Stack Merge

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Goal

• Survive as long as possible without running out of space.
• Make more space by merging blocks of the same value!

How to Play

1. A small queue of upcoming blocks is shown above the playfield.
2. Tap a column to drop the next block into that column.
3. When two matching blocks end up stacked together in a column, they merge into a higher-value block.
4. Dropping blocks earns score, while Merges earn gold
5. Use gold to buy items when you need help managing space.

Score, gold, and the multiplier

• Score increases as you place blocks.
• Gold is earned from merges and is used to buy items.
• There is a Gold Multiplier that increases based on blocks currently in play.
  • Merge into a 1024 block to start earning 10x gold!
  • 2048 blocks earn 100x gold!
  • It's important to keep building bigger blocks in order to earn enough gold to survive.

Items

Items are bought with gold. You can buy multiple items, and use them whenever you wish.

You can always cancel the item by tapping it again instead of using it.

Trash

• What it does: Remove a block from the queue.
• How to use:
  • Tap the Trash button to activate Trash mode.
  • Tap a block in the queue to delete it.
  • Tap the trash button again to cancel and return to normal play.

Swap

• What it does: Lets you choose a different queued block as the next drop.
• How to use:
  • Tap the Swap panel to cycle the selected next block in the queue.
  • Drop the highlighted/selected block into a column.

Bomb

• What it does: The next block becomes a bomb (or can be defused if it was already a bomb).
• How to use:
  • Tap the Bomb panel to toggle Bomb mode for the next queued block.

• Bomb behavior:
  • Bombs are special blocks. Bombs explode the entire stack when they are merged. A bomb block can merge with a regular block and it will still explode.

Pickaxe

• What it does: Destroy a block in a column (to free space or break a bad stack).
• How to use:
  • Tap the Pickaxe panel to activate Pickaxe mode.
  • Tap a block in any column to remove it.

Game over

You lose when you run out of space and can no longer place a block.