Tile-based maths puzzle

June 25, 2010 7:45 AM

FFF - Navigate the numbers in Blockade. Can you clear the entire board?
posted by greatgefilte (11 comments total)

Kinda fun, I managed to get 52 after a few tries.
posted by ghharr at 7:56 AM on June 25, 2010

Wow, love it a little too much... I'd love a version to play on my iPod
posted by fermezporte at 8:21 AM on June 25, 2010

Cool game. Seconding the wish for an iPod/iPhone app
posted by never used baby shoes at 8:26 AM on June 25, 2010

I really really wish you could see more than the surrounding eight tiles.
posted by Johnny Assay at 8:29 AM on June 25, 2010

Difficult, but fun.

Half memory-based, half blind luck.
posted by Lemurrhea at 8:53 AM on June 25, 2010

Although it would be nice if the games weren't occasionally (often?) literally impossible to win.
posted by Lemurrhea at 8:59 AM on June 25, 2010

to all the people wanting an iphone app - can't you just load up the page in your iphone and play it there?
posted by mrgoldenbrown at 1:36 PM on June 25, 2010

what does it mean when the board moves closer, or further away?
posted by anshuman at 1:45 PM on June 25, 2010

mrgoldenbrown, if you have an ipod touch, then you can only use a browser in wifi areas. More importantly, the ipod/iphone doesn't support flash.
posted by squarehead at 2:27 PM on June 25, 2010

Woot! 60.

A lot of luck in this, it's pretty easy to get into a 4-6 step blind alley and never be able to get out.
posted by Mitheral at 6:02 PM on June 25, 2010

Strategies:
Try to move diagonally so you can escape more easily
Use up 5s, 7s, and 9s first, as you can't double-down off of them.
save your 1s, 2s, 4s (they have three opportunities to play, and are in the bottom half for the Larger-than category)

then again, I only played a handful of games and got a stellar score of 33~
posted by rubah at 3:52 PM on June 26, 2010