How to play Rulessa

The Rulessa game loop

1. Read every row and column rule.
2. Swap tiles to satisfy overlapping conditions.
3. Complete the puzzle grid before your moves run out.

Read the clues

Each card points to one row or column. It tells you how the three tiles in that line must compare by Colour, Shape, or Pattern.

Swap two tiles

Tap one tile, then another. They trade places and use one Move. Undo also uses one Move.

Know the clue words

All same means all three match. All different means none match. Exactly 2 same means two match and the third is different—three matching tiles do not satisfy it.

Worked example: one row, three conditions

Suppose a Rulessa row asks for Colour · All same, Shape · Exactly 2 same, and Pattern · All different. The row below satisfies all three conditions at once.

Rulessa evaluates each condition only against its named feature. The colours can all match while the shapes form one pair and the patterns are all different.

Check and master

Check my answer uses one Try and shows which full lines work. Par is the fewest swaps needed to reach any valid answer; meet it for a Perfect Solve.

Daily or Practice

Daily builds your streak and is consistent for everyone on that difficulty. Practice creates more puzzles without changing your streak.