[citation needed] PÜNCT is a two-player connection game similar in concept to Hex and Y.

The objective is to connect two sides of a hexagonal board, using pieces which cover three hexes each.

[1] The 18 playable pieces are: In addition, each player is given a single PÜNCT-piece, which occupies a single space and replaces a playable piece temporarily to judge the direction of movement during that phase of the player's turn.

[1] The objective of the game is to build a contiguous path using playable pieces in the player's color that spans opposite sides: column A to column Q, or row 1 to row 17, or the side (J2 ... P8) to (B10 ...

Once the move has been performed, remove the PÜNCT-piece and replace it with the playable three-cell piece.

[1] As an exception to the prior rule that requires all three dots to be resting on the same lower level, if the player is bridging a gap using either a straight piece or an angular piece, the middle dot does not need to be resting on a lower level.

[1] In the standard game, the winning condition remains the same: the first player to establish a connection between opposite sides is the winner.