Chroma Jam Guide

Basic Controls

1. Swipe in any direction to slide all tiles on the board.
2. When two tiles of the same colour collide they merge into a higher shade.
3. Goal: create the target colour by chaining merges in the correct order.
4. The board has limited free space — if it fills completely you lose the level.
5. Undo lets you step back; Restart clears the board for a fresh attempt.

Strategy & Advanced Tips

• Keep your highest-value tiles in corners. Corner tiles are hardest to dislodge accidentally, so park your progress there.
• Plan the colour chain backwards. Work from the target colour and figure out which two shades merge into it, then which merge into those.
• Don't merge too eagerly. Sometimes keeping two same-colour tiles apart gives you more flexibility for future moves.
• Manage free space above everything. A board with 3+ empty cells offers recovery options; a full board is almost always fatal.
• Use the swipe direction strategically. Every swipe moves ALL tiles — so a single move can set up three merges if the layout is right.

Playing on Mobile vs Desktop

Swipe gestures work identically on touch and mouse-drag. Desktop players can also use arrow keys. The colour palette is designed to be distinguishable even on screens with slightly off colour calibration.

Common Mistakes

• Filling the board by spawning new tiles too aggressively without merging first.
• Merging two tiles when keeping them separate would have set up a triple merge next turn.
• Forgetting that every swipe moves all tiles — check what you are pushing toward the walls.