Game Killer
TYPE 1
Pixel puzzle
The icon drops to a handful of big pixels. You get the colors and almost nothing else.
How to beat it: read the colors first. Two or three main colors narrow it down to a few apps.
The 8 Game Killer puzzle types.
Every level breaks the icon a new way, so a logo you know by heart can still take the full ten seconds. Here is what each type does, and how to beat it.
TYPE 2
Zoomed puzzle
A tiny piece of the icon fills the screen. Usually a corner, rarely the part you remember.
How to beat it: look for an edge or part of a letter. Corners often show the background color of the icon.
TYPE 3
Color swap
The red, green and blue channels are switched around. The shape stays, the colors lie to you.
How to beat it: ignore the colors and trust the outline and the symbol in the middle.
TYPE 4
Outline puzzle
Only the edges survive. No fill, no color, just the line where the icon used to be.
How to beat it: trace the inner shape. Logos with a clear symbol give themselves away fast.
TYPE 5
Shadow puzzle
A flat black silhouette on white. Round icons all start to look the same here.
How to beat it: check the outer shape. A shield, a speech bubble or a square with a notch is a strong clue.
TYPE 6
Fragmented puzzle
The icon is cut into pieces, shuffled and turned. You rebuild it in your head before the timer ends.
How to beat it: find one tile you recognize, then match the colors around it.
TYPE 7
Blur puzzle
Heavy blur, so only the rough color blocks come through. Harder than it sounds.
How to beat it: squint. The brightest block is usually the logo itself.
TYPE 8
Kaleidoscope
One quarter of the icon is mirrored into a pattern. Pretty, and nasty on short timers.
How to beat it: look at the top left quarter only. That is the real piece of the icon.
Every type gets harder as the levels go up.
On level 1 a pixel puzzle still has some detail. On level 5 it is a few blocks of color, and you have two seconds.