{"id":18981,"date":"2019-05-01T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T00:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=18981"},"modified":"2019-04-05T13:05:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T13:05:13","slug":"pliq-ios-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/pliq-ios-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Pliq (iOS, Android)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/pliq_box\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-18966\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PLIQ_BOX-150x81.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PLIQ_BOX-150x81.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PLIQ_BOX.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Pliq is a Tetris-style free-to-play puzzle game downloadable on iOS and Android devices (reviewed on iPad here).\u00a0 Arranged rows of blocks fall from above, and you use the touch screen to create blocks from below.\u00a0 Tap the blocks again to make them disappear.\u00a0 Try to make your blocks match up to what\u2019s falling so everything disappears and you get points.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to Tetris, when a whole row of blocks are at the bottom, they\u2019ll disappear and you\u2019ll get points.\u00a0 So you must watch the falling blocks carefully and make the blocks below match so everything is cleared.\u00a0 As you get the hang of it, you can employ some neat tricks like pressing the arrow button at the top to make the blocks fall faster for more points.\u00a0 And you can make your own rows of blocks at the bottom that will get cleared for even more points, but that gets harder to do when the blocks start falling faster.<\/p>\n<p>If you fail to make a row of blocks disappear, that row will be blocked and you must make a row above it to unlock it for use.\u00a0 You\u2019ll want to be careful not to let this happen often, because once it does, the game can get pretty hard really fast!\u00a0 Sometimes special blocks appear to make things more complicated, like numbered blocks that take a certain number of rows to disappear completely.\u00a0 Sometimes power-up blocks appear and can clear out whole columns and such.\u00a0 There is even a block that when you clear it, you\u2019ll have to view an ad.\u00a0 While a little annoying, I think that\u2019s a funny way to implement ads in a free-to-play game.\u00a0 You can opt to purchase a no ads version of the game, too.\u00a0 Anyway, when the blocks touch the top of the screen, the game is over.<\/p>\n<p>While I don\u2019t think Pliq has as much staying power as other puzzlers like Tetris, and may not hold your interest as long, it\u2019s still a fun little game.\u00a0 I especially like the graphics style.\u00a0 The blocks have an organic jelly like liquid feel, mixed with a neon 80\u2019s arcade aesthetic.\u00a0 Just a fun little puzzle time waster.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/pliq_screen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18967\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PLIQ_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PLIQ_SCREEN.jpg 280w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PLIQ_SCREEN-84x150.jpg 84w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PLIQ_SCREEN-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nothing violent or objectionable here.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 Parental supervision is recommended for the in-game ads and purchases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pliq is a Tetris-style free-to-play puzzle game downloadable on iOS and Android devices (reviewed on iPad here).\u00a0 Arranged rows of blocks fall from above, and you use the touch screen to create blocks from below.\u00a0 Tap the blocks again to make them disappear.\u00a0 Try to make your blocks match up to what\u2019s falling so everything 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