Subway Conductor — holding eases the platform to the east

Subway Conductor

Holding eases only the westernmost late train, and the platform just east gets one step quieter. Sending clears only the westernmost due train, and the platform just east takes one step of the bunch. The aim is not to empty the line. Match the quiet platforms and the late train the mark still keeps.

1 or H holds, 2 or S sends. V changes the view, Esc pauses. The left of the screen is west, and platform numbers start at 1. Changing the view leaves the line where it is. This line stays on this screen and is not saved on the device.

Acts
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Seed
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Mark

  1. 1Quiet
  2. 2Late
  3. 3Quiet
  4. 4Quiet
  5. 5Due

Line

  1. 1Late
  2. 2Late
  3. 3Due
  4. 4Due
  5. 5Quiet

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Acts you can take Holding eases the east · Sending crowds the east

Acts

How to play

The left of the screen is west, and platform numbers start at 1. The upper row is the mark and the lower row is the line. Holding eases only the westernmost late train back to due, and the platform just east gets one step quieter, from late to due or from due to quiet. Sending clears only the westernmost due train, and the platform just east takes one step of the bunch, from quiet to due or from due to late. An act with no fitting platform is not a step. Matching the mark wins. Missing it within 8 acts loses. The view button does not move a train. This line stays on the screen and is not saved on the device.

Origin & history

Subway Conductor is an original OIYO puzzle: you do not draw the route. One train's gap spills onto the platform just east. Four timetables were checked by hand; a seed picks one. It uses no map or audio from another game.

FAQ

Does the same seed always build the same line?

Yes. The seed picks one of four timetables that were checked ahead of time. The trains are not moved again every frame, so a shared address is the same line.