Ashlar: Daily Block Puzzle

Every block puzzle you have played hides the next piece from you. Ashlar does not. The whole run is on screen from the first move, and every run can be finished, because the board was built by playing it. So when you get stuck, it was not bad luck. It was a move you made, and Ashlar will tell you which one. ONE BOARD A DAY Everybody in the world gets the same board on the same day, derived from the date rather than sent from a server. One attempt. The difficulty is measured, not guessed: a solver plays every board before you do and prices it, so the number next to today's run means the same thing as the number next to last Tuesday's. The week has a shape. Some days are a way back in, one day is the hardest board of the week, and you can see the whole curve on the home screen widget. IT SHOWS YOU WHERE IT WENT WRONG Most puzzle games end with a score. Ashlar ends with an explanation.…