Nice job, you got the best score I’ve seen yet. You’re right that the game isn’t really balanced around untimed mode. Since there’s no way to clear tiles, space will eventually fill up and force a game-over. In my initial plan, I wanted to let the player draw a match as a loop clear every tile that was looped around. I didn’t get around it, partly due to time, but partly because I enjoyed the challenge of low space. It’s not as big of a problem in timed mode, where you usually can’t get past tier 3-4.

I think the best strategy, if you want to play for score in endless mode, would be to focus on a single color which you try to build a high-tier chain for, while other pieces, you try to match as longer chains to keep out of the way. But this is easier said than done. I may need to experiment with less colors for a post-jam version.

Thanks for playing! I think you might be better than me at the game. I never could reach Tier 4 in my own timed plays as well. It gets quite tricky to keep space clean once you start getting into tier 3.

Good suggestion on pre-pathing. I thought about adding it as well, but cut for time.

Thank you! Sounds were added very last minute, I only put three in, ha. I thought about adding a witch’s laugh if you get a big score, but didn’t get around to recording myself. :]

It sounds like the game is pretty hard for a lot of people.

I like really difficult games, so I think it shows up in my game. I like having a super tight space, where you need to be very careful to leave space open for tiles. But I may have gone overboard. I wonder if downgrading to only three colors could be better for difficulty.

For me, I try to think my moves out, so I run out of time on timed mode. I like to go for long, high-tier chains, so I try to clear space and make upgraded orbs. Thanks for playing!