Levels and Progression

The campaign is a single path of 100 levels. There are no branches, no optional stages and no difficulty setting — everyone plays the same sequence in the same order. Three variables change as you go: the size of the grid, the time you are given, and, later, the number of moves you are allowed.

The level map shows all 100 as a scrolling grid of tiles. Completed levels are marked and display your best time. The next level to play is highlighted, and the map scrolls to it automatically when you open it. Levels beyond that are locked.

Levels 1 to 9 — learning the game

Boards start at 2×2 and grow to 3×4 and 4×4. Crucially, none of these levels has a countdown. The clock counts upwards so you can record a time, but you cannot fail. This is where you should be building the habit of noting positions rather than rushing.

Levels 10 to 25 — the timer arrives

Level 10 introduces a 75-second limit on a 4×4 grid. From 11 the board widens to 4×5 with 90 seconds, and from 16 it becomes 5×6 with two minutes. This is the stretch where most players first fail a level, usually because they are still flipping faster than they can remember.

Levels 26 to 40 — full-size boards and lookalike symbols

The grid reaches its maximum of 6×6 — 36 cards and 18 pairs — with 150 seconds. From level 26 the game also starts favouring symbols from a single visual theme, so the cards on a board resemble one another far more closely. Distinguishing them takes real attention rather than a glance.

Levels 41 to 60 — the squeeze

Same 6×6 board, but the allowance drops to 120 seconds. Nothing new is introduced; you simply have to do the same work faster. Efficiency in your first sweep of the board becomes the difference between clearing and failing.

Levels 61 to 80 — move limits

The countdown tightens to 90 seconds and a cap of 60 moves is added. The header stops counting your moves upwards and starts counting the ones you have left. Random flipping is now actively punished: an 18-pair board leaves very little slack in 60 moves.

Levels 81 to 100 — the endgame

75 seconds and 50 moves on a full 6×6 grid. With 18 pairs to find, you can afford roughly two and a half moves per pair, which means almost every reveal has to earn its place. These levels reward a disciplined opening sweep and a clean conversion phase, and they are where saved boosts genuinely matter.

Levels unlock strictly in order. Completing level n unlocks level n + 1 and nothing further, so the map always shows exactly one new tile after a win. There is no way to skip ahead by paying, though the Level Skipper reward will complete a level you are stuck on and unlock the next one as normal.

Any completed level can be replayed as often as you like. Replays reshuffle the board, so you are never repeating a memorised layout. Failing a replay does not lock the level again and does not remove anything you have already unlocked.

Each completed level stores your fastest finish. The level map shows it in minutes and seconds on the tile, which turns the map into a personal record sheet. A slower replay leaves the record alone, so there is no risk in trying for a better time.

Alongside times, a streak counter tracks consecutive completed levels and is shown as a flame in the game header. It increases by one per clear and resets to zero when a level is failed. The Memory Booster reward doubles the increment for a single level, which is a small bonus rather than a mechanical advantage.

There is no global leaderboard and no ranking against other players. The only comparison the game makes is you against your previous self.

Everything is saved in your browser's local storage on the device you are playing on: unlocked level, completed levels, best times, reward inventory, selected card back, mute preference and grid-size preference. Nothing is uploaded and no account exists.

Practical consequences worth knowing:

• Progress does not follow you to another browser or another device.
• Private or incognito windows usually discard everything when closed.
• Clearing site data or browsing history for the site resets you to level 1.
• Installing the game as an app (see Install) uses the same storage as the browser you installed it from, so your progress carries over.

There is currently no export or transfer feature. If that matters to you, get in touch — it is the kind of request that shapes what gets built next.

Failing the same level several times in a row is normal around levels 26, 41 and 61, where a tier boundary changes the rules on you. A few things that reliably help:

• Replay a couple of earlier levels for best times. It rebuilds rhythm without the pressure of a wall.
• Save a Reveal Peek or Extra Time for the level that is blocking you rather than spending boosts as they arrive.
• Read the Strategy Guide. Most walls at level 61 are move-efficiency problems, not memory problems.
• Play with sound on. The distinct match and miss tones give you an extra channel of feedback that helps encoding.