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Solve Jackhammer puzzles and use hints, retry, or skip

Play the full solution and understand how mistakes and skipped puzzles affect the round.

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Step by step

  1. Open your set and start or resume the offered round.
  2. Watch the puzzle's opening move and check whose turn it is before moving. Drag a piece or use the board's supported tap controls.
  3. Play the solution through the automatic replies. Wait for replies and save indicators before trying to move again.
  4. If a move is wrong, use Retry to return to the attempt and try again. Use Hint when available to see the starting square, then a move arrow if you request another hint.
  5. Use Skip only after reading its confirmation. A skipped puzzle counts as incorrect for the round's stats.
  6. Continue until the round completes, then open the set's results.

What it looks like

Example Jackhammer puzzle board with elapsed time, progress, skip, and pause controls
Example Jackhammer puzzle. Older Cycle and Pause cycle labels are now Round and Pause round. Select the image to see it full size.

After you finish

Your round records the puzzle attempts, including first-try misses and skips, for later review.

If you get stuck