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Domino Merge — drop dice, match 3, make a bigger number

Domino Merge is now live — a dice-merge puzzle rebuilt for kids 5–8.

How it works:

  • A two-dice piece waits beside the board. Tap it to flip it (sideways ↔ upright).
  • Press a spot on the grid and the piece drops there — a ghost shows exactly where both dice land before you lift your finger.
  • When three matching dice touch along their edges, they pop together into the next bigger number. If that sets up another match, the pops keep going — a happy little chain.
  • Reach the level's target number to win and move on.

The deliberate design choice: no timer. Domino Merge is about looking ahead — where do I drop this so a third match lands, and can I set off a chain? A countdown would turn that planning into a panic. There's no clock; the only pressure is the board slowly filling, so a few careless drops can box you in.

Early levels teach the rule with low dice on a small 4×4 board. Later levels raise the target, shrink the dice you're handed, and grow the board to 6×6 — so your child has to build longer chains to climb. Levels are endless and progress saves locally: close the tab, come back tomorrow, same level.

Best for ages 5–8. Builds spatial planning and setting up chain reactions — the same reasoning family as Color Sort, Zip, and Tangram.

Open Domino Merge