Gridspire

Ascent is a weekly ladder of hand-built levels — and the rare line-clearing puzzle you can actually win, instead of playing on until you lose. Gridspire is that game. Drag pieces onto an 8×8 grid and complete a row or column to clear it. What sets it apart is Ascent, and the cells that carry rules of their own. ASCENT: THE CLIMB A weekly ladder that keeps escalating. Clear a level to rise; slip up and you retry the same one, so your progress always sticks. A brand-new set lands every Monday, and the climb never caps out. How high can you go? CELLS WITH RULES OF THEIR OWN • Bomb: a fuse is ticking on the grid. Clear its line to defuse the bomb and bank a bonus before it goes off, or the run ends. • Gem: some levels are a collect goal. Gather every gem by clearing its line to win, instead of chasing a score. • Frost: a frosted cell resists clearing. A line through it still clears, but the…