Instructions
Pebble Jar
Drop pebbles into the jar. Two the same size that touch merge into the next size up. Keep the pile under the rim: a pebble resting over it for two seconds ends the run.
- Year
- 2021
- Era
- Daily Puzzle
- Genre
- Puzzle / Merge-drop
Free, no sign-up. Keyboard, touch or gamepad.
How to play
- Move the mouse to aim and click to drop.
- Arrows nudge the drop point, Space or Down drops.
- P pauses.
On touch
- Drag to aim, lift your finger to drop.
Every run starts on the title screen. Pause any time with P or the pause button; calm mode removes flashes and screen shake.
Maker’s note
Nine sizes of soft stone, numbered 1 to 9. Each merge pays the number of the pebble it makes; two of the biggest dissolve for 25. Every fourteenth drop or so is a glass marble, placed by the seed, which raises whatever it touches by one size, once. The drops come from a seed, so the daily jar deals the same stones in the same order for everyone. The physics runs at a fixed step and the server replays every drop before a score counts.
The Eracade workshop
Target scores
- 130
- 270
- 3120
- 4180
- 5250
- 6330
- 7430
- 8550
Each target is a step up. Beat them all and you have outplayed the workshop.
The Daily Puzzle era, 2020–2026
One shared puzzle a day and a result worth passing on, in calm colour with soft, rounded edges.
High scores
The top ten runs are saved in this browser with your three initials. Nothing is uploaded unless you submit a ranked run, so clearing site data clears the table.
