GAMES

Lines of Five

An original puzzle of coloured balls on a 9 × 9 board. Tap a ball and roll it to an empty square along a free path; line up five or more of one colour – across, down or diagonally – and they vanish for points (longer lines score much more). Every move that makes no line brings three new balls, and you can see which colours are coming. Keep the board from filling up. A new game any time, a daily game that is the same for everyone, undo, and shapes on the balls for colour-blind players.

Ready to try · An original puzzle of coloured balls on a 9 × 9 board. Tap a ball and roll it to an empty square along a free path; line up five or more of one colour – across, down or diagonally – and they vanish for points (longer lines score much more). Every move that makes no line brings three new balls, and you can see which colours are coming. Keep the board from filling up. A new game any time, a daily game that is the same for everyone, undo, and shapes on the balls for colour-blind players.