This is a 40-stage sum-of-parts pattern matching game where you move visual tracks around to get them to line up to sum to the pattern shown at the top.
Move the first pattern left or right until gaps are aligned with gaps in the upper pattern.
Align the next track (and any subsequent tracks) to complete the pattern.
Press the play button to sum the patterns.
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USTAW Game for Kids Video Game Play Instructions
How to Play
Move each of the tracks horizontally as needed so that you can recreate the pattern shown at the top center of the level.
Starting the Game
The game automatically goes into active play when it loads.
If it is your first play you will play level 1.
Your web browser automatically saves your game progress.
If you have beat other levels in the web browser you are playing you will start off on the furthest level you played.
Game Controls
Desktop
Use your mouse left click button to interact with objects on the screen.
Touchscreen devices
Tap the screen with a finger to select objects to interact with.
Controls & indicators
The upper left corner of the screen has a level select button.
The upper right corner of the screen has a restart level button.
The pattern you need to match is shown top center of the screen.
The teal button in the top left plays your current pattern slowly.
The teal button in the top right plays your current pattern quickly.
Your pattern is shown in the bottom center of the screen whenever you press a teal button.
Each track (red, orange, green, and purple) which is active has buttons on either side to move the row left or right a square.
The level number is shown in the lower left of the screen.
The level select screen shows beat levels in green, unlocked levels in teal, and locked levels in gray.
In the top center of the level select screen are buttons for controlling game music, controlling game sound, and changing the background color & color theme of the game.
Underneath the above control buttons on the level select screen are 3 buttons to play random 2-track, 3-track, and 4-track stages.
Game Play
Basics
The goal of this game is to align tracks so that they sum to build the pattern shown at the top center of the screen.
As you make moves you can press the teal buttons to see what pattern you have created thusfar, which can help you figure out what additional moves you need to make to match the depicted pattern.
Level Mode
This game has 40 levels which are unlocked sequentially.
You can go back and replay previously beat levels at any time.
Winning vs losing
You win by aligning all the tracks so that when summed they create the pattern shown at the top of the screen.
You can test your pattern at any time, and adjust as needed then retest again.
You technically can’t lose a level since if you do not create the desired pattern you keep on playing until you do, though you must test the pattern when it has been matched for it to count.
Track complexity
Stages 1 through 6 have 2 tracks.
Stages 7 through 16 have 3 tracks.
Tracks 17 onward can have 4 tracks you must align.
Random Mode
Rather than playing through the 40 stages in order you can choose to play a random level with 2, 3, or 4 tracks by selecting the buttons above the level numbers on the level select screen.
Tips
Work around empty spots
Start with where there are gaps in the puzzle and align the rows around those.
If you try to align mutliple rows with a limited isolated spot & neighboring empty spots it can show which row has the potential to be correctly aligned and which one can not.
Work on high spots
If there is a spot in the pattern which requires all rows active you can adjust as needed until all rows have an active piece in that position, while trying to maintain alignment with empty spots.
Target Audience
The game is suited for players who like simple logic puzzle games.
The game has no adult themed content.
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Mobile Friendly Cross Browser Support
This game is rendered in mobile-friendly HTML5, so it offers cross-device gameplay. You can play it on mobile devices like Apple iPhones, Google Android powered cell phones from manufactures like Samsung, tablets like the iPad or Kindle Fire, laptops, and Windows-powered desktop computers. All game files are stored locally in your web browser cache. This game works in Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other modern web browsers.
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