Panko's Bamboo Waterway

Restore the flower basin

The spring and the flower basin mark the two ends of each 5×5 bamboo puzzle. Rotate pipes in place to open a continuous waterway between them; the basin itself does not rotate. Watch which pipes fill with water, then inspect the next dry connection. Water crosses a tile boundary only when both pipe openings face each other. A nearby pipe is not necessarily part of the route you need.

How to play

1. Choose an unlocked waterway. Tap a pipe to turn it clockwise; matching openings carry water between neighboring tiles.
2. Trace the route from the spring to the flower basin. A gap stops the flow. Complete the connection to unlock the next waterway.

Undo reverses your last turn. Hint marks a pipe and its next connection; you still rotate it yourself. Restart restores this puzzle. Replay cleared waterways to improve your turn count. Progress stays in this browser.

Thirty waterways, one route at a time

The campaign contains 30 fixed puzzles in six groups of five. Early layouts introduce readable straight sections and bends; later layouts mix branches and distracting side routes. Clearing a waterway unlocks the next one, while cleared puzzles remain available. The result records your turns and offers replay or the next waterway. Replaying the same layout lets you compare your plan with your saved best turn count rather than race a changing board. Later waterways add arrow-marked one-way sluices: water exits only in the arrow direction. Beacons light when reached but are optional; reaching the flower basin completes the puzzle.

Design note: follow the water, not every pipe

The board stays still while the pipe openings change. This keeps the decision about connections rather than dragging precision. Follow the wet route from the spring and work backward from the basin when a branch is confusing. Undo and the visible hint let you reconsider a turn without replacing the puzzle. Filling all 25 squares is not the objective: a working route to the basin is enough.

Player and save information

Use touch or a mouse to rotate pipes; keyboard focus and activation are also supported. No account or purchase is required. Cleared waterways, the furthest unlock and best turn counts are stored in this browser when local storage is available. They are not a cloud save. Clearing site data or moving to another browser can lose these records. An unfinished pipe arrangement is not saved for a page reload.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I complete a waterway?

Make a continuous connection from the spring to the flower basin. Matching openings must meet along that route; unused pipes elsewhere do not have to connect.

Must every pipe fill with water?

No. Completion is checked when water reaches the basin, not when every tile is wet. Leave unrelated branches alone unless changing them helps your route.

Does a hint rotate a pipe for me?

No. It marks a pipe and a useful next connection on the intended route. You still choose the turns yourself; Undo reverses your last turn and Restart restores this puzzle.

Can I lose by taking too long?

There is no countdown failure. Take time to inspect the openings. The replay target is fewer turns, and using a hint does not prevent you from unlocking the next waterway.

What do sluices and beacons do?

Water can leave a sluice only in its arrow direction. A beacon lights when reached, but is optional; the basin is the completion target.

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