertaining.
Simple Yet Difficult Gameplay
The aim of Enclose Horse is very straightforward:
Enclose the horse in the biggest possible enclosure before it walks its way out.
Players reinforce the walls on squares filled with grass on the map to obstruct the horse's movements. But the total number of walls is limited, which makes you have to think very carefully before every move.
You will submit your score only once, so every choice is very important.
Essential Rules of the Game
To master it, you need to understand the following rules:
- Click (or tap) on a grass square to place a wall.
- The number of walls is limited.
- Horses cannot move diagonally.
- Horses cannot cross water.
- The larger the stable area, the higher the score.
- You have just a single opportunity to send your score.
Important Hint: Move the mouse or touch the horse to view the escape route that it will select, thus enabling you to guess and obstruct it beforehand.
What makes it so addictive?
- A Real Challenge for Your Brain
- One Error Costs You Dearly
- Simple Interface, Experience at the Center
- Fit for Coders & Puzzle Fans
Newbies’ Gaming Tactics
- Do not hurry to put up walls from the beginning—watch the horse's moving track.
- To master the area step by step, first, close the major escape routes.
- Utilize natural terrain, like water, to save walls.
- Always anticipate at least 2–3 of the horse's next moves.
