Sometimes you run across a new game that feels exactly like a classic—like it's been around for years. The mechanism behind Michael Le's Jelly Blocks is so simple, so intuitive, and yet so versatile that it makes you wonder if anybody had come up with anything like it before. In short, it bears all of the hallmarks of a great classic puzzler. [Update: Actually, this is a clone of the game, Denki Blocks, no wonder it had classic written all over it(!) Thanks, JIG community for setting the record straight.]
The goal of each level is to maneuver blocks of the same color so that they touch. Use the arrow keys to move the entire set of blocks around the screen. Immovable black squares can be used to prevent certain blocks from moving, allowing you to separate adjacent blocks from each other. The twist here is that when blocks of the same color meet, they fuse into a single block. Although this is the ultimate goal of the game, you'll have to be careful, as you can easily render a level unsolvable through premature fusions.
There are 100 available levels to play, but they are generally pretty short—once you figure out the solution. They gradually increase in difficulty, and there are surprisingly few which resemble each other. The first fifteen or so are pretty easy, and are designed to give you a flavor of the types of tricks you'll have to pull later on. Some of these can be solved by a number of different strategies, including random key-mashing (OK, maybe not solved but it'll get you a good start.) Soon though, you'll have to plan your moves carefully, and you'll find the undo and restart buttons come in very handy.
The only thing missing from Jelly Blocks is a move counter—this simple device would add so much: more strategy from figuring out the optimal solution, replay value from trying to beat your previous score, and it would allow for the ever-popular high score table.
But fear not, Jelly Blocks contains more than enough puzzler goodness to satisfy the hunger of anyone. So get your jam on and play Jelly Blocks!
Walkthrough Guide
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Jelly Blocks Walkthrough
L = [left] arrow key
R = [right] arrow key
U = [up] arrow key
D = [down] arrow key
Levels 1...10
Level 1
L8, U3.
Level 2
R5, U1.
Level 3
D1, L1, U2, R1, D1.
Level 4
U2, L1, D8, L5, U11, L5, R1, D13, L3.
Level 5
D5, L6, U7, L2, D1.
Level 6
L5, U5, D3, R1, U6, D2, R11, D12, L12.
Level 7
L4, U8, L2, U8.
Level 8
U4, L2, R2, D4, L1, D3.
Level 9
U2, R1.
Level 10
R2, L2, U3, D3, U2, L3, U3, L2, R5, D2.
Levels 11...20
Level 11
L4, D1, R12, U11, D3, R1, U1.
Level 12
D1, R8, U4, L4, U2.
Level 13
U4, D5.
Level 14
R2, D1, R2, U3.
Level 15
D5, R13, U4, L3, D6, R12, U6, L3, D8, R12, U9, L3.
Level 16
U2, R3, D4, L5, U6, R4.
Level 17
U4, R9, U6, L2, D2, R1, D13, R11, U1, L3, D2, R3, D1, L3, D1, R3, D1, L2, D8, R9, U2, R1.
Level 18
R5, U11, D7, L14, U7, R7, U6, L4.
Level 19
U3, L7, R5, D10, R3, D4, R5, L6, U5, L7.
Level 20
R2, D2, L6, U4, L2, R3, D10, R7, U7, L2.
Levels 21...30
Level 21
U1, R4, D3, R1, D4, L1, D3, L1, D7, R7, U1, R2, D2, R2.
Level 22
R7, U14, L7, D4, L4, U5.
Level 23
D5, R5, D6, L1.
Level 24
D7, R8, D2, L11, U9, R5, D4, L2, U1, R3, D2, L6, D3, R1, U2, L1, U1, R3, U2, L2, U6, R3, U2, L1, D4, R1, D1, L3, D3, R1, U4, L6, D1, R3, U7.
Level 25
R5, D1, L3, U6, D6, L9, U1, R8, U9, D6, R1, U1, L7.
Level 26
U4, L1, U1, L2, U4, L2.
Level 27
R1, D2, R1, D1, R6, L1, D2, R4, D3.
Level 28
U6, R5, D8, L1, U8, R1, U1, L9, D8, R2, U8, L2, U1, R7, L4, D11.
Level 29
U1, L3, D3, U1, R4, D1, R1, D5, L1, U5, L3, U7, R3, L3, D2, L2, D3, L1, R3, U2, L2, D1, L4, U5.
Level 30
R1, U5, L4, R4, D6, R1, D3, L4, U1, R4, U10, D3, R1, D4, L4, U1, R9, U6, D3, L4, U4, L1, U1, R2, U5.
Levels 31...40
Level 31
U6, R5, U1, R2, D1, R5, L4, D6, R4, D4, L3, D1, U1, L2, U5, R6, D4, R7, D4, U1, R1, U6.
Level 32
U2, L2, U8, L2, D2, L2, D5, L3, U7, R1, U5, D2, L4, D7, R3, U9, R3, U3, R2, D4, R1, D7, R3, U4, L3, U7.
Level 33
U8, L15, U1, L2, D13, R5, U9, L10, D15, R10, L8, U4, L2, D3, L1, U6, R1, D11, R1, U4, L1, D4, L11.
Level 34
D7, L2, D3, R10, L2, U1, L3, U11, L1.
U2,
Level 35
R4, D1, U3, R3, U3, D1, L7, D4, L2, D1, U10, R5.
Level 36
D1, R1, U3, R4, U3, L1, D1, L2, U1, L1, U1, L1, R4, U1, R1, U1, L1, U1, L1, U3, R1, U1, D14, U3, L5.
Level 37
U1, R9, D1, R11, D1, R11, U2, R1, D2, R9, U3, R1, D2, R9, D1, R1, U2, R9, D3, R1, U2, R8, U2, R1, D1, R8, D4, R1, U2, R8, U3, R1, D3, R7, U4, R1, D3, R7, U4, R1, D3, R7, D3, R1, U3, R6, D4, R1, U3, R6, D4, R1, U3, R6.
Level 38
L1, D3, L3, U9, R6, U9, D2, R4, L1, U1, R2, U12, D5, U5, L1, U1, R2.
Level 39
L3, D6, R1, U2, R1, D2, R10, L4, U6, R1, D2, R1, U2, R10.
Level 40
U5, L5, R4, L3, D4, R3, U13, L5, D2, U2, L1, U8, R4, D2, L3, U12, R5, D2.
Levels 41...50
Level 41
U10, L3, U2, R2, U12, R1, L1, U2, L2, U2, L2, D2, R2.
Level 42
D1, R2, U4, D6, L9, R4, U6, D1, L10, D3, U1, L1, U1, D1, R6, U8, D1, L8, D2, R1, U7, L4, D1.
Level 43
D6, R3, U3, L4, D2, R6, U6, L6, D1, L1, R4, D6, L6, U11, R11, U1, L3, D14, R6.
Level 44
D3, L7, U2, L4, R3, D7, L9, U4, D3, L8, U2, D5, L4, U1, R2, D2, R2, D3, L4, D3, L2.
Level 45
L2, U3, L4, U2, L3, U1, R4, U1, R1, U2, L4, D4, L1, U4, L3, R1, D2.
Level 46
L9, D4, R5, D8, R1, U1, L2, U7, L6, D1, L1, U2, R1, D2, R6, D6, L3, U3, L1, D1, L7, U4, L7, R5, D10, R2.
Level 47
U2, R3, U2, D2, R2, U2, R2, L4, D3, R3, U1, R4, L1, U1, R1, U4.
Level 48
D1, L1, U1, L1, D4, R4, D2, R6, U8, L5, U2, L6.
Level 49
L10, U5, D5, L3, U2, L2.
Level 50
R2, U3, L11, D6, R2, D8, R2, U3, L11, R6, D10, R5, L1, D8, U4, R8, U4, R8, D8, L3, U6, R9, L5, U6, R6, D4, R1.
Levels 51...60
Level 51
D9, L1, U3, L5, D3, L1, U1, L1, U2, L2, D3, L1, U1, L1, R3, L2, D1, R1, D4, U3, L4.
Level 52
R1, U3, L8, U5, R1, U5, R6, L1, U2, L3, R2, U4, D5, L5, U1, L1, U1, L3, U1, D1, R1, D1, R3, U1, R1, U1, R1, U2, L2, U1, L1, U1, L1, U2, R2, D5, L4, U1, L1, U1, L1.
Level 53
L1, U6, R3, D6, L4, R7, U1, R4, L5, D2, R7, U2, L2, D4, U2, L2, D2, L1, D2, R1, D7.
Level 54
L1, U3, R4, D1, R2, U1, L5, D2, L2, D2, L1, U3, L2, D3, U2, R5, D2, R1, U2, R2, D2.
Level 55
U5, L3, U3, R2, U2, L2.
Level 56
U2, R3, D6, L12, U6, D2, L4, D6, R11, U6, L4, R1, D3, L10, U9, D3, R3, U2, D5, L1, D1.
Level 57
U4, R9, U1, L2, U5, D3, L3, U3.
Level 58
L4, U7, D5, R2, D4, R6, D1, R1, L1, U13, R1, U6, L8, D13, U3, L6, D6, R1, D1, R5, U1, L2, U10, R9, L8, D1, L1, D1, R5, U1, R1, D7, L11, U2.
Level 59
R4, D8, L7, U3, R1, U3, L1, U7, D1, R1, D5, L4, U3, R2, D5.
Level 60
R1, U4, R6, L1, D3, R1, D5, L4, U3, L4, D3, R1, U7, L2, D6, L3, D5.
Levels 61...70
Level 61
L4, D1, L3, U1, L1, D1, R5, U1, R1, U3, D1, L2, U1.
Level 62
R4, D3, U7, R3, D4, U4, R1, D4, R5, U4, R2, D1.
Level 63
L3, U2, L1, D4, R11, L1, U2, L6, R2, D4, L6, U11, D2, R4, U1, L3, U6.
Level 64
D4, L1, D3, L2, R3, U3, R6, L6, U1, R5, D9, U7, R1.
Level 65
D8, L1, U13, R7, D11, L2, U10, R1, U2, R7, D10, L4, U13, R7, D10, L5, U12, R7, D10, L6, U13, R6, D10, L7, D1, U10, R3, U3, R5, D10, L8, U11, R4, U2, R4, D10, L9, D1, U10, R2, U3, D10, L3, U11, R2, U2, D10, L3, D1, U10, R2, U3, D10, L3, U11, R2, U2, D10, L3, D1, U10, R2, U3, D10, L3, U11, R2, U2.
Level 66
R6, D3, L3, U6, L3, R2, D1, R2, D6, R5.
Level 67
U1, R3, D3, L5, D1, L1, R1, U7, L4, R1, D3, U10, L6, D3, U1, R13, D5, R1.
Level 68
D2, R1, D1, R3, D5, R1, U6, D1, R4, U5, R1, D3, R3, D8, U5, R5, D3, L4, U5, L5, D8, L1, U3, R4, U8, L7, D5, L4, R6, U8, L7, D5, L3, U3, R7, D7, L6, R4, U1, R1, D3, L6.
Level 69
D2, L10, D4, U1, R1, U1, R2, U2, L1, D3, R1, D2, R4, U2, D1, R3, D1, L5, R5, D1, L5, R2, U6, R5, D3, R1, U1, R1, D1, L4, U4, L5, R3, D1, R2, D2, R3.
Level 70
D5, L4, R1, D5, R4, D5, L3, D4, R5, U6, R1, U5, D3, L4, R4, L3, U1, R3, U1, L1, U1, L1, R3, U6, D1, L7, D5, U2, R3, D1, R6, D2.
Levels 71...80
Level 71
R8, D7, L5, D7, L1, U8, R1, U12, L4, U4, R1, D5, R1, D1, R10, L1, D11, R9.
Level 72
R10, U1, R1, U4, L7, D8, R1, U5, L2, D4, R1, U1, R9, L10, U7, R6, L9, U2, R3, U6, R6, L2, D11, L9, U9, R7.
Level 73
D4, R5, D5, U2, R4, D4, R9, L2, U4, R5, D3, R2, D6.
Level 74
L2, U5, L7, U2, R11, D14.
Level 75
U2, R1, U2, R1, U3, L1, D1, R5, U1, R1, D2, R2, U1, R4, L1, U3, L1, U1, R2, D2, R4, D3, R1, L1, U4, R1, D4, R1, D3, R3, L4, U2, L1, U3, R1, D3, R1, D2, R1, U3, R1, U3, L6, D5, L1, U3, R1, U3, L2, U4, R1, D5, R1, D3, R1, U4, R4, D4, R1, D2, U5.
Level 76
L14, U13, D1, R13, D6, L13, U1, R1, D2, R1, D3, L4, D1, U4, L1, D1, R1, D4, L1, U4, R1, U1, R6, D6, U4, L1, D1, L13, U11, L12.
Level 77
L1, U9, L2, U1, R3, L1, D8, R9, D3, L9, U4, R2, U2, L4, U1, R4, D4, R6, L1, U8, D5, R1, D2, L3, D5, R1, U4, R3.
Level 78
D5, R8, U1, L5, U2, L1, U2, D1, L5, R1, U1, R3, D4, R6, L1, U8, L6, D10, R10, U5.
Level 79
D6, R7, U11, L2, D3, L3, U5, D4, R3, D1, R1, D7, R1, U3, L11, D1, R8, U5, L1, D7, R7, D1.
Level 80
U14, L13, R2, D11, L3, D1, U1, R3, U1, R1, U1, R1, U1, R1, U6, L11, D6, U2, R11, D7, L2.
Levels 81...90
Level 81
R2, U3, L2, D3, R6, D2.
Level 82
U1, L1, D6, L3, R4, D3.
Level 83
U9, L6, R10, L3, D3, R9, U6.
Level 84
D5, R4, U10, R2, L6, R1, U1, R6, U6, R2, U6, D2, R2, U1, R1, D7, R7, L8, U1, R2, U8, R2, D6, R2, D1, L4, U3, D2, R1, U3, L7, D7, R5, U5, L2, U2, R5, D6.
Level 85
U4, L6, U2, L2, D3, L5, U1, R2, U1, R6, D1, R5, D3, L5, D5, R2, U3, R1, D2, R3, L3, U5, L2, U3, R5, U4, R3, D2, L2, D6, L2, U5, R5, D2, R2, L7, D5, L1, R7, D3, U6, R1, U3, L8, U2.
Level 86
U1, D4, R4, D2, R3, U1, L5, U6, R4, L9, D1, L1, U7, R5, U1, R2, D1, R3, D3, L5, D6, R2.
Level 87
D2, R2, D3, L4, D1, L3, U5, D1, R2, U1, R3, D3, R2, D2, R4, D3, U1, L1, D1, L2, D1, L2, D6, R1, U1, R2, D3, L12, U4, R3, U2, R3, U1, R6, D1, R4, U3, L2, U2, L2.
Level 88
U3, L5, R12, D9, R6, U1, L2, U3, L12, R6, U4, R5, U1, L3, R1, D4, L1, D1, L4, U6, R5, D5, R5, U1, L1, U5, L1, D5, U5, R8, U3.
Level 89
D4, L8, U10, R7, D6, L5, D4, R2, U15, R2, D11, R2, U5, L3, D5, R4, U8, L11, U1.
Level 90
U1, R1, U2, R6, D9, R1, D4, R8, U4, D10, L1.
Levels 91...100
Level 91
D1, L2, R5, D8, R1, U7, R2, U1, R1, L4, U4, D5, R12, U1, L5, U3, R1, U1, L1, D2, R4, D1, U1, R6.
Level 92
U6, R10, L1, D7, R1, L7, U3, R8, D6, R3, D11, L4, R3, U7, R9, U8, R1, L3, U6, L4, U4, R10, U4, L6, U4, R10, D3, U3, L6, U4, R9, U4.
Level 93
U1, L1, D1, R3, U6, L4, D8, R4, D6, U2, R4, L1, U4, R3, U3, D7.
Level 94
D7, R8, U6, L2, U6, R4, L9, D2, L3, U4, R6, D10, R4, D8, U5, L1, D6, L6, D1.
Level 95
R8, U2, L2, U6, D5, L7, D4, L5, R1, U4, R13, L1, D1, L5, U2, L5, U5, L2, D7, L3, U11, R11, D14, L1, U3, L5, D7, L5, U3, R1, U2, L1, U4, R9, U1, R1, D14, L4, U1, L1, D2, L6, U3, R1, U2, L1, U4, L1, U1, R15, D14, U1, L5, D2, L6, U9, R7, U2, D7, L7, D8, U1, L1, D1, R11, U9.
Level 96
U1, R1, D2, R6, U4, L1, D1, L1, U1, L6, D1, R2, D3, R7, D4, L9, U3.
Level 97
R4, U4, L6, D13, R5, D5, U8, D1, L2, U6, R11, D11, L2, U8, L6, U2, L2, D12, L6.
Level 98
D3, L4, U2, L5, D1, L2, U1, D6, U3, R10, D1, L1, D1, R2, U9, L6, U1, D2, R4, D4, L6, U4.
Level 99
U2, L4, U1, R3, U2, L2, D4, L2, D7, U3, L4, D6, R12, U8, D1, L9, D3, R11, L9, U12, R4, D6, R3, U3, L3, U5, R1, D3, R2, D5, R3, U1, L3, U7, R1, D8, L9, U12, R4, D7, R3, U1, L3, U5, L6, U10, R4, D9, R3, U2, L3, U3, D3, R2, D8, L12, R1, U3, R2, U1, L1, U2, R2, U2, R1, D2, R2, L1, U4, L1, R1, D1, R1, U1, R2, D8, R3, U2, L3, U4.
Level 100
R3, D5, L12, U1, L1, U1, R1, U5, R11, D7, R2, D5, L1, U2, L6, U2, R5, D4, L6, U2, L7, U1, R7, U1, L6, U1, R7, U5, L12, D1, L1, D6, R14, U5, L7, R7, D4, R1, U7, L4, U2, L7, U1, R7, U1, L6, U1, R7, D5, L12, R9, D5, L10.
Posted by: jan.jan | August 30, 2007 1:35 AM