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Kolam Kambi (South Indian Line-Drawing Puzzle)

K
PLAYERS
1+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Mark out an evenly spaced grid of dots on the ground using chalk or a trickle of rice flour.

2

Try to draw a single continuous looping line that winds around and encloses every dot on the grid.

3

The line must never lift off the surface, cross itself, or touch any dot directly.

4

Plan your path in advance since a wrong turn partway through can trap you with no way to finish the pattern.

5

For a group challenge, players can race to complete their own dot grid first or take turns extending one shared pattern.

6

A successfully completed loop that encloses every single dot without gaps wins that round.