A puzzle game for mobile device, where players solves challenges involving grouping dots of liquid together to form specific combinations of colours.
This is done by 'touching' and 'dragging' over a dot, pulling them along and grouping together with other dots to form larger dots. Each dot has a colour, which, like mixing watercolour paint, forms a different overall colour when combined. One 'move', is the period between your fingers touching, and lifting off the device.
You begin each level, given the particular pallet of colour required. Each level has different numbers and colours of dots. The goal of each level is create only the given pallet of colour, and in the least amount of moves possible. For instance, starting in a level with 12 blacks and given a pallet of 3 black dots, your goal is to touch and drag the 12 dots, combining them into 3 in the smallest amount of moves possible.
Colours follow the mixing formula of an RGB watercolour wheel. I.e. red and yellow dots mix to form orange, black dots will mix with everything, negating any other colour except white. Pulling a large enough dot too quickly causes the viscosity of the liquid to break into smaller dots, which can either be something the player tries to avoid, or done deliberately to break up large dots into smaller ones.
Starting off, players are taught the simple mechanics by mixing only like-colours together. This teaches the core game mechanics, and the basic skill required of controlling the speed of drag to control movement of dots, without contaminating colours.
Later on, the levels become more challenging, involving combining and breaking up dots which, in some cases must be done in a specific order and precision to achieve the high score. Other challenges involve avoiding colour contamination with an increasing number of dots - which motivates the player to also improve their control and understanding of the game mechanics.
Platform: Touchscreen mobile devices for Android and iOS.
Target Audience: General Audiences. Favoured audience: puzzle lovers.
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