F.A.Q.

Will Elumiqs become available on other platforms?

Yes, we are working to make Elumiqs available on other platforms including Windows and iOS.

What about Game Center?

We know how you love Game Center and so do we. That's why Game Center support will be arriving soon.

What is the purpose of the Lab game mode?

The Lab is where you can play around with the Elements and try out new Ideas and strategies. The stack cannot crash in this Game, so hone your skills or just mess around. You can't lose!

Since the stack doesn't crash, use Lab to discover new strategies and techniques without worrying about crashing.

Make designs or pictures. Make intricate detonation patterns or beautiful chain effects.

When you are ready to try your new skills in another Game of Elumiqs, click the pause button and exit the game from there.

How do I play the Survival game mode?

Survive as long as possible against the endless torrent of Elements.

Score points while the stack rises ever faster, but if the stack reaches the top, it's game over!

How do I play the Crush game mode?

Defeat your opponents by crushing them under Rough Ore (unrefined elements are called Rough Ore).

Form a chain to generate Rough Ore. When the chain ends, the Rough Ore is pushed into the opponent's Pit.

The energy released from a chain will convert the opponent's Rough Ore into Elements.

The game ends when a player's stack cannot move because of Rough Ore.

Bury your opponent and then get ready for the next challenge!

How do I play the Greed game mode?

Wager points for time, then use that time to earn even more.

Greed is good ... until it isn't!

Use your time to score as many points as possible. When there are no moves left, the round ends.

Choose to either keep your score or convert your points to time and challenge the next level.

But if you run out of time or the stack reaches the top, you lose everything!

Which input devices can I use to play the game?

Currently Elumiqs has support for mouse and keyboard input.

How do I play using the keyboard?

Swap elements around by pressing any Directional key while holding down the Shift key.

Detonate elements by pressing the Space Bar while the cursor is over a group of three or more adjacent elements of the same kind.

To Advance the stack, press and hold the Option key.

How do I play using the mouse?

Swap elements around by dragging them with the mouse using the left mouse button.

Detonate elements by clicking on a group of adjacent elements of the same type using the right mouse button.

To advance the stack, either scroll the mouse wheal or press the center mouse button.

Why does it say "Goal" next to my current score, time, and chain level?

While playing Elumiqs, your current score, time and chain level will display a goal value. This goal allows you to challenge previous achievements on the ranking boards. Each time you beat a goal, the next entry on the rankings will become your next goal for that attribute. Beat them all and set a new Record!

What are the striped bars that appear along side of the game pit?

As you create larger and larger chains, you will be rewarded with a pause in the auto rising of the stack. This pause is called "Stop Time" and is displayed on the HUD as two bars that rise up on either side of the pit. These bars will begin to slide back down as your stop time runs out. Once your stop time has expired, the pit will begin to rise again.

In Crush, there are strange looking rocks that are lowering down from the top?

These rocks are known as Rough Ore and they are formed when the A.I. opponent attacks you. As more rough ore is generated, these rocks will creep lower and lower in the pit until there is no more room left.

How do I stop the Rough Ore from filling the screen?

To keep the rough ore from filling the entire game pit, you must form chains. These chains release energy that will forge the rough ore into elements that can be played on the stack.

How do I form a chain?

When element blocks drop in the pit and align to form a group of three or more of the same kind, they ignite and clear a space. This may cause other element blocks to fall and form more groups. A sequence of these events is called a chain.