Tidal Tally

Number merge puzzle
1 player
Daily challenge
Phones and computers

Tidal Tally is a number merge puzzle that plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, for one player. It has a daily challenge, the same for everyone that day.

Fuse numbered stones on a 6 by 6 beach where almost half of what you are dealt is a 1 and one in twenty is above 3. A fused group becomes one stone on the square you just filled, so placement decides where the bigger number lands. The tide's row shows a countdown before it slides, and a full beach ends the game.

Play Tidal Tally

How to play

Click an empty square to place the next stoneOn a touch screen: Tap an empty square to place the next stone
Three or more equal stones touching fuse into the next number
Every fifth move the tide slides the marked row one square

The game shows these steps as you play, the first time.

Tidal Tally gameplay — Tidal Tally in play

Controls

Tap or click an empty square
Keyboard: arrows and Space

Tips

A group of four or five fuses as one and pays more than three, since points are the new number times the group size times five times the chain.
The marked row wraps when the tide slides it: the stone pushed off one end comes back in at the other and can land beside a match.
Nothing above a 4 is ever dealt, and the rare stone is only a 2 for the first 40 moves, so every big number has to be built.

Does the tide fuse stones?

Yes. When the marked row slides, any group of three or more equal stones it creates fuses just as if you had placed them, and chains follow on. The tide comes every fifth move; the row is marked in blue with an arrow for its direction and a countdown of the moves left.

What does the chain multiplier do?

Each fusion in one move multiplies its points by the chain number: the first fusion counts once, a second fusion triggered by the new stone counts twice, a third three times. Points for each step are the new stone's value, times the group size, times five, times that chain count.

About this game

Made by Sucia in Houston, Texas. Built with AI assistance, designed and tested by Sucia. Last updated October 7, 2026. It plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no download and no sign-in; your best scores and progress stay in this browser on this device. Without a pass, every game is free for 5 minutes a game and 30 minutes a day; an Arcade pass removes the limit. How Sucia makes and tests its games.

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