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Park the Bus

A turn-based football puzzle: break the parked bus, one move a turn.

Every day: One Daily Bus a day, the same football board for everyone and seeded from the UTC date: break a parked defence and score within five turns, par three, with ten seconds per move and a share grid at the end. New puzzle: Midnight UTC.

Play Park the Bus on eyalh.itch.io

Play Park the Bus on itch.io

Park the Bus, Break the Bus turn 1 of 4: a cartoon football pitch with a keeper and a wall of five defenders in red-outlined zones, the Maestro on the ball, and Move, Pass, Shoot and Line-Breaker butt

Park the Bus is a free turn-based football puzzle for the browser, built for a phone in portrait. You make one move a turn, moving, passing, shooting or using a player's ability, while red arrows show where every defender will step next. Alongside 27 hand-built puzzles there is a Daily Bus, the same board for everyone each day, with ten seconds a turn and a share grid.

About Park the Bus

Park the Bus turns a packed defence into a puzzle. Each turn you pick one of your players and one action: move, pass, shoot or a signature ability such as Bulldoze or Line-Breaker. Every action costs the whole turn, and the defence answers each one. Red arrows show exactly where every defender will step next, so getting caught is something you could have read rather than bad luck.

The Daily Bus is a new board each day, seeded from the date in UTC, so everyone faces the same defence. It is a break-the-bus puzzle: score within five turns, with par at three, and only ten seconds to choose each move. The game only uses boards its solver can finish, and when you are done it gives a grid of coloured squares to share. Besides the daily there are 27 hand-built puzzles in Break the Bus, Park the Bus and Counter modes, each proven solvable, with par set to the minimum number of turns. Three stars needs par with no undo. Coins you win open meme packs that sign new players for your squad.

Park the Bus is made by one person, eyalh, and was released free on itch.io in September 2026. It plays in the browser, tapping a player, an action and a target. The page says the character art was generated with Gemini and that the rules, puzzles, solver and code are hand-made.

How to play Park the Bus

  1. Open Park the Bus on itch.io, press Run game and choose the Daily Bus.
  2. Check the red arrows to see where each defender will step next.
  3. Tap one of your players, then an action (move, pass, shoot or ability), then where it goes, within ten seconds.
  4. Use each turn to open a gap, and score before the five turns run out.
  5. Share your grid when you are done, and come back after midnight UTC for a new bus.

Screenshots

Park the Bus tutorial board First Touch: the Bulldozer with the ball in front of goal, a red shot zone toward the net, an orange arrow showing the keeper's next step, and Move, Pass, Shoot and Bulldoz
Park the Bus Now Hold On, turn 1 of 2: THEY BREAK! across the pitch as the opponents counter, with the Bulldozer, The Wall and Keeper cards below

Tips

  • Read every red arrow before you act, since each defender's next step is shown.
  • Signature abilities like Bulldoze can clear a path that a plain move cannot.
  • Aim for par: the solver sets it at the fewest turns the board allows.

Questions

When does the Daily Bus change?

At midnight UTC. The board is seeded from the UTC date, so everyone plays the same one.

How long do I have for each move?

Ten seconds a turn in the Daily Bus.

Is there more than the daily?

Yes. There are 27 hand-built puzzles in Break the Bus, Park the Bus and Counter modes.

Is it free?

Yes. It plays in the browser on itch.io and is built for a phone in portrait.

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