Tome Ladder
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Plays 156Players 108Avg. time 26sVersion v3156 plays
About Tome Ladder
Tome Ladder is a free, offline-friendly word game with no typing, no spelling and no searching. A page of an old tome has lost its words: the lattice of ruled boxes is empty and the words that fell out are lying on the desk as slips. One run of boxes on the page is live under the restorer's nib. Tap a slip and it slides into that run letter by letter, inking the boxes. Where two runs cross, the shared box belongs to both - one word's third letter is another word's first - so a slip that fits one run may make a neighbouring run impossible, and that constraint is the whole puzzle. Every word in the game is visible on the desk from the start; you never invent one and you are never gated on vocabulary. Fill every run and the page is whole. It is a no-fail restoration: a wrong placement lifts back out, so a session ends when you close the book rather than when you fail.
How to play
Look at the run of boxes currently live on the page, then tap a slip from the desk to ink it into that run. The slip must be the right length, and it must agree with any letters already inked by a crossing run - the shared box at a crossing belongs to both words at once. Lift a slip back out if it makes a neighbouring run impossible; there is no penalty for changing your mind. Work the crossings first when a page gets tight: the boxes that two runs share are the ones that constrain everything else. Fill every run to restore the page and climb to the next one. Later pages add more crossings and longer runs, and a bookmark holds your place so a long session survives being interrupted.
FAQ
How do you play Tome Ladder?
Look at the run of boxes currently live on the page, then tap a slip from the desk to ink it into that run. The slip must be the right length, and it must agree with any letters already inked by a crossing run - the shared box at a crossing belongs to both words at once. Lift a slip back out if it makes a neighbouring run impossible; there is no penalty for changing your mind. Work the crossings first when a page gets tight: the boxes that two runs share are the ones that constrain everything else. Fill every run to restore the page and climb to the next one. Later pages add more crossings and longer runs, and a bookmark holds your place so a long session survives being interrupted.
Is Tome Ladder free to play?
Yes. Tome Ladder is 100% free to play online at DFun — no download, no install and no sign-up. Just open the page and play instantly in your browser.
Does Tome Ladder work on mobile?
Yes. Tome Ladder is an HTML5 game that runs in any modern browser and works on both mobile phones and desktop computers — no app required.