Strategy
Minesweeper patterns: how to read the numbers
The handful of number patterns that solve most Minesweeper boards, why each one works, and what to do when logic runs out.
5 min read
Game guides
Rules, strategy and tips for the games on Aback Games, written to make you a better player. Each guide links straight to the game, so you can try every idea as you read.
Strategy
Strategy
Sudoku techniques, from singles to the X-wing
Every technique you need to solve Sudoku without guessing, in the order the puzzles ask for them, with a plain explanation of why each one works.
4 min read
Strategy
Solitaire strategy: how to win more Klondike games
Practical Klondike tips: where to look first, why an empty column is only useful with a king, when to hold cards back from the foundations, and how Draw 3 changes things.
3 min read
Strategy
FreeCell strategy: plan the deal, keep the cells free
FreeCell is nearly all skill. How to read a deal, why empty columns are worth more than free cells, and how many cards you can move at once.
3 min read
Strategy
Spider Solitaire strategy for 1, 2 and 4 suits
How to approach Spider Solitaire at every suit setting: building in suit, making and keeping empty columns, and timing the deals from the stock.
2 min read
Strategy
Ball sort puzzle strategy: how to solve every level
Why empty tubes matter most, how to plan two moves ahead, and what to do when a ball sort puzzle seems to have no way forward.
2 min read
Tips
Tips
io games tips: survive longer and climb the leaderboard
The habits that keep you alive in any io arena, plus specific tips for snake, blob, territory and tank games.
3 min read
How to play
How to play
How to solve Star Battle puzzles
The rules of Star Battle and the logical steps that solve it, from small regions to counting regions across several rows.
3 min read
How to play
Mexican Train dominoes: rules, scoring and strategy
The full rules of Mexican Train dominoes, how scoring works, the house rules families argue about, and a plan for keeping your score low.
3 min read