Recycler

My first submission to a game jam!

Instructions:

Swap the two blocks highlighted by the cursor with 🅾️ (Z on keyboard) and move the cursor with the arrow keys.

Move 2 blocks with the same number next to each other to merge them together and score points.

Copies of the blocks on the bottom row will drop in to fill in empty space on the board.

You have limited moves, but you can get more by clearing out all the blocks with the lowest value on screen. (e.g. all 1's at the start of the game)

Tips:

Wait until there are an even number of 1 tiles, then clear out the bottom row first so new 1's don't spawn in.

Merge tiles that are closer together so you can use fewer moves.

The 2 middle columns of the starting position are very exploitable (I left it that way on purpose)

Good luck!

Compressed size: 1004 bytes (although Shrinko-8 could compress it to 1000)

Unminified code: https://pastes.dev/gvlX2mCTB6