Parsum: the daily numbers game
Six numbers, one target, and a par. Reach it in as few steps as you can. No ads, no account. How to play
Target reached
The result shows the target, par, your stars, steps, checks and hints, and which operations you used in order, never a number from your route. It is plain text, so screen readers read it as words.
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How to play
Combine two numbers at a time to reach the target. Every board can be reached exactly, and the par is the fewest steps that can do it.
You start with six numbers. Pick two of them and an operation (add, subtract, multiply or divide). The two numbers are replaced by the result, and you keep going with what is left. Each number can be used once, but results can be used again. Subtraction must stay above zero and division must come out whole, so no negatives and no fractions. When a number on the board equals the target, you have won. The par shown above the board is the smallest number of steps that works, found by an exhaustive search, so nobody can beat it.
Controls. Tap two numbers and an operation, in either order (tap a number, then an operation, then the second number also works). With a keyboard, press 1 to 6 to pick a number by its position, then + - * / for the operation. For minus and divide the larger number always goes first. Undo is free. Check tells you whether the target can still be reached from where you are, and Hint shows the next step of a shortest route; each adds to your result.
Stuck on the idea of par? The numbers game tips guide works through real boards, and the Parsum solver finds the shortest route for any six numbers and target.
How scoring and sharing work
Your score is how far you went over par: (steps over par) + hints + checks. Zero is three stars, one or two is two stars, anything more is one star. Difficulty rises through the week: Monday par is 2, Tuesday and Wednesday 3, Thursday and Friday 4, Sunday 4, and Saturday 5. Every board was checked by two independent programs. The new puzzle arrives at midnight on your own clock.