Guides

Guides and stories from the studio

How to get past the tricky levels, what the rules really mean, and how we make the puzzles.

Five Dice strategy: how to plan a 250-point game Where the points in a game of Yatzy really come from, which box to sacrifice, and the odds that should decide what you keep between rolls. 5 min read →
From picture to puzzle - how a Sort Tiles level is made How a small pixel picture becomes a board of arrow tiles, why every board can be cleared, and why a retry gives you new arrows. 4 min read →
How to clear any arrow puzzle without losing a heart A practical strategy guide for arrow escape puzzles, from reading arrowheads to finding the one arrow that holds up the whole board. 4 min read →
How to play word solitaire, and how to stop running out of moves A practical guide to category-based word solitaire: the rules, the five habits that save the most moves, and how to read tricky categories. 5 min read →
How to solve a Lambs Apart puzzle without guessing Five ideas that solve every Lambs Apart board, shown step by step on a real 10×10 level, from the one-square colour to two colours sharing two rows. 6 min read →
How to solve color sort puzzles - a strategy guide for nuts and bottles Practical strategy for color sorting puzzles - empty containers, whole runs, hidden colors, ice and tall tubes - shown on real Magic Bottles and SortWorks levels. 5 min read →
How we make and test the levels in our sorting games Where the 300 levels of Magic Bottles and SortWorks come from, how every level is checked and played before release, and how player attempts tell us which levels to ease. 5 min read →
Jigsaw solitaire explained: how to solve card picture puzzles faster How card-based jigsaw puzzles work, why they feel calmer than a classic jigsaw, and a step-by-step method for 4×4 to 6×6 boards. 5 min read →