Kalyx

Kalyx is the Math mode of Kinopy. You link number tiles and operator tiles until every equation on the board is right.

The rule

Each number branches to two numbers and the operator between them. Read left to right. The three tiles equal the number.

Every Kinopy puzzle has two boards that share one seed. The seed sits on the soil line. The Rootlet grows down from it. The Sapling grows up from it. Kalyx uses the same rule on both boards.

Kalyx is one of five modes. Each mode has its own daily puzzle. As a guest, you play today's daily. Sign in to open past dailies and Endless.

The Sapling

The rule does not change on the Sapling. The seed stays in place, and the board grows up from it.

The Sapling starts from the seed you already saw on the Rootlet, so it asks more of you. It also gives one guess fewer than the Rootlet. The Sapling opens when the Rootlet ends, after a win or a loss.

An example, step by step

Take the tile 12. It connects to 3, × and 4, because 3 × 4 = 12.

Follow these steps on the board.

• Find a number tile. Here it is 12.
• Look for two numbers and an operator that fit it. Here they are 3, × and 4.
• Tap the line between two tiles to link them. Link all three tiles of the equation.
• Press Submit. The game checks every branch on the board.
• A right branch turns green, and its tiles stay joined. A wrong branch is cut. Rearrange the tiles and try again.

Three tips

• Check the equation before you press Submit. The three tiles must equal the number, and you read them left to right. A quick check saves a guess.
• Expect operators to repeat. Apart from the seed, a number from the Rootlet does not return on the Sapling, but an operator can. Do not rule out a sign because you used it already.
• Use your lifelines. Graft joins a whole equation in the right order. Stake pins one number in its correct spot. Each date gives one of each, and none of them costs a guess.

Moving tiles

Drag a tile and release it to swap its place. You can also tap one tile, then tap another. Linked tiles move together as a group.

The name

A calyx is the ring of green sepals under a flower. It cups the bud and keeps it safe until the flower opens.

In Kalyx, each number sits on a small cup of three tiles: two numbers and the operator between them. The name also sounds like calc, short for calculate.

See how the moves work in How to play.

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