TickstoneHow to play
Everything you need to know, in about a minute.
Drag pieces onto the board
Three pieces appear at the bottom. Drag one onto the grid. When all three are placed, three new ones arrive.
Fill a row or a column
A full line clears and scores 50 points for every square, multiplied by your current multiplier. Clearing several lines at once is worth more.
Mind the countdown (Timer mode)
Every placed piece shows a number. When it reaches zero the piece turns to stone. Stone cannot be part of a clear, so it blocks your board.
Match the color (Color mode)
There are no timers, but a line only clears if every block in it is the same color. Plan your colors.
Use your tools
Tools break stone or remove blocks. Hammer hits one block, pickaxe clears a line, dynamite blasts a 3 by 3 area. In each theme they have a different name and look.
Raise your multiplier
In Timer mode, every 60 seconds without any stone raises the multiplier. In Color mode, every 10 lines you clear raises it. Clearing three or more lines in one move also earns a free hammer.
The two modes
Timer mode
Pieces tick down and turn to stone. Choose 60, 90 or 120 seconds per piece. Clear quickly and keep the board clean.
Color mode
No clocks. Lines clear only when they are a single color. Play with 2, 3 or 4 colors.
Tools in every theme
The tools work the same everywhere. Only the names and pictures change.
| Theme | Single block | Line | Area blast | Dead piece |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | Hammer | Pickaxe | Dynamite | stone |
| Hospital | Sanitizer | Ambulance | Defibrillator | infected |
| Halloween | Potion | Wand | Lightning | rotten |
| Christmas | Gift bow | Santa’s sack | Santa Claus | opened |
| Easter | Patch | Bunny | Piñata | cracked |
| Ocean | Shell | Trident | Wave | skeleton |
| Space | Stardust | Alien | Comet | dead |
| Winter | Ice cube | Snowman | Blizzard | melted |
| Autumn | Sun | Rain | Wind | withered |
| Summer | Water gun | Surfboard | Ice bucket | washed away |
| Spring | Trowel | Rake | Watering can | wilted |
Out of moves?
When nothing fits, the game offers you choices: watch an optional ad for a fresh set of pieces, use a tool you still have, or finish the run. Ads are limited per game, and you can only ask for a tool when you have run out of it. Without an internet connection no ad can play, so no reward is given.