Bead Route Challenge

Bead Route Challenge is a puzzle about reading a moving system before it moves. Beads stream along conveyor routes in different colors, and your job is to drop a bucket of the right color in their path before they pass by unclaimed. The catch is you only ever have a handful of bucket slots open at once, so every placement means deciding which bead matters most right now and which ones you're willing to let go.

As routes multiply and twist into each other, tracking which bead is heading where becomes the real challenge. A slot held too long for a bead that never comes is a slot you needed somewhere else.

How to play

Watch the beads travel along the conveyor routes, then place a bucket that matches a bead's color directly in its path to collect it. You only have a limited number of bucket slots at a time, so place them where beads are actually heading rather than holding a slot in reserve. Collect every required bead before the routes clear to complete the level.

Controls

Tap or click a route to place a colored bucket on it, and tap again to remove it and free the slot for another color.