I probably could have spent this evening better, but I'm putting the final touches on an Alternative Urban #Fahrtle Puzzle that I'll make public this time (for those not in the know and wondering what the hell I've been up to lately, Fahrtle is a little public transport racing game @bovine3dom@masto.ai made recently: https://compute.olie.science/fahrtle/ - there's a daily mode that gives a new origin-destination-time triple every day and I was inspired to try crafting some puzzles that are a bit faster to clear than the transcontinental journeys it tends to draw, while also challenging the player to rely on conventional routing strategies less). Since, well, today's daily ended up being rather boring.
One teaser hint: It's in France (but probably not the part of France you're expecting)
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Fahrtle daily #65 (2026-04-24) spoilers
Fahrtle daily #59 (2026-04-18) spoilers
I just played #fahrtle daily #4!
Crewe, GB ➡️ Tours, FR (700 km)
🐾⏳🚆⏳🚆⏳🚆🚇⏳🚆⏳🚆🐾
🏁 2h 51m 34s faster than driving
🎉 Finished in 8h 49m 42s!
Can you beat me? https://compute.olie.science/fahrtle/?daily=1&d=Easy
easy one today. driving got absolutely trounced
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@bovine3dom@masto.ai I got into St-Aignan-Noyers too late to catch the last bus, so had to walk for an hour to the destination. A real classic :D
I just played #fahrtle daily #4!
Crewe, GB ➡️ Tours, FR (700 km)
⏳ Waited 14m 29s in Crewe, GB
🚌 09:16 511 Bus Station
⏳ Waited 3m 51s in Shrewsbury, GB
🚆 09:54 TfW Rail Crewe to Shrewsbury
⏳ Waited 16m 38s in Shrewsbury, GB
🚆 10:30 TfW Rail Chester to Birmingham International
⏳ Waited 39s in Birmingham, GB
🚆 11:33 LNR Birmingham New Street to London Euston (via Northampton)
⏳ Waited 1m 44s in Islington, GB
🚇 13:55 Northern Morden (via Bank)
⏳ Waited 32m 51s in Islington, GB
🚆 14:31 GBSPX -> FRPNO Paris-Nord
⏳ Waited 17s in Paris 10e Arrondissement, FR
🚇 17:03 4 Bagneux - Lucie Aubrac
⏳ Waited 4m 47s in Paris, FR
🚆 17:31 421I 8367
⏳ Waited 19m 16s in Tours, FR
🚆 19:01 P17 860744
🐾 Walked 5 km (59m 43s) to Tours, FR
🎉 Finished in 10h 52m 47s!
Can you beat me?
Fahrtle daily #44 spoilers
Fahrtle daily #42 spoilers
Huh, I seem to be developing a cadence… I can fully promise you no time travel bullshit this time, and even though the exact dot placement *might* put you a bit too far from either Oshiage metro station, the correct solution remains possible either way ;)
Alternative Urban #Fahrtle puzzle 20260328 - Tōkyō, Japan
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From the Skytree to some place by a reservoir and a forest called Imokubo - The Seibu railway has sprouted quite a tangle of lines in the area, but what is the right choice? Do you go via Ikebukuro? Shinjuku? Or maybe some other way?
Time 14:04 (2:20 am)
Start 35.71009504159922, 139.8133102440683
End 35.76052600741073, 139.41269751020167
Target time 1h30m
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Here it is!
Alternative Urban #Fahrtle Puzzle 20260324 - Saint-Denis (974), France
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La Réunion is said to be one of the most exotic places where Polish Solaris buses run. Can you figure out the surprisingly tangled bus network of its capital?
Time 9:20
Start -20.917535821429297, 55.511235628004385
End -20.900779637789142, 55.462000884219776
Target time: 40 minutes
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@bovine3dom@masto.ai Today was painful (petition to exclude Turkey until TCDD releases open timetable data), also because I lost a couple attempts to bugs that caused missed changes that should have succeeded, but I did eventually manage to beat you through the use of a ruler ;) (3d 9h 26m, it's closer to walk from Lunteren)
On the other hand, praise for the new speed switcher! If only I didn't have to use it quite so often
#fahrtle
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And I take the crown at 12h 43s! XD
(With compliments to whoever "exil" is, you were just a tad slow rushing to King's Cross :D)
The costamiri regional rail in Germany map has proven an invaluable asset for quickly figuring out an optimal start, which is to say, you can just about catch the RE to Ulm :)
#fahrtle
@bovine3dom@masto.ai Okay, I have to admit I didn't figure out how to reach the Telangana Express in time until I looked at the top ghost xd (Which, byt the way, looks kinda wonky - predates fixes or out-of-session ghosts still need improvements?)
Interesting to note India also has a #CrossRegionRail problem, though.
#fahrtle #India
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Well, got 1d 19h 41m 50s today. Not too hard, despite the daunting appearance, I think
🚌🚆🚆🚆⏳🚆🚆🚆⏳🚆⏳🚌⏳🚌🐾
#Fahrtle
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@bovine3dom@masto.ai @seabass@social.seabass.systems Turns out taking that line 5 bus instead saves 39 seconds over your time XD
…Although that's not a terribly realistic proposition, as the trip in question is Saturday-only, and the train workday-only (the Saturday train arrives just about late enough for the bus to pass by you as rush down Avenue de la Gare to catch it XP).
Also in Rémi GTFS weirdness: the stop your data has as "Bœuf Couronné" (what is that even?) is called simply "Rue des Boires" (what would that mean? Not "Drink St", surely?) in the fiche horaire.
#fahrtle #France
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