Plumber: how to play and strategy
100 levels. Route the water, collect bonuses, and earn your best finish.
How to play
Select a pipe from the queue, then tap or click a board square. Use the pause button to take a break. Start water early for bonus points; skip Freeze or Slowdown whenever you are ready.
Rules and progression
Connect Start to End and flow through every required gold-marked pipe. Choose any visible queue piece; skipped pieces stay available. Dry pipes can be replaced.
Collect tools for points and use Freeze, Slowdown, Wild pipe, Repair patch, and Double points bonuses. Paired manholes carry water underground. Finish a level for one star, collect every point bonus for another, and reach the score goal for the third.
Earn badges and cosmetics across 100 levels, with special rewards for 100 completions and 300 stars. Progress saves in this browser.
Route plan: visit the required pipes before the drain
Trace a route from Start through every gold-marked pipe to End before placing the first piece. A short route that reaches the drain but bypasses a required pipe will not satisfy the level. Check entry and exit directions, including both ends of a manhole pair. Use the visible queue to build the turns that will be hardest to replace later.
Plan your next move
- Choose any visible queue piece; you do not have to spend them in order. Keep useful corners available for tight turns.
- Replace dry pipes while you still have time. Start water early for its bonus only after checking the route.
- Separate the three star goals when replaying: finishing, collecting every point bonus, and reaching the score target ask for different improvements.
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