Summation Instruction

Basic Goal

This very simple but immensely entertaining as well as educational game has just one simple rule, drop the block down to the grid, the numbers are added down together both horizontally and vertically, if the target goal is reached, the blocks disappear, and you score. The target goal is on the top right on the screen in yellow, right now it says 5, dropping a 3 block on a 2 block makes 5. The ultimate of the game is to clear off as many blocks as possible without totally filling out the grid, and attaining as high a score as you can manage. To drop a block, push onto the screen with your finger and slide towards the location where you want it to drop, the block falls when you release the touch.

The timer

The bubbles below the grid is a timer, a bubble will burst when you have dropped a block onto the grid. When you have used up all the bubbles, the game will progress onto the next level, and your target goal will change. There can be only 11 bubbles maximum at one point, chaining will earn you a bubble and you will have extra time to clear off a level. Advancing to the next level not only changes the target goal, but it will also drop a line of horizontal random blocks. If you are not careful and have stacked the blocks too high, the game will be over. Always plan ahead and play carefully. The game does not grade you on how fast you complete each move.

Chaining and Summation

A Summation is clearing off blocks while adding the numbers together. Beware of the rule that game counts all the blocks that are attached and add them together. Dropping a 3 onto a 2 makes 5 and that will clear the block, but notice that horizontally, 3 and 2 will not clear itself because 3 + 2 + 2 actually makes 7. A chain occurs after the horizontal block clears, because now the standalone 3 and 2 will make 5 which is the target goal. Chaining can stack up to as many times as it is available, and that is really the only way to reach a high score. Every time a chain occurs, you will be award a bubble to extend the time you can spend on that level, but the number of bubble may not exceed the maximum capacity of 11. A 3x chain or above will not only award you a bubble timer but a special move as well.

Special Moves:

The special is awarded at the lower left corner of the screen and can be available for use before you make a move, not while blocks are dropping. You can only have 1 special power at 1 time and it will be used up afterwards immediately, a better special is awarded to you in place of your already-owned special if you have not used it up yet. A 5 x special gives you the power to eliminate any stacked blocks that are the multiples of 5, and a 3 x special eliminate multiples of 3, and a 2 x eliminates multiples of 2. As you can see, the 2 x special is the best one available because it takes out all the even numbers on the grid. A 2 x is only awarded if you have a chain of 5 or above. As you can see, chaining helps you stay alive, happy summing.