UNWYND - Tips, Tricks, and Strategies on How to Unwind and be the Best at This Puzzler
Posted by
Jennifer Allen
on July 6th, 2015
[Unsure about UNWYND? Have a look at our review.]
Just downloaded UNWYND and not sure where to start? I don’t blame you. It’s a fun game but a little confusing, especially early on. Multiple solutions means you don’t need a walkthrough, but here are some helpful tips and tricks on how best to get the hang of everything.
Starting Out
- Starting out, UNWYND is so minimalistic, it can be confusing. You start out with one red block and one green. As the game explains, a swipe from the red to the green creates a red ribbon, while the same is the case in reverse.
- Swipes can occur in either direction. You can swipe up, down, left or right. The key here is to know what color ribbon you’re going to create through doing so.
- The ribbon doesn’t stop until it clashes with another ribbon. Sometimes, that’s useful, sometimes that’s a problem. Remember it’s fine to create multiple small ribbons. One that simply aids a single block can often be what’s needed in order to complete the level.
- Early on, if you mess up, UNWYND tells you to undo the move. While it won’t tell you how to do things correctly, and there’s no hint system (aww), that gentle nudge is helpful in reminding you how to do things correctly. A simple tap on the undo move button will take you back a step and you can correct your error. Particularly with these early stage, it’s usually immediately obvious what you did wrong and what needs to be done to fix it.
- Besides the undo move button, there’s also an option to restart the whole level. In more convoluted stages, this can be frustrating as you try to remember every move you made, but other times, it can quickly fix a major mess of ribbons.
Relax!
- Don’t stress too much. UNWYND doesn’t have a timer. You can spend as long as you need looking over a level and trying to figure out how to tackle the puzzle best. The reward is in solving it, not being quick about it.
- On a similar note, don’t worry about minimising how many moves you complete a stage in. It really doesn’t matter as there are no stars or points to gain. With multiple solutions, there are going to be more elegant ways to solve levels than others, but if you manage to get by through creating plenty of different ribbons - no one is going to judge!
- Particularly with later stages, when there are a lot of different blocks and colors, UNWYND can seem a little overwhelming. Take each step at a time. Like with many good puzzle games, chipping away at the solution is often better than trying to solve everything within a couple of moves. As you progress, you’ll find the solution coming together this way.
- Sometimes, focusing on one color at a time can really help with finding a solution. Not always, but it’s worth considering in certain situations.
- Sketching down methods is pretty handy for the fiendish later stages too.
