Chained - Word Connection Puzzle Game
Chained
A native Android word connection puzzle game built with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
About Chained
Chained is a fast-paced, strategically challenging word connection puzzle game. Players connect adjacent letter tiles on an 8x10 grid in any direction to form valid English words. Watch out for fire tiles—if they reach the bottom of the grid, the library catches fire, and the game is over!
Gameplay & Rules
Connect adjacent letter tiles horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Tap any tile to select/extend, tap the last tile to undo, double-tap to submit, or tap a non-adjacent tile to reset.
Words must be at least 3 letters long and exist in the official SOWPODS dictionary (238,897 valid words). Acronyms and abbreviations are automatically filtered and rejected.
Gold tiles multiply your base score by 2x (and stack!). Fire tiles (🔥) burn through the tile below them each turn, sinking down. If a fire tile reaches the bottom row, the library burns and the game ends.
Score points based on Scrabble-like letter values (e.g. A/E/I = 10 pts, Q/Z = 100 pts) and length bonuses. Every 1,500 points increases the level, accelerating fire tile spawns.
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Technical Features & Tech Stack
- Android SDK
- Kotlin
- Jetpack Compose
- Compose Animatable Physics (realistic gravity fall & elastic bounces)
- SoundPool Engine (low-latency audio sound effects)
- Asynchronous Trie Dictionary Lookup
- Stable Touch Coordinate Mapping
- Portrait Mode Layout