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Game guides & how-to-play tips
Friendly, no-jargon guides to the games we love - the rules, the techniques, and the little habits that turn a hard puzzle into an easy one. Every guide is written by the Anime Mochi studio and pairs with a free game you can open and practise on right away, no download and no sign-up.
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Puzzle strategy
How to Solve Sudoku: A Beginner's Guide
The one rule, scanning, naked and hidden singles, pencil marks and pairs - everything you need to solve your first grid.
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Puzzle strategy
How to Play Nonograms (Picross)
Learn to read the number clues, mark the gaps, and reveal the hidden picture one logical step at a time.
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Puzzle strategy
Minesweeper Strategy: Win Without Guessing
How the number clues work, the patterns that flag mines on sight, and how to open up a board safely.
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Puzzle strategy
2048 Strategy: How to Reach the 2048 Tile
The corner method, keeping a clean row, and the merging discipline that gets you past 1024 and beyond.
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Puzzle strategy
How to Solve a Sliding Puzzle
The row-by-row, column-by-column method that solves any 15-puzzle - including the tricky last two tiles.
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Puzzle strategy
Match-3 Tips: Trigger Bigger Cascades
Where to look for moves, how to build special pieces, and why working from the bottom wins.
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Genre guide
A Beginner's Guide to .io Games
What ".io" means, how the snake, tank and territory arenas work, and how to survive your first few minutes.
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Genre guide
Idle & Incremental Games Explained
Producers, prestige, and offline progress - why idle games are so moreish, and how to play them well.
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Arcade strategy
Snake Game Strategy: Get a High Score
The edge-hugging pattern that keeps a long snake alive, plus the boost timing that wins .io snake arenas.
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Roundup
Best Free Browser Games (No Download)
A hand-picked tour of instant-play browser games for every mood - quick arcade, cozy sims, and deep puzzles.
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Roundup
Best Free Online Games for Kids
Gentle, icon-led games with no accounts, no chat and no tracking - safe picks a six-year-old can play alone.
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Getting started
What Is a Progressive Web App?
How to install Anime Mochi to your home screen and play offline - the simple idea behind a PWA.