Block Party Blast

Block Party Blast keeps the standard rules at its core: put pieces on the board, and any row or column you fill is cleared for points. Chaining combos pays bonus points on top. What it adds is a long list of extras.

Four special blocks turn up on the board: bombs, rainbows, multipliers and locked cells. The developer does not explain each one in detail, so expect to learn them in play. Six power-ups are available for strategic use, though they are not named either. You can play 50 levels, designed by hand according to the developer, or switch to an endless mode. Five cartoon bosses wait along the way, and a shop lets you upgrade your skills. Three difficulty settings are offered, and progress is saved between sessions.

Place each piece on the board so that it helps fill a row or a column. Completed lines clear and score points, and chaining combos adds bonus points. Use power-ups when they help. Choose Levels to work through the 50 stages and the cartoon bosses, or Endless to keep playing for score. Upgrades are bought in the shop.

The developer does not list the controls for this game. It runs inside the frame above, so a click or a tap on the game is the place to start.

Combos are where the bonus points come from, so look for placements that finish more than one line in a single move. If one of the three difficulty settings proves too hard, try an easier one. The six power-ups are best kept for boards where no ordinary placement works.

A line-clearing block puzzle with progression, shown in a widescreen landscape frame. Two modes: 50 Levels and Endless. Extras listed by the developer: four special blocks, six power-ups, five bosses, a skills shop, three difficulty modes and saved progress.

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