05 / Rules & focus

Color Clash

Follow the rule. Trust your focus.

What you read and what you see do not always agree. A tiny change of rule turns a familiar color into a thoughtful little challenge.

  • Match INK or WORD
  • Shapes alongside color
  • No answer deadline
Find your flow

An offline puzzle world in BrainPebble for Android.

A little look at the rulesIllustrative walkthrough
MATCH INK BLUE REDBLUEGREENYELLOWPURPLEORANGE Same word. A different rule.
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Read the rule banner

The banner says INK. Look at the red ink, not the name.

How to play Color Clash

Read the rule.
Find your focus.

The rule banner tells you which part of the prompt matters. Answer buttons stay in the same order as the rule changes.

The little controls

Read the banner, then tap the matching color answer. A small shape beside the prompt identifies its ink color.

  1. 01

    Read the rule banner

    Match INK asks for the color used to draw the word. Here, BLUE is written in red ink. The circle is the red-ink shape cue.View this step
  2. 02

    Match what you see

    For Match INK, choose RED in this example. A correct answer receives a checkmark before the next prompt.View this step
  3. 03

    Notice when the rule changes

    Match WORD asks for the written color name instead. Even when the ink stays red, the word BLUE calls for a different answer.View this step
  4. 04

    Match what you read

    For Match WORD, choose BLUE in this example. Later puzzles bring more colors and less predictable rule switches, without a countdown.View this step