I have been playing this game for a while now. Constantly. If I have time, I will grab my iPad mini and play this game. This game is just so addictive. It has very simple instructions, but it will get you hooked.
When it first came out, I heard a lot of buzz about it. Not from the people I know, but from the web. Back when I always read articles on Flipboard, I saw an article about Threes. I pondered about buying the game. The game was only available on iOS at the time, and sold for $1.99. I initially decided against purchasing the game, thinking it wasn't well worth it's price. Thinking about it now, it was the best $1.99 I've (my dad) every spent and I have no regrets.
The game is fairly simple. When you start the tutorial, you are told to swipe anywhere. A pair of numbers show up, a blue 1 and a red 2 tile. You are told to swipe anywhere, and the entire board moves. You combine the 1s and the 2s together to form 3s, the game's namesake. From there, you can only combine like numbers or, as the game refers to them, twins. Which means, 3+3 = 6, 6+6 = 12, 12+12=24, 24+24 = 48, 48+48 = 96, and so on.
The game ends when there are no more moves left to do, and the board is filled up with tiles. The numbers on the board, except 1s and 2s, will make up your score. So the higher the number you get, the larger your score will be. Scores are exponents of 3. Starting with 3 (3^1) = 3, 6 (3^2) = 9, 12 (3^3) = 27, and so on.
The highest score on the App Store is 2,808,147. But according to Sirvo (the game's creators), the current legitimate high score is 808, 989. Even then it's still disputed. Here is a image filled with Threes! stats released to announce the game's arrival on Android:
Taken from www.polygon.com
My personal high score is only 29, 589. Still trying to get that very elusive 1536 tile. The most I've got is Triferatu (768), but I've been seeing him a lot lately. Maybe one of these days, I'll finally get 1536, or even higher.
Maybe part of this game is the fun in getting the larger numbers. At the beginning, getting a 192 was already difficult, more so for the 384. But now, I have no difficulty in getting at least to a 384 tile. When I get to 768, the game slows down, every move is careful, so as not to compromise the entire board.
To the person who hasn't played Threes! The game looks very complicated. I've had people play Threes! on my iPad mini. Some people enjoy the game and some can't tolerate it. They get easily frustrated by how quickly they fill the entire board with clutter, but give Threes! time, and the game will grow on you, much like how it says it on the App Store and Google Play Store.
I've suggested the game to a lot of people. The game is awesome. And even though one game, doesn't take too long to finish. You'll find yourself playing more than one, and this could take hours and hours of enjoyable gameplay. The game has an awesome soundtrack too, paired with the cute voices of the tiles.
Buy it now and play it for a lifetime :3
Threes! is available on iOS and Android.
Google Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vo.threes.exclaim
