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NuDots

by Kevin MacLeod Casual · Puzzle · made with Claude

Link same-color dots into chains, and close a loop to clear a color from the board.

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  • Drag connect same-color dots
  • Arrow keys move between dots
  • Space / Enter start and finish a chain

The game keeps the Esc key, so leave with this button.

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About the game

A puzzle game about clearing colored dots off a board. The real payoff comes from closing a loop. Doing so wipes every dot of that color off the board, and anything trapped inside the ring goes too.

Timed, Moves, Zen and Endless modes. Chain scoring, each dot worth 10 more than the last. Loop scoring that doubles the whole chain, 500 points per dot circled inside and 10 per other dot cleared. Shrink and Sweep power-ups, costing one or two moves in Moves, one or three seconds in Timed, free in Zen and none in Endless. Five board shapes, including a long, narrow 4 by 16. Best scores per mode and board, achievements and lifetime stats.

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Drag across neighboring dots of one color, side to side or up and down, never diagonally. Let go to clear the chain. End your chain on a dot already in it to close a ring of four or more. When the board locks up, use Shrink to remove a dot you tap, or Sweep to clear every dot of one color.

Pick Timed for 60 seconds on a clock that waits for your first touch before it starts ticking. Pick Moves for 30 connections. Pick Zen to drop the clock and the limit entirely, then end the game whenever you've had enough. Pick Endless for a rock every 10 connections, and circle a rock to break it for 1,000 points.

NuDots is a remake of Dots, the classic iPhone game. According to Kevin MacLeod, the AI already knew how Dots worked, so most of the effort went into making it entertaining without the money and ad mechanics. It is dedicated to the public domain under CC0.

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How it was made

Source: Creator's submission (issue #92). Evidence: the creator's own account.

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AI provider
Anthropic
AI model
Claude Opus 5
Genre
Casual, Puzzle
Players
Single player

NuDots is a new version of the classic iPhone game Dots, made with Claude Opus 5. Claude knew how the game worked, so we mostly just had to figure out how to make it entertaining without the money/ad mechanics.

— Kevin MacLeod
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Controls

  • Keyboard
  • Drag connect same-color dots
  • Arrow keys move between dots
  • Space / Enter start and finish a chain
  • Esc cancel chain
  • 1 Shrink power-up
  • 2 Sweep power-up

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Who made NuDots?

Kevin MacLeod made it. They also made Sumo Boulders, Chromadoku, HexMine, and 2 more. Their profile here lists all 6 games.

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