The Ruby Atelier / guide

Ruby Mosaic — the guide.

Rules, controls and a worked visual example. All assistance is free and the game has no timer.

ONE IDEA, SHOWN CLEARLY

Let the longest line speak first.

Read the number clues to reveal a five-by-five jewel pattern. Click a tile to fill it; click again to mark it as empty.

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Two filled tiles, a gap, then one filled tile. This is a clue example, not the whole motif.

Each heading contains one part of this page. Use Enter or Space to open it with a keyboard.

01A run of filled squares

The numbers above and beside the board describe consecutive filled squares. A clue of 3 means one run of three.

02Reading several runs

A clue of 1 1 means two single filled squares with at least one empty square between them. The order of runs matters.

03Making and clearing marks

Cycle a square between blank, filled and a cross. Crosses help you remember spaces that should stay empty.

04Revealing the motif

The motif is complete when the filled squares match the clues. Reveal a tile gives one correct mark. New motif opens another pattern.

Controls are labelled for touch and keyboard use. Game progress is temporary; a page reload starts again.