Play tiles. Build lines. Make ends meet. Be the first to reach the target score by completing long lines and nestling your tiles into tricky positions! This edge-matching tile placement game offers immense strategic depth within a beautifully simplistic rule set; perfect for a casual game over coffee or an intense battle of the minds!

Players: 2-4

Play time: 15 - 20 mins

Ages: 8+

Buy on PnP Arcade

Try On TTS

Instructional Video Coming Soon

Development Diary

Concept

This game was born in the daydreams of the homeward commute from two notions: Elegant gameplay and the tactile satisfaction of tile placement. From these foundations, Rob generated a set of 40 hexagonal tiles featuring every unique combination of three out of four line segments: Tight curve, gentle curve, straight and line end. Rob and Mat instantly recognised the potential of the prototype. Observers quickly picked up how to play without any verbal explanation. It was satisfying to set-up and complete lines and the patterns made throughout were pleasing to the eye, however the game lacked a little crunch.

the first version of the game was a bit too simple with little strategy over trying not to make mistakes.

the game tended to the creation of smaller lines as there was no strategic benefit to not scoring a line.

Refinement

Mat suggested one additional tile placement limitation and the game was complete. This final rule enhanced the tactical dimension of the game significantly, turning once simple decisions into strategic events with consequences rippling throughout subsequent turns!.

The refined rules lead to a game with build up and pay off, causing much longer lines to form as completing a short line can give your opponent an advantage

Final Release

This game had a really tight turnaround! From the first voice note I sent to Mat to submitting our game to PnP Arcade was a mere 37 days! Thankfully, maintaining that vision of elegant simplicity paid off and we got it done in time for a discounted release on Black Friday! Thanks for taking the time to check it out, we hope you enjoy Making Ends Meet!