This is a really neat puzzle game where colored lines are arranged on the screen and you must tap either end to shrink them down into a single square. When all colors have just one square apiece, you win the level.  But you must plan your moves as colored lines can attach to other lines and move when you shrink them down, so you have to think ahead.  I’m not really sure why this game is called Fold+ since you’re not really folding anything, but I guess they had to call it something.  It’s also a sequel to a game that came out in 2013, but since that’s about the time I got my iPad, I never played the first one so I don’t know how the ‘plus’ version has improved.  You can download Fold+ on iOS and Android devices, and it’s reviewed on iPad here.

There are five variations on how you play, with more than 30 levels in each. So you have over 100 puzzles in all, which is a good deal.  The first mode, “Fold/Expand” is your introductory set of puzzles that show the basics and get harder from there.  In “Paint it Black,” you must contract the lines so they turn into squares on dark parts of the puzzle field and then they’ll turn black.  “Peer Pressure” has blocks that’ll turn whatever color is around them when you shrink them.  “Gone With the Wind” has fan blocks that can blow other blocks around unless they have a stationary dot symbol on them.  And last is “Spin to Win,” with blocks you can tap that can rotate other nearby blocks.

The game does a great job of explaining the rules of each mode with puzzles that teach you the basics interactively. The only two problems I had with the game was that, one, you can only go back one move.  Any more and you have to start the level over again.  There’s no reason why they couldn’t let you go back multiple moves.  And two, some of the puzzles can get pretty tricky, so a hint option would’ve been nice.  But otherwise, Fold+ is a neat game and is at a pretty decent price, so if you like puzzlers you’ll want to download this.

Kid Factor:

Reading skill is helpful for some of the text, but not necessary as it’s pretty easy to figure out just by playing. Younger gamers may get frustrated and need help with some of the tougher puzzles, but the game could be considered educational as it teaches logic and thinking skills.

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