Module 1 · The board
- Set the grid size for a mobile screen
- Choose the pieces and their colors
- Make a match easy to see
- Prevent a start position with no move
COURSE
Match-3 Mechanics
$117.00
Build boards, cascades, and goals that stay readable. Learn why a match-3 fails when the board goes quiet.
About
Build boards, cascades, and goals that stay readable. Learn why a match-3 fails when the board goes quiet. Across about 12 hours you will set the grid size for a mobile screen, define what happens after a match, give the level a clear target, and explain a lost level without blame.
Intermediate · 12 hours · Design
Curriculum
Module 2 · Cascades
- Define what happens after a match
- Show the fall so the player can follow it
- Score the cascade in a way the player understands
- Stop an endless loop
Module 3 · Goals
- Give the level a clear target
- Add a limit of moves or time
- Teach a special piece in its own level
- Check that a quiet board can still be solved
Module 4 · Failure
- Explain a lost level without blame
- Offer a retry
- Watch a board that stalls
- Change one rule and retest
