Snare Grid — Chase Puzzle Game

HOW TO PLAY

1. You are the cyan shield on a 6×6 grid while pink hunters take one turn after every move you make.
2. Tap a glowing adjacent cell to step there, or tap your own shield or the Wait button to spend a turn in place.
3. Each hunter always takes the first move that strictly shortens its Manhattan distance to you, checking horizontal options before vertical ones.
4. Use that deterministic pathing to bait hunters so their next step lands on a dark pit. A hunter that falls into a pit disappears immediately.
5. Snare every hunter on the board to score 1 point and spawn the next grid. If any surviving hunter reaches your tile, the run ends.

TIPS & STRATEGY

• Waiting is a real move. If a hunter is already lined up to step into a pit, spending one turn in place often converts that setup without forcing your shield into a worse corner.
• Horizontal tie-breaks matter because hunters always try left or right before they try up or down. When two routes look equally short, use that rule to predict which side will collapse first.
• Avoid hugging a board edge unless it is part of a trap. Corners remove half of your escape options, so the safest mid-game posture is usually near the center with at least two legal exits.
• Higher is better: each fully cleared board adds exactly 1 point, and stage four onward can introduce a third hunter, so efficient early positioning is what gives later runs room to breathe.

ABOUT

Snare Grid is a single-screen turn-based tactics puzzle about reading exact future positions instead of reacting quickly. Because every hunter follows a deterministic chase rule, each clear feels like solving a tiny trap diagram: you are not improvising against randomness, you are spending tempo to line enemies up with the pits. Your score is the number of boards you clear before one hunter catches you, and higher scores can be saved on your device and pushed to the global leaderboard.

FAQ

How do you play Snare Grid?

Move the cyan shield one tile at a time and make the pink hunters chase you into the pit tiles. Every turn is deterministic, so the core of Snare Grid is predicting the next hunter step before you commit to your own move.

What makes Snare Grid difficult?

Snare Grid gets hard because you are often solving two problems at once: keeping your shield safe this turn and shaping the hunters' next turn so one of them falls into a pit. Corners and edge lanes get dangerous fast because they remove your escape routes.

How is the score calculated?

Your score is the number of full boards you clear before a hunter reaches your tile. Each cleared board is worth 1 point, so higher scores rank higher on the leaderboard.

Can I skip a move in Snare Grid?

Yes. Snare Grid lets you tap your own shield or the Wait button to spend a turn without moving. Passing is often the right play when a hunter is already committed to a pit or when moving would break your trap timing.

Is Snare Grid free to play?

Yes. Snare Grid is free to play in your browser with no install and no signup, and your best score is stored on your device with optional leaderboard submission.