Gate Weave
Slide the colour carts to their matching gates — read the order and the whole board unravels.
ARCADE / TOWER TEMPO
Tower Tempo
Tap anywhere (or Space) to drop the swinging block the instant it lines up
Tower Tempo is a one-button tower stacker where every floor is a different silhouette — wide slabs, narrow posts, and asymmetric wedges whose weight sits off-centre. A block swings back and forth above the stack; tap to drop it, and only the part that actually lines up with the top survives. The trick is balance: land each shape’s centre of mass on the stack’s centre and the drop counts as perfect, healing width back and growing a recovery chain. Drop carelessly and the stack drifts sideways until it topples. Clear the fixed 30-floor budget to complete the tower, or watch it collapse to nothing first. Every run draws a fresh seed — shapes, swing speed and amplitude change each time, the next shape is previewed before it falls, and an instant restart is always one tap away.
How to play
Rules
Tap to drop the swinging shape onto the tower. Only the part overlapping the top survives; the rest is cut away. Land the shape’s centre on the stack’s centre for a perfect — it heals width and extends the recovery chain. Let the stack’s centre of mass drift too far and the tower topples. Clear 30 floors to complete the run, or let the width reach zero and it collapses.
Controls
Tap anywhere (or press Space) to drop the block the instant it lines up. That is the entire control scheme, on desktop and mobile alike.
Tips
Asymmetric shapes (wedges, offset posts) carry their weight to one side — a centre tap drifts the stack toward a topple. Shift the swing so the shape’s centre lands on the stack’s centre instead. The next shape is previewed above, so plan your aim one floor ahead. A perfect chain heals width and outscore repeated near-misses.
Behind the game
Tower Tempo looks like a familiar one-button stacker until the shapes start carrying their weight away from their outlines. A wide slab, a thin post, and an asymmetric wedge do not ask for the same drop point. The block swings above the tower; tapping drops it, and only its overlap with the top remains. What matters is not simply centering the visible edges. A shape whose mass sits to one side can pull the whole structure toward a collapse even when its outline seems neatly placed. The satisfying work is learning to see balance in motion and to make a single timely tap express it. A perfect happens when the falling shape’s centre of mass lands on the stack’s centre. Perfects restore width and extend a recovery chain, so they do more than decorate a good drop: they provide a way back from an imperfect tower. Use the swing to place the weight, not merely the widest part, over the centre. When the tower has drifted, a conservative overlapping drop can stop the damage; when the next preview shows a shape that suits the current top, a perfect is a chance to heal. The preview is important because it lets you avoid solving only the present floor. Consider whether the current landing leaves a surface the next silhouette can use. Careless cuts shrink the stack, and a centre of mass that travels too far makes the tower topple. A complete run has thirty floors, giving the tower a real finish line instead of an endless climb. Fresh seeds vary the order of silhouettes, swing speed, and swing amplitude, so the cadence changes while the physical rule stays legible. The result feels like building a tiny kinetic sculpture: every floor keeps a trace of the last decision, and a well-timed recovery can turn a lopsided object into a stable tower. Restarting invites a new rhythm and another attempt at reading the shapes rather than repeating a fixed arrangement.
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