Tide Tiles

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About Tide Tiles

Tide Tiles is a calm tile-match puzzle on a sunny shore. Sea creatures sit in a piled stack. Tap a tile that nothing covers and it flies into a tray of seven slots, beside any twin already there. Three of the same creature clear. Empty the pile to finish the level.

There is no countdown. You only stop when the tray is full and nothing matches, and even then you can put three tiles back or undo. Level 1 uses three kinds of creature, two layers and a handful of free tiles, and a calm pace is about a minute. Level 2 adds a fourth kind. From level 3 the pile is wider, more creatures appear, and several tiles are free at the start so you still have a choice.

Stars compare your time with a calm pace for that board. Undo, Shuffle and Return are free. A Daily tide deals one small board each day. Your level, your stars and the game in progress are saved on your device, and soft ocean waves play until you mute them.

How to play Tide Tiles

1. Tap a tile that nothing covers. On level 1 a short hint says “Tap an uncovered tile.” It leaves after your first move.
2. The tile flies into a tray of seven slots and sits beside any twin already there.
3. Three of the same sea creature in the tray clear at once. Keep tapping until the pile is empty.
4. A covered tile will not move. The game asks you to try one on top.
5. There is no countdown. The only jam is a full tray with no set of three. You can put three tiles back, undo, or replay that same board.
6. Stars compare your time with a calm pace for that board. The pace for level 1 is about a minute.
7. Undo, Shuffle and Return are free. Return sets up to three tray tiles back on top of the pile. Shuffle mixes the tiles still on the board and keeps a way to win. The Daily tide is a new small board every day.

Features

• Tap an uncovered tile into a seven-slot tray
• Three of a kind in the tray clear
• No countdown: a full tray can be undone or eased by putting three tiles back
• Level 1 stays small, then more creatures and a wider pile
• Every board is built so a solution exists
• Free undo, shuffle and return
• Stars for a calm pace, plus a Daily tide
• A one-line tap hint on the first move
• One-finger controls, made for phones
• Gentle ocean waves with a one-tap mute
• Progress and the board in progress saved on your device

Tips and tricks

• Clear a set of three as soon as you have it. A clear frees two tray slots and shows the tiles that were underneath.
• Leave yourself a spare slot. A tray of seven with no match is the only way the board stops.
• On level 1 and level 2 there are only a few kinds of creature. Use them to learn which tiles are free.
• Do not dig a buried tile just to tidy the pile. Each tap spends a tray slot. Take a covered stack only when the piece you need is the next one out.
• From level 3 several tiles are free at the start, so you have a real choice. Prefer the tile that completes a pair already in the tray.
• If the tray fills, Continue puts three tiles back on the pile, Undo steps back one move, and Replay deals the same board again. All three are free.

Tide Tiles FAQ