Seven Bridges
Can you cross every bridge exactly once? Euler asked this in 1736 and invented graph theory. Now it is your turn.

How to Play

  1. Click any vertex (circle) to set your starting position
  2. Click an adjacent vertex to cross the edge between them
  3. Cross every edge exactly once to solve the puzzle
  4. Some puzzles are impossible. Spot them and click IMPOSSIBLE

KS3

3-5 vertices, simple graphs. Learn the basics of Eulerian paths.

GCSE

5-8 vertices, multigraphs, real-world contexts. Harder route-finding.

A-Level

6-12 vertices, complex multigraphs, circuit boards, delivery routes. Full Euler analysis.

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Euler's Rule

An Eulerian path (crossing every edge exactly once) exists if and only if the graph has 0 or 2 vertices with an odd number of edges (odd degree).

0 odd-degree vertices = Eulerian circuit (start and end at the same vertex).

2 odd-degree vertices = Eulerian path (must start at one odd vertex and end at the other).

4 or more odd-degree vertices = impossible.

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