Arrow Escape (Puzzleship)
Rate itSlide every arrow off the board, each in the direction its head points.
on puzzleship.com
Arrow Escape fills a grid with overlapping arrows. An arrow can only leave by sliding straight out the way its head points, and only if nothing is in its lane. The puzzle is untangling which arrow is holding up which.
About Arrow Escape (Puzzleship)
Tapping an arrow slides it off the board if every cell between its head and the edge is empty; otherwise the tap is rejected and the blocked arrow flashes. Arrows can bend along their bodies, but only the head's direction matters. Removing an arrow frees all the cells it covered, which can release several others.
It is forgiving by design: taking an arrow only ever empties cells, so a free arrow stays free and no order can ruin the board. The difficulty is in seeing the chain of blockers, and long arrows, which block the most lanes, are usually the key.
Puzzleship publishes six tangles of Arrow Escape a day, graded from very easy to ultra hard. Each day's tangles are numbered and dated, the same for every player, and come out at 13:00 UTC (the page itself says midnight your time); earlier days stay playable in the archive. The site is free with ads: on a phone a display ad sits above the board, and a Puzzleship premium plan removes them. No account is needed to play.
How to play Arrow Escape (Puzzleship)
- Open Arrow Escape and pick one of the day's six tangles.
- Look along the edges for arrows with a clear lane ahead.
- Tap an arrow to slide it off in the direction of its head.
- If an arrow is blocked, clear the arrows sitting in its lane first.
- Finish when every arrow is gone.
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Tips
- Take free edge arrows first; it never hurts.
- Any available move is safe, since removals only open space.
- Trace a blocked arrow's lane to find what holds it.
- Clear long arrows early; they block the most.
Questions
How many Arrow Escape puzzles are there each day?
Six, graded from very easy to ultra hard.
When do new Arrow Escape puzzles appear?
At 13:00 UTC each day. The page says 00:00 your time, but the next set is scheduled for 13:00 UTC, so in Europe and the Americas it lands in the afternoon or morning of the day before its date.
Can I play earlier days?
Yes. Puzzleship keeps past puzzles in an archive.
Is it free?
Yes, with ads. A Puzzleship premium plan removes them.
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