On the Subject of Colored Switches

It’s only five switches. How hard can it be?

See Appendix SWITCH for identifying modules in Colored Switches family.

  • The module has five switches on it. Each switch may be orange, green, purple, turquoise, blue, or red.
  • The diagram below indicates which switch transitions are safe. A switch can be toggled only if it has the same color as the relevant arrow in the diagram. A black, thicker line indicates this switch can be toggled regardless of its color. The numbers indicate the switch being toggled (numbered from left to right).
  • To defuse the module, first make any three permissible toggles. Then the LEDs below the switches come on. The switches must be brought into the position indicated by those LEDs.
14 2 34 123 15 4 2345 24 125 245 45 12345 35 145 234 135 23 235 0 345 124 3 1234 1 25 1345 13 5 12 1245 134 1235 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Note: use match full words to locate the states more efficiently.

Strategy guide

Each color represents a section, given that your target is in the same scetion follow the black lines to get there.

When on a red tile, presented with 2 black options or >3 options pick the one which that you closer by air distance.