Merge 10

While working through Merge 10, I was tickled pink by the mathematical twists and turns this little gem had to offer. It’s like a lemony lemonade for your brain on a hot day — refreshing, but with the right amount of pucker. The objective is to mangle your grey stuff into making the board numbers add up on their way to the final total of ten, and man, does it get the neurons popping!

I came to consensus with other players, agreeing that hints are the online equivalent of bringing a fly to a picnic, no one wants that! They spring up faster than a 'Jack-in-the-box' when you're deciding what your next master move should be. It’s like being in a chess game with an overzealous onlooker in your ear giving unsolicited advice.

And yet, there’s something oddly satisfying as you pair a couple of fives, or gracefully combine a chain of numbers to hit that illustrious ten.

Pros: A smart, addictive duel, laced with the pleasure of gathering twinkling coins. Cons: Those clues could use a big fat ‘off switch’ to allow for free-range strategic thinking without the push.

If you are said person and you are itching for a rhythmic puzzle that fishes the waters of your arithmetic agility, then curl up with Merge 10. Just be ready to tell those hints to step back; your noggin is on it!