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How to play Tickshift: the one rule behind 500 logic puzzles
Tickshift is a logic puzzle where every line follows one rule: straight, else right, else left. Learn how a level works and how to solve your first board.
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Think in lines. Solve in one run.
How the rule works, how to plan a level, and what goes into a calm logic puzzle. Guides and notes from the team behind Tickshift.
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Strategy
Brain games for adults: what a logic puzzle like Tickshift actually exercises
Brain games for adults are popular, but what do logic puzzles actually make you practice? Planning, spatial reasoning and patience, explained with Tickshift.
Behind the game
A calm puzzle game with no timers and no lives: why Tickshift has no clock
Looking for a relaxing puzzle game without timers, lives or pressure? Why Tickshift was designed to be calm, and how that makes the puzzles better.
Comparisons
How to choose a logic puzzle game for iPhone and iPad: 9 things to check
Looking for a good logic puzzle or brain game for iPhone or iPad? Eight things to check before you download, and how Tickshift answers each one.
How to play
How to download Tickshift on iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo
Where to find Tickshift and how to install it: the App Store link, what it costs, which devices and languages it supports, and what to expect on first launch.
Comparisons
Line puzzle games compared: drawing lines vs planning lines that move
Most line puzzle games ask you to draw a path. In Tickshift, lines move on their own by one rule. How the two styles differ, and who each one suits.
How to play
A puzzle game that works offline: Tickshift for flights, commutes and no signal
Want a puzzle game that works without internet? Tickshift plays offline on iPhone and iPad: 500 logic levels for flights, subways and anywhere without Wi-Fi.
How to play
Every Tickshift piece explained: arrows, walls, delays, rotators, splitters and portals
What each of the six Tickshift pieces does, when it shows up, and how to use it: direction arrows, walls, delays, rotators, splitters and portals.
Comparisons
A puzzle game that thinks like code: planning, running and debugging in Tickshift
Like programming puzzles? Tickshift has the same loop: plan the setup, press RUN, watch the result and debug. No code to type, just one rule and six pieces.
Strategy
Logic puzzle strategy: 7 ways to solve harder Tickshift levels
Seven practical strategies for harder logic puzzles in Tickshift: count the cells, start from the corners, read each turn, and fix one piece at a time.
Behind the game
All 20 Tickshift chapters: what each one brings, from First Light to Final Move
Tickshift’s 500 levels come in 20 chapters of 25. The full list, where each new piece appears, and what makes the later chapters harder.
Comparisons
Tickshift vs Sudoku: two logic puzzles that train different kinds of thinking
Sudoku is about deduction on a fixed grid; Tickshift is about planning lines that move. A side-by-side comparison to help you pick, or enjoy both.