Tips and strategy

• Start at the beginning tile and work toward the end. Decide which way the first pipe must face, then fix each tile in order along the route.
• Find which tiles are bends and which are straights. A bend must turn a corner, while a straight tile only passes the flow through in a line.
• Ignore the empty squares. They have no pipes, so the path has to travel through the squares that hold tiles.
• Remember each tap turns a tile 90 degrees clockwise. If you overshoot, keep tapping until it lines up, because four taps return it to where it began.
• Check each joint. Two neighbors connect only if the openings on their touching edges both face each other.

What it exercises

Tile Rotate practices spatial reasoning and mental rotation, since you must imagine how a tile will look after each quarter turn. It also encourages step-by-step planning along a path, and noticing how the orientation of one piece limits what its neighbor can do.

Frequently asked questions

How do you solve Tile Rotate?

Tap any tile to rotate it a quarter turn clockwise. Keep turning tiles until the pipe openings line up from the start tile through the middle to the end tile. When the path is connected, you win.

Can I move the tiles around?

No. Tiles stay where they are, and only rotation is allowed. The challenge is working out which orientation each tile needs so that its openings match the neighbors.

What does the Highlight Correct Path button do?

It is this puzzle's reveal option, meant to help when you are stuck. You can toggle it off again and keep rotating tiles yourself until the circuit connects.