Levels

Connect the Dots:  Shadows currently features 10 level packs with 150 levels each for a total of 1500 free levels. 

Over 1000 board designs were tested of which 141 unique designs were chosen for the game.  

Common characteristics of the level packs: 

  • Each has at least 10 designs
  • Designs increase in size every 30 levels.  
  • Each set of 30 levels has at least 2 designs – so that you never play the same one more than twice in a row (except in Illusions).  
  • Other variables within each set of 30 levels include board rotation and whether or not the levels have bridges. 

Don’t get discouraged if a pack seems very difficult when you first play it.  Keep trying – use hints as needed and as you learn the common patterns of the lines in each pack they get easier. 

 

Pack Statistics

Pack Difficulty Max Score Min Size Max Size # Designs Avg Dots SH/X’ed Line Len Dir Changes
Stepping Up 4 14390 20 81 15 6.71 7.16 7.15 73%
Illusions 4 19800 36 100 15 5.95 8.25 11.09 28%
Jagged Edges 6 14256 24 76 17 6.51 9.01 7.30 62%
Giant Steps 7 29264 56 144 33 9.01 10.3 10.83 74%
Outside The Box 8 18436 33 112 14 7.56 10.59 8.13 47%
Towers 6 37436 72 180 11 11.99 13.55 10.41 46%
Pyramids 7 45000 104 180 10 12.82 15.89 11.70 63%
Wide Jags 9 32172 72 157 12 10.99 14.42 9.76 62%
Bends 9 29420 56 144 20 8.65 11.87 11.34 31%
Final Exam 7 28190 20 180 44 9.69 11.16 9.70 55%

New Pack:  The River

Size = number of tiles (excluding blocks/shadows)

SH/X’ed = avg number of shadow tiles crossed

Line Len – Average length of lines (does not count shadow tiles)

Dir Changes:  How often the direction of a line changes.