Travle Rules: Build a Continuous Route
Connect the supplied start and end using intermediate countries or regions. Count guesses, not geographic distance. The route must remain continuous through the actual areas allowed by the current map.
Part of our complete Travle guide, with rules, worked examples and tips.
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The objective
Guess intermediate countries to join the endpoints within the allowance shown on your puzzle. Start and end are already supplied. A connected route can finish without being the shortest; the final count and minimum distinguish those results.
For Perfect under the ordinary scoring rule, enter a shortest chain from start to finish. Compare Perfect and +0. Practice may show only the total and minimum.
Why is my country gray?
It has not joined the connected chain from the start. See France waiting for the UK and DR Congo waiting for Zambia, with before-and-after evidence.
What counts as a connection
Land adjacency is the usual link. Official rules also include fixed bridges/tunnels and specific within-country island hops. Follow the actual areas: a shared country name does not join every disconnected piece.
- UK–France: the Channel Tunnel.
- Denmark–Sweden: bridge and tunnel.
- Ireland–UK: Northern Ireland and the mainland.
- Malaysia–Indonesia: land borders and island hops.
What does not count
Arbitrary sea crossings and teleporting between exclaves do not create a route. Kaliningrad and Ceuta/Melilla each have a separate explanation. French Guiana is represented separately from France; the France label is not a South American shortcut.
Edge cases, checked against recorded games
Need an actual route? Compare Denmark → Armenia or the China–Thailand missing link. Each page states what its dated footage proves.
How guesses are rated
The history rating depends on previous guesses. Orange does not simply mean “outside the original shortest route”. Map fill and history feedback describe different things.
Rules for the regional maps
Use the current map's regions and conditions. GBR asks for local areas; USA uses states. A country-level example does not automatically verify a county boundary or a Coast restriction.