ELECTRIX

ELECTRIX is a neon block-placement puzzle built around an eleven-by-eleven grid. Three shaped pieces wait in the tray below the board. You drag a piece to a legal position, then use the space left behind to plan the next move. Fully occupied rows and columns clear away, increasing the score and reopening part of the grid. The game ends when no available piece can be placed. That makes every empty area a resource, even when a tempting placement would make the board look more complete.

The title screen introduces the objective in a few direct lines: drop blocks, fill rows and columns, and combine clears for higher scores. Its question-mark button opens instructions explaining the controls and end condition. A star button switches between cyan and magenta visual themes. These choices change the presentation while the placement rule remains the same. Start a run and identify the board boundary, the three tray slots, and the score before moving a piece. Knowing where each part sits makes later decisions easier to read.

Use a mouse drag or a touch drag to move a shape from its tray slot onto the grid. Check the full outline rather than only the square under your pointer. Every occupied cell in the piece must land on an empty board cell. A shape that looks close to fitting can still overlap one existing block. Begin with a simple placement to learn the alignment, then watch which cells remain available. The game rewards choosing a destination carefully before release, not repeatedly dropping a piece over an unsuitable gap.

Rows and columns are equally useful routes to making room. If you focus only on horizontal lines, you may miss a vertical clear that would free a large central area. After each placement, scan in both directions. Identify lines with just a few empty cells and compare those gaps with the waiting shapes. A move that advances two crossing lines can be especially promising, provided it does not wall off a larger space that another tray piece needs. Think about the immediate clear and the board it leaves afterward.

The larger grid offers room to experiment, but that room can disappear gradually. Small isolated holes are the main warning sign. A one-cell gap may be easy to overlook until surrounding blocks make it unreachable by any useful shape. Try building along a reasonably coherent edge instead of placing every piece in a different region. This is not a demand to keep one rigid pattern throughout a run. It is a way to maintain recognizable spaces whose outlines can be compared with the next pieces at a glance.

All three tray pieces deserve attention before the first placement. If one has an awkward outline, reserve a destination for it while using a simpler piece to finish a line elsewhere. If a line clear would create room for that awkward shape, play the clear first. The order can matter as much as the destinations. A short mental preview of two moves often reveals whether a plan will stay legal. Once you release the first shape, verify the result instead of assuming that your imagined board was exact.

Combos provide another reason to consider timing. Clearing several lines at once can be more rewarding than clearing one, but leaving near-complete lines waiting indefinitely reduces available space. Decide whether the current board can safely support the setup. When space becomes limited, a modest clear that restores options may be a stronger choice than holding out for an impressive effect. The score is an outcome of the placement strategy. Keeping the run alive gives you more opportunities to build combinations later, when the board is less constrained.

The theme switch can help you choose a comfortable visual contrast, and the sound control lets you adjust the presentation while planning. Whatever theme you choose, focus on cell boundaries and shape outlines. Bright effects mark successful clears, but the next useful information is the new arrangement of empty cells. Let the animation finish, inspect the tray again, and continue from the updated board. That brief reset of attention prevents a common error: placing a piece according to the layout that existed before the last line disappeared.

ELECTRIX suits players who enjoy score puzzles where deliberate spatial decisions matter more than reflexes. The controls are direct, the failure condition is clear, and each run provides examples of useful and wasteful placements. After game over, remember where the largest disconnected gaps formed and try a different order next time. Start with one clean fit, keep both line directions in mind, and treat the remaining open area as carefully as the blocks already on the board.