How-to-play guides

Short, practical guides to the games in our apps: how they work, how to win more often and where to try them for free.

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  How to Play Mahjong Solitaire: Rules, Free Tiles and TipsLearn the rules of Mahjong Solitaire, what a free tile is, how Connect and Tile Match work, and simple tips to clear every board.
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  How to Play Klondike Solitaire (and Spider, FreeCell, TriPeaks)Learn the rules of Klondike Solitaire step by step, plus quick rules for Spider, FreeCell and TriPeaks and tips for winning more deals.
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  Block Puzzle Tips and Tricks: How to Get a High ScoreHow block puzzles like Cubbles work and the habits that raise your score: keep space open, clear lines in combos and avoid dead corners.
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  How to Play Beamies: Rules, Gates and Tips for 3 StarsHow to play Beamies, the alien gate puzzle: drag colored gates to collect aliens of the same color, avoid blocking other gates and earn 3 stars.
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  How to Play an Arrow Puzzle: Rules and Tips for SliplinesHow arrow escape puzzles work: tap an arrow whose path is clear to slide it off the board, avoid losing hearts and clear every level.
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  How to Solve Crown, Twin and Path Logic PuzzlesRules and solving techniques for three logic puzzles: Crown (one crown per row, column and region), Twin (balanced blue and orange faces) and Path (one line through every cell).
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  Sleepy Faces Strategy: Chase the Lights MethodHow to solve the Sleepy Faces puzzle: the tap rules, why each face needs at most one tap, and the row-by-row “chase the lights” method with a 5x5 cheat sheet.
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  Frog Hops Strategy: Peg Solitaire Tips That WorkHow to play Frog Hops, a peg solitaire puzzle: the jumping rules, how to avoid dead ends, the classic 33-hole board and how Logiclings builds solvable puzzles.
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  How to Play 2048: Rules and a Simple Winning StrategyHow 2048 works and a corner strategy that helps you reach the 2048 tile: keep your biggest tile in a corner, build a snake and avoid the wrong swipe.
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  Tic-Tac-Toe Strategy: How to Never LoseThe rules of Tic-Tac-Toe (noughts and crosses) and a simple strategy that guarantees you never lose: best first moves, blocking and forks.
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  How to Play Grumblings: Rules, Monster Moves and Tips for 3 StarsHow Grumblings works: take one step, then the grumpy monster takes two. Learn how monsters move, how to use walls and waiting, and tips for two-monster levels and 3 stars.