Overload
Trigger chain reactions to score big before your taps run out.👆
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About Overload
Overload turns a chain reaction into a puzzle you set off with a single tap. Every cell can hold a charge equal to how many neighbours it has — two in a corner, three on an edge, four in the middle — and tapping adds one. The instant a cell fills, it overloads: it empties and pushes a charge into each neighbour at once, and any neighbour that fills up overloads too, so a well-chosen tap can roll across the board in cascading waves. You get a limited number of taps, and the scoring loves length — each overload in a single chain lifts the combo multiplier, so the goal is never to poke cells one at a time but to load the board quietly and then find the one tap that detonates everything. Centre cells reach the most neighbours and spread furthest, and setting off a single chain of at least the board's Storm count of overloads (36 to start, higher on each new board) earns a Perfect Storm bonus. Free and instant in the browser, it saves your best score, and chasing that perfect board-sweeping cascade is where it hooks you.
How to play
- Every cell’s capacity equals its number of neighbours (corner 2, edge 3, centre 4).
- Tap a cell to add one charge.
- The instant a cell reaches capacity it overloads: it resets and pushes energy into each neighbour.
- Neighbours that fill up overload too, cascading in waves. You have a limited number of taps — score big chains.
Strategy & tips
- Look for cells already near capacity next to other near-full cells — one tap can start a rolling chain.
- Centre cells reach more neighbours, so a well-placed centre overload spreads furthest.
- Set up a cascade rather than spending taps one at a time; the combo multiplier rewards big chains.
- Set off the Storm count of overloads (36 on board 1, rising each board) in ONE tap for the Perfect Storm bonus.
- Spend your last taps to trigger the biggest possible single cascade.
FAQ
What happens when a cell overloads?
It resets to zero and sends one charge to each orthogonal neighbour at once; any neighbour that reaches capacity then overloads too, chaining across the board.
How many taps do I get?
Puzzle mode gives you 9 taps on the first boards, dropping to 7 on later boards, and a Perfect Storm pays 500 points plus 50 for every tap you still have. Endless mode starts you with 10 taps and adds 5 more after each Perfect Storm.
How do I score high?
Trigger long cascades — each overload in a single chain raises the combo multiplier, so one perfect tap can sweep the grid.