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Read
Every dot has a reach, drawn as a faint circle. Hold a dot to sweep it out and see which dots its ring would pop.
A calm chain-reaction puzzle for Android and the web
Carillon: every pop is a note
Tap a glowing dot and it pops, sending out a ring. Every dot the ring reaches pops in turn, and every pop is a note, so each chain plays a little melody. Read the field, then clear it in as few taps as you can.
- Free to play
- No timers
- Plays offline
- Never an ad mid-level
Watch
Forty-five seconds of Carillon
Chains spreading, the hint, a full clear, and the spare tap.
How to play
Read. Tap. Listen.
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Tap
Lift your finger on the dot to tap it. It pops, its ring grows, and every dot the ring touches pops and sends out its own.
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Listen
Every pop is a note, so the chain plays a tune. Pop every dot within the taps the level allows to clear it.
Why it's good
Simple rules, a field to read
One tap, a whole chain
Tap a dot and it pops, sending out a ring. Every dot the ring reaches pops in turn and sends out a ring of its own.
Every pop is a note
A dot's colour is its note on a pentatonic scale and its size is the octave, so every chain plays a little melody.
Hold to read, for free
Hold a dot to sweep out exactly how far its ring reaches and which dots it would pop. Holding never costs a tap.
A spare tap on every level
Each level allows one tap more than the fewest that clear it. Spend it learning the field, or keep it for three stars.
A hint from the solver
Stuck? The hint lights the best next tap from wherever the field is now, and shows what its ring will pop.
Calm by design
No timers, no lives, no energy, and never an ad mid-level. Play offline at your own pace, with sound and vibration you control.
Screenshots
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From the blog
Tips and stories
Seven beginner tips for Carillon: reach, sources and decoys
Seven practical tips for new Carillon players: hold before you tap, read the reach circles, find the dot nothing reaches, and see through the showy decoys.
Calm by design: why Carillon has no timers, lives or energy
Carillon has no timers, no lives and no energy, and no ad ever interrupts a chain. Why we built a chain-reaction puzzle that waits for you, and where you will notice it.
Chain reactions as graphs: the maths behind a Carillon tap
A Carillon field is a directed graph, a chain is a shortest-path search, and the fewest taps is the number of source components. The maths, explained plainly.
Questions
Frequently asked
How do I play Carillon?
Tap a dot to pop it. Its ring grows out to the dot's reach, and every dot the ring touches pops and sends out a ring of its own. Clear every dot within the taps the level allows. Hold a dot first to see what its ring would reach; lifting your finger on the dot taps it, and sliding off cancels.
Is Carillon free?
Yes. Carillon is free on Google Play, and you can also play it in your web browser. The Android app has a few ads, never during play, and a one-time Supporter pack that turns them off.
Does Carillon need an internet connection?
No. Carillon plays completely offline, and your progress is saved on your device. The Android app goes online only for its ads and the Supporter pack, so without a connection the ads simply do not appear.
How do stars work, and what is the spare tap?
Every level allows one tap more than the fewest that clear it, which a solver finds for each level. Clear it in the fewest taps for three stars, or with the spare tap for two. Run out of taps with dots left and you retry with one tap.
Ready to play?
Carillon is free on Google Play and in your browser, with nothing to sign up for.