Arcade guide
Color Matching Game Tips: Eight Tries, Scores of 0 and 1
Key takeaways
- A click or tap launches the ball; a slider at the bottom changes its colour.
- Four tries with a plain tap scored 0, 0, 1 and 1.
- Four tries with the slider moved before the tap scored 0, 1, 1 and 0.
- Every one of the eight tries ended in the first rows; the screen then shows Tap To Restart.
The first color matching game tip is to look at the colour before you launch: in Prismhop eight tries, four with a plain tap and four with the slider moved first, all ended in the first rows with scores of 0 or 1. The game is easy to start and hard to survive, so every point counts.
How the game works
Prismhop is shown in a tall, phone-style column. Rows of red, yellow, blue-green and green bars cross the screen, a ball waits above a platform and a slider sits at the bottom. A click or tap launches the ball upward. Passing through a part of a bar with the same colour as the ball scores a point and shows a burst of sparks. A wrong colour ends the run and shows Tap To Restart.
What we measured
We played in a test browser at 1280 by 800 pixels. In the first four tries we only clicked to launch; in the next four we dragged the slider first and then clicked. We read the score from the screen after each try.
| Method | Tries | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Click only | 0, 0, 1, 1 | 0.5 |
| Slider first, then click | 0, 1, 1, 0 | 0.5 |
Four tries per method in one test browser; the slider was moved by a fixed distance, not aimed at a colour, so the two methods read the same.
What is on the screen
The top shows your score and Best. The platform and the ball share a colour that changes with the slider. A sound button sits in the bottom corner.
4 tips that follow from the numbers
- Aim the slider. Our fixed slider move did not beat a plain click.
- Choose before you launch. The ball takes the colour of the platform.
- Expect short runs at first. All eight tries ended in the first rows.
- Restart fast. A tap on Tap To Restart begins the next try.
Where to try it
Try it yourself in Prismhop. For another one-tap game, Puffdash sends a runner along a road of balloons.
Frequently asked questions
How do you launch the ball in Prismhop?
With a click or a tap on the play area.
What does the slider do?
It changes the colour of the platform and the ball, so you can match a bar.
What did tapping alone score in our tests?
0, 0, 1 and 1 in four tries.
What did using the slider first score?
0, 1, 1 and 0 in four tries.
What happens on a wrong colour?
The run ends and Tap To Restart appears.
Does Prismhop work on a phone?
It is a tall column built for touch; we tested it with a mouse.