Dumbo Drop: Photo Puzzle Game

Pieces fall from the top, one at a time. Line up four pieces of the same picture and it completes itself — then new pieces drop in to fill the gap. That is the whole rule. But the fuller the board gets, the more often you catch yourself asking "where do I even put this?" * Drag the pieces around Pieces that have already joined move together as one block. Put a group down in the wrong place and you can shove the whole thing across, so there is nothing to be careful about. Go ahead and try it. * 300 themed sets Dumbo buried in a sunflower field. Dumbo crossing the desert on a camel. Dumbo looking up at fireworks. Mascot, summer, space, desert, snowfield, ocean, jungle, city, Christmas, Halloween, birthday party, wizard, dragon, princess and castle.... — 300 in all. That is 500 stages before a single picture comes round again. * Your own photos work too Pick photos from your gallery and they become puzzles. Last year's trip, your kid, what you had for lunch. The more familiar the scene, the more confusing it gets once it is scattered into quarters — which turns out to be the fun of it. Photos stay on your device and never leave it. The app never looks through your gallery either. Only the ones you hand it. Change your mind and Settings has 'Your photos', where you can remove them one at a time or clear the lot. Whatever stage you were on stays exactly where it was. * One board a day: the Daily Challenge A fresh puzzle opens every day, and everyone gets the same one. You have six minutes, and your score comes from how few moves it takes — and it counts down on screen as you play. Play as many times as you like; only your best run counts. On days you have not played it, a reminder arrives in the evening. Switch it off in settings whenever you like. The day's top three collect hints the next morning: three for first, two for second, one for third. There are two leaderboards, one for the daily and one for how far you have got through the stages. Post to them only when you feel like it, and rename yourself or wipe your entry whenever you want. * It gets harder, gently Every 5th stage the board widens and there are more pieces to hold in your head. Every 10th stage the picture inside each piece is zoomed in, which makes placing a fragment a good deal trickier. Every 20th stage puts six minutes on the clock. The clock stops for ads and phone calls, so an interruption never costs you time. Past stage 100 the clock tightens a little each time and the zoom goes in one step further. Past stage 500 the sets stop arriving in the order you learned them, so a familiar theme is not waiting where you left it. * Keep it going: combos Finish a picture, then finish another within four moves, and that is a combo. Keep it up and it counts — 2 COMBO, 3 COMBO — and the word grows with it. Combos come to whoever prepared. Leave one picture nearly done, clear another first, and the last piece is right there. * In the daily challenge a combo adds to your score. On timed stages you get seconds back instead. * Stuck? Take a hint A hint finishes one set for you. Catch your breath and carry on. You might like this if · You want a puzzle that fits into the odd spare minute · You like games played with a fingertip and nothing else · You have been meaning to make something out of your own photos Playing on your own works without an internet connection. No account, no sign-in. This game contains ads. An optional in-app purchase removes them.