Official guide

How to play Combixa

Learn how the board works, which symbols and colours are available, how to form valid lines, score points and prepare better moves.

The board and how the game begins

The first move starts on the START square.

Place the first tile on START, then build lines from it.

Starting the game, 2x/3x squares, tile connections and the basic board rules.

Combixa has 6 different symbols and 6 different colours. Every tile combines one symbol with one colour.

Lightning, drop, fire, fox, leaf and shield. A line of the same colour cannot repeat a symbol.

Blue, cyan, green, purple, red and yellow. A line of the same symbol cannot repeat a colour.

Which combinations are correct and which mistakes make a line invalid.

The same symbol with different colours, or the same colour with different symbols.

You cannot repeat a colour in a symbol line or repeat a symbol in a colour line.

How a move is scored and which bonuses can change the result.

A line scores one point per tile. A complete line of 6 tiles is worth x2.

The 2x/3x squares multiply the subtotal created by the tile placed on them.

In the images below, crossings are built from the tile highlighted in yellow.

The crossing must have 2 tiles vertically and 2 horizontally: +2 points.

The crossing must have at least 3 tiles vertically and at least 3 horizontally: +4 points.

Either the vertical or horizontal axis reaches 5 or more tiles: +6 points.

Small decisions that help you prepare stronger moves and avoid giving away opportunities.

Crossings usually score more than a short line. The 2x/3x squares are only worthwhile when they create a real line.

Keep useful symbols or colours and avoid leaving your opponent an easy line to complete.