🎮 Game Modes
Choose from six game modes, each with unique challenges:
⚡ Classic
The original timed challenge! Clear orbs before time runs out. Master the art of quick combos and strategic placement to survive as long as possible.
🧘 Zen
No timer, no pressure! Play until the grid fills up. Perfect for practicing combos, testing strategies, or just relaxing with cascading orbs.
⚔️ Gauntlet
Start with 5 rows of pre-filled orbs at the bottom! As if that wasn't enough, a new row of random orbs rises from the bottom every 5 seconds, pushing everything up. Clear fast or face defeat!
🌊 Rising Tide
Rows of blocking orbs rise from the bottom every 5 seconds! These immovable obstacles push your orbs upward, adding constant pressure. Tip: Use Exploding orbs to destroy blocking orbs - it's the only way to clear them! Plan your moves carefully!
🎯 Mission
Complete a chain of sequential micro-goals — clear a set number of orbs, reach a score target, trigger a cascade, or build a streak. Only one goal is revealed at a time; finishing it unlocks the next. Each goal is worth more points than the last, and a time bonus rewards speed. Complete the whole chain to win the level!
🧩 Puzzle
Every level generates the same sequence of pieces for everyone — no randomness, pure strategy. You have a piece budget; use fewer pieces to score higher. Earn bronze, silver, or gold stars based on your score. A great mode for perfectionists and competitive players who want to compare runs on equal footing.
🎯 The Goal
Match as many orbs as possible by setting up massive cascades to achieve the highest score! Drop and rotate falling pieces strategically to create chain reactions where cleared orbs make new matches, multiplying your points with each cascade level. The bigger the cascade, the bigger your score!
🔗 How Matching Works
When 3 or more orbs of the same color touch horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, they disappear in a satisfying pop! Chain reactions create cascades for bonus points.
3 red orbs matched vertically = MATCH! 💥
⭐ Special Power Orbs
Special orbs appear with unique powers to help you clear the board and create massive combos!
Exploding Orb
When an exploding orb is part of any match, it creates a massive explosion that clears EVERYTHING - even blocking orbs!
Horizontal Painter
When this orb is in any match, it paints the entire row its color! Painted orbs instantly check for new matches.
Vertical Painter
When this orb is in any match, it paints the entire column its color! Perfect for setting up cascades.
Diagonal Painter
When this orb is in any match, it paints the NE-SW diagonal line (↗↙) its color! Creates unique cascade patterns.
Diagonal Painter
When this orb is in any match, it paints the NW-SE diagonal line (↖↘) its color! Creates unique cascade patterns.
Blocking Orb
Falls from the center - can't be matched! Only explosions can destroy them. Plan around them!
🏆 Scoring System
Rack up points by clearing orbs! The longer your matches, the more points you earn.
But here's where it gets exciting...
⭐ Bonus Objectives
At the start of each level (in Classic, Zen, Gauntlet, and Rising Tide), two random bonus objectives appear in the goal bar at the top of the screen. Complete them for extra points — they're optional, but they scale with difficulty!
- Clear N orbs — clear a target number of orbs. Scales with level & difficulty.
- Nx Cascade — trigger a chain reaction at least that deep. Caps at 6× on higher levels.
- Clear N Specials — clear a set number of special orbs. Only appears once specials are unlocked.
Each completed objective is worth +25 points (before difficulty multiplier). Two are chosen randomly each level.
🎯 Mission Mode Scoring
Mission mode scores differently from other modes. Instead of a timer-based score, you earn points by completing each goal in the chain:
- The first goal is worth a base of 50 points.
- Each subsequent goal is worth ~20% more than the previous one, rounded to the nearest 5.
- Points are awarded immediately when you complete a goal — you don't need to finish the whole chain to bank your score.
- Complete all 8 goals in the chain to finish the level. The later goals are harder (bigger cascades, more specials, more orbs cleared), but worth significantly more points.
The four goal types in Mission chains are: Clear N orbs, Achieve a Nx cascade, Clear N special orbs, and Reach a Nx streak (consecutive matches without dropping a piece that causes no match).
🎮 Controls
⌨️ Keyboard Controls
📱 Touch Controls (Mobile & Tablet)
🔥 Pro Tips
- Plan ahead! Use the ghost piece preview to set up massive cascades
- Go vertical: Tall stacks create better cascade opportunities
- Painter power: Use painters to instantly create matches and trigger cascades
- Combo master: Each cascade level multiplies your score - aim for 3+ levels!
- Keep the streak: Place every piece to create at least one match - consecutive matches earn growing bonus points!
- Center management: Keep the center clear for blocking orbs that fall from above
- Difficulty = Multiplier: Higher difficulty = higher final scores!
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