Loopgrid
Cycle rows and columns to line up every color.👆
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Play to set a score, then submit it to the board.
About Loopgrid
Loopgrid looks like a colour-sorting puzzle and behaves like a combination lock. The board is completely full, with no gap to slide into, and the only move is to rotate an entire row or column one step so that the tile pushed off one end wraps around to the other. You win when every row has become a solid band of its own colour. The catch is that a column turn, the only way to carry a colour from one row to another, drags the whole column with it, so repairing one row usually unpicks another. Beginners chase whichever tile looks most out of place and end up going in circles. Experienced players learn the commutator: turn a row, turn a column, turn the row back, turn the column back, and only three tiles have moved while everything else returns home. Each board is scrambled by a known number of random turns, and that count is your par; match or beat it and the efficiency bonus pays in full. Completing several rows with one turn scores quadratically more than finishing them separately, which rewards patient setups. Easy uses four colours on 4×4, hard six on 6×6, and the Daily board is a shared 5×5 with a streak and a shareable result.
How to play
- Every tile in the grid has a color. There is no empty slot — you never slide a single tile.
- Press a row or column arrow to cycle the whole row or column one step in that direction; the tile that falls off one end reappears on the other.
- Turn a full row into its own single color to complete it — the first completion of each row scores a bonus, even if later moves disturb it again.
- Win by having every row complete at the same time. There is no move limit: par is the number of scramble moves, and finishing at or under par earns the full efficiency bonus.
Strategy & tips
- Think in whole loops, not single tiles — every cycle shifts an entire row or column at once, so plan a few moves ahead.
- Completing several rows with the same move scores a combo — the bonus grows with the square of the rows finished together.
- A row’s completion bonus is only paid once, but the win needs every row correct at the same time, so a finished row you disturb must be rebuilt.
- On harder difficulties the grid is bigger, so scan for the row or column closest to done before committing a move.
FAQ
How do you play Loopgrid?
Use the row and column arrow buttons around the grid to cycle a full row or column one step. The tile that leaves one end reappears on the opposite end.
Why can’t I just slide one tile?
Loopgrid has no empty slot — unlike a sliding puzzle, every move shifts an entire row or column as a loop, which changes the whole solving approach.
Can I play a fresh puzzle every day?
Yes — Daily mode gives everyone the same seeded grid each day, with a streak counter for playing on consecutive days. Practice mode gives you a fresh random grid at any difficulty.