How to Play Linez

Introduction

Linez is a work-safe, family-safe, free online puzzle game which is easy to pick up but quite challenging to play well. A web browser with Flash Player 7 (or higher) is required to play Linez.

Getting Started

1. Enter your nickname and click "OK".

2. Click the "new game" button.

3. The goal of Linez is to get as many points as possible by lining up five or more pieces of the same color horizontally, vertically, or diagonally on the 9x9 board. You can move a piece if there is a clear path (linked set of vertical and horizontal empty cells) between its current position and the desired destination. To move a piece, click it first, then click on the target.

Once five or more pieces are lined up, they will be removed from the board, and you will get 10 or more points. (Check the "Score Table" for details.)

Otherwise, three new pieces (shown at the bottom-right corner) will be placed onto the board at random positions before you can make another move.

4. When the board is full, the game is over. Your final score will then be automatically submitted to the game server.

Score Table

Number of lined up pieces	Score
5	+10
6	+13
7	+17
8	+22
9	+28
10	+35
...	...
k	+10+(k-5)*k/2

Notes

1. Numbers on the pieces are visual clues for color-blind players. They do not affect your score.

2. You don't get points when a line is automatically removed. This is not a bug. It's a rule.

3. The original game concept was allegedly conceived by Oleg Demin.