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I just released PluriSnake, a new kind of snake puzzle game. [macOS/iOS/iPadOS]

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/plurisnake/id6756577045
1•amichail•1h ago

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amichail•1h ago
PluriSnake is a daily puzzle game where you create and move colored snakes to clear tiles.

The idea is simple:

* You use color matching in two distinct ways: matching circles create snakes, and matching a snake’s color with the squares beneath it destroys them.

* Only snakes can move, and you move them in a worm-like fashion across the grid to new positions.

* Your goal is to destroy as many squares as you can. Note that destroying all of them may not be possible.

App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/plurisnake/id6756577045 [macOS/iOS/iPadOS]

Features:

* A new daily puzzle that is the same for everyone

* iCloud sync across devices

I'd love to hear what people think and how far you can get on today’s puzzle.

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P.S. Here are the game rules:

Goal

* Destroy colored squares on a 7×7 grid using snakes made of same-colored circles. Your score is based on how many squares you destroy.

* Clearing all 49 squares is not required, and may not always be possible.

Board Setup

* Each cell contains one square and one circle, both randomly colored.

* There are 7 colors total, with each color appearing 7 times among squares and 7 times among circles.

Energy

* Energy is a shared pool for all snakes and is initially 0 units.

* Moving a snake costs 1 energy unit, regardless of how far you move it.

* You can form a snake to gain energy and spend it to move any snake on the board.

Forming Snakes

* Link 2 or more adjacent circles of the same color (orthogonal or diagonal) to form a snake.

* A snake with n circles has n – 1 links. Forming a snake immediately adds n – 1 energy units to your energy pool.

* Squares under a newly formed snake of the same color are destroyed immediately.

Moving Snakes

* Snakes move in a worm-like fashion (both orthogonal and diagonal steps are allowed), following a continuous path of isolated circles.

* Snakes cannot move onto cells occupied by other snakes. Moving a snake can pass over isolated circles (circles not part of a snake). When this happens, each circle you pass over is teleported to the cell the snake just vacated.

Square Destruction

* When a snake finishes its move, it destroys any squares of its color under its final positions.

* Moving a snake past a matching square without stopping over it does not destroy the square.

Ending the Game

* The game ends automatically if all 49 squares are destroyed, or you can end it manually at any time by triple-tapping anywhere.

* Your score counts toward the global leaderboard regardless of whether you clear all squares.

Tiza•1h ago
Sounds interesting, please can you release in for more countries (still in English)?

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