Neon Regent

Most pipe puzzles let you build the route first and switch the power on later. Neon Regent does not. The moment a round starts, a discharge leaves the generator and crawls across the grid on its own. You build the track in front of it, one rotation at a time. Tap a tube to turn it ninety degrees. Get it right and the arc keeps running. Get it wrong and the line shorts out. TRACE A LIVING CURRENT The arc moves in real time and speeds up the longer it survives. Every cell it crosses raises the voltage multiplier, so a long clean run pays far more and leaves you far less time to think. BRANCH THE LINE Tee segments split one discharge into two live arms. Both arms have to stay alive, so a branch doubles your reward and your workload at the same time. Route a single current through an entire sign and the whole facade lights up at once. READ THE BOARD Burnt out tubes cannot be rotated at all,…