Rampart Runner
Build a rampart route with eight timber blocks. Collect the pennant at column 3, height 2, reach column 5 at height 3, then RETURN to column 1. Every platform loses one block when the runner leaves it. Steps up or down may differ by at most one height. Tap a column then Build or Salvage; your crane reaches two columns and cannot touch the occupied column. Undo rewinds construction and crumbling. No terminal loss.
Tap tiles, or use Tab and Enter. Arrow keys move board focus.
Challenge notes & source
No automatic defeat: this is a finite planning puzzle. Reset restores the seeded layout if a choice blocks progress.
Round 2 redesign: Build a rampart route with eight timber blocks. Collect the pennant at column 3, height 2, reach column 5 at height 3, then RETURN to column 1. Every platform loses one block when the runner leaves it. Steps up or down may differ by at most one height. Tap a column then Build or Salvage; your crane reaches two columns and cannot touch the occupied column. Undo rewinds construction and crumbling. No terminal loss.
Original compact interpretation, not a recreation. Source study: Tarios (Early Access). No source code, music or artwork copied.