Equatara (Notepad Games)
Rate itClear a hex grid of numbers by building equations from connected cells.
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Equatara is a daily math puzzle on Notepad Games. You clear a hex grid of numbers by picking or dragging across connected cells to form valid equations. Each date has one Daily Equatara for everyone, and a countdown shows when the next one arrives at 2:00 a.m. local time.
About Equatara (Notepad Games)
Equatara is one of seven puzzles on Notepad Games, a free site and iOS app of daily word, math and logic games by Jason Perlman. Its own description sets the goal: clear the board by creating equations, clicking or dragging across connected cells to form valid mathematical expressions. The board is a small cluster of hexagons on graph paper, some holding digits and some holding a minus or another operator.
A move is a path through touching cells. Digits next to each other along the path join into one number, so a path through 1, 0, 2, minus, 9 and 4 reads 102 - 94, and the answer has to be a number still on the board. Cells used in a valid equation are scribbled out. The screen shows the equation you are building, your move count and the best result, with Undo, Restart and a Hint button that knows when the board has become impossible to clear.
The Daily Equatara page is headed with the date and a New Puzzle In countdown. The day's puzzle is fetched by date, so everyone gets the same board, and the date changes at 2:00 a.m. on your own clock rather than at one hour worldwide. Past days sit in an archive, and the site has packs of further puzzles for anyone who wants more.
Most daily maths games ask you to hit a target number. Equatara turns that around: the numbers are already laid out, and the puzzle is finding the order of paths that uses every one of them. It suits players who like short arithmetic puzzles with a spatial side, and the clean notepad look has no ads.
How to play Equatara (Notepad Games)
- Open Daily Equatara on Notepad Games or in the Notepad Games app.
- Drag across touching hex cells to build an equation: neighbouring digits join into one number, then pass through an operator and more digits.
- Make sure the answer is a number you can still find on the board, so the equation comes out true and its cells are crossed off.
- Keep making equations until every cell is cleared, in as few moves as you can.
- Use Undo, Restart or Hint if the board can no longer be cleared, and come back after 2:00 a.m. local time for the next board.
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Tips
- Look for the cell that can only be a result before you start: it tells you which numbers must lead into it.
- Join digits into larger numbers early; single digits left alone at the edge are hard to use later.
- Play the tutorial first to learn how cells and operators combine.
Questions
When does Daily Equatara change?
At 2:00 a.m. in your local time. The page shows a countdown to the next puzzle.
Is it the same puzzle for everyone?
Yes. The daily puzzle is fetched by date, so everyone gets the same board on a given date.
Is it free?
Yes. It plays in the browser and in the free Notepad Games app for iPhone and iPad, with no ads and no subscription. An account is optional.
Can I play older puzzles?
Yes. Notepad Games keeps an archive of past daily puzzles and packs of extra ones.
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