Number Chains

Number Chains is a fast, colorful puzzle game for ages 6 to 106. Tap adjacent tiles to build a chain that adds up to the target number exactly — clear it, and new tiles rain down with a fresh target waiting.

Sounds simple? Here's the twist: going over the target isn't game over. Chain a purple minus tile to correct course and rescue your combo at the last second. Add in ? wild tiles that fill whatever you're missing and ×2 tiles that double your whole chain, and every board becomes a little puzzle of risk and rescue.

Clear chains back-to-back to build your combo into 🔥 FEVER MODE — six seconds of double points, bonus wilds, and pure flow.

Three ways to play:

🧒 Kids — small numbers, friendly targets, great for practicing addition without it feeling like homework

🧠 Challenge — bigger targets, power tiles, endless levels that grow with you

📅 Daily — everyone in the world gets the same board each day. 90 seconds. Keep your day streak alive.

No downloads, no sign-up, no paywalls. Just tap and play.

How to play (for the page or in-game instructions section):

Tap tiles next to each other to build a chain

Hit the target number exactly to clear the chain

Hit it in just 2 tiles for a ✨ Perfect bonus

Overshot? Chain a purple minus tile to bring your sum back down

Clear fast to build combos — 4 in a row triggers Fever Mode

Suggested tags for itch.io: puzzle, math, casual, family-friendly, browser, mobile, educational, arcade, singleplayer, relaxing

One honest tip: on itch.io the first two sentences are what people see before clicking, so leading with "easy to learn, hard to put down" plus the minus-tile twist does the selling. Want me to also write a shorter version for sharing on social media or Reddit?