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Race Competition Prizes Announced

I have set the prizes for the winners of the Race competition. The player who is at the top of the leaderboard in each variant at 8:00 p.m. on 20 December 2026 will win €50.

The same prize will be awarded in all six variants, bringing the total prize money to €300.

I’ve Launched Prize Challenges on Instagram

Today, Monday, 17 August, I launched a series of prize challenges on the Beauty of Symmetry Instagram profile .

If you solve a challenge and are the first person to post the correct answer in the comments, you will receive the reward shown in the corresponding Reel. There are 30 challenges in total, so the combined prize money available to successful solvers is already quite interesting.

The reward can be transferred directly to the winner’s bank account.

I had previously published the same challenges on Facebook, but the response was surprising: despite each challenge receiving more than 200 views, not a single person submitted a correct solution.

With 30 challenges, that amounts to roughly 6,000 views in total – and yet not one challenge was solved.

This made me wonder: who was actually viewing my profile?

The challenges are not particularly difficult. So, does Meta’s software generate artificial views, or were the people who saw the posts simply not the right target audience? :-)

Beauty of Symmetry – Update 4 is now available on Google Play

Yesterday, the latest version of Beauty of Symmetry – Update 4 – was approved and published on Google Play.

This update introduces two new ways to play: Pattern and Multiplayer.

1. Pattern

In Pattern mode, the player is given a target pattern and must transform the starting position into the same symmetric arrangement.

The rules are simple and the game can be played as a relaxing visual puzzle. At the same time, solving Pattern puzzles challenges several cognitive skills:

• Spatial and visual reasoning – the player compares the current arrangement with the target symmetric pattern and needs to consider positions, column heights, colours and the relationships between them.
• Planning ahead – a good move does not always bring the board immediately closer to the target. Sometimes an intermediate move is necessary to make later moves possible, encouraging sequential planning.
• Working memory – while solving the puzzle, the player keeps track of what needs to be moved, where it needs to go and what consequences a particular move may have.
• Logical problem solving – there may be many possible moves, so the player gradually eliminates unsuitable options and searches for a more efficient solution.
• Pattern recognition – through repeated play, players may begin to recognise configurations and strategies that can also help them solve new puzzles.
• Cognitive flexibility – if one strategy does not work, the player needs to reconsider the situation and try a different approach.
• Attention and error control – especially in the two- and three-colour variants, it is not enough to follow the shape alone. The correct colour arrangement must also be taken into account.

Pattern is therefore easy to understand, but finding an efficient solution can require careful thinking and planning.

2. Multiplayer

Multiplayer brings competition to Beauty of Symmetry. From 2 to 10 players can play together, with everyone receiving exactly the same puzzle in each of the 10 rounds.

After the tenth round, the final standings are calculated according to the total number of moves, with the total solving time used to decide between players when needed. The aim is simple: solve the same puzzles as your opponents using as few moves – and as little time – as possible.

This multiplayer mode is also designed as a basis for future Beauty of Symmetry competitions , which I plan to organise with players competing together in the same location.

How Beauty of Symmetry Was Made – One Year, 1,050 Hours and AI

How does someone without a traditional programming background turn a paper puzzle idea into a published Android and web game?

This is the story of approximately 1,050 hours of development, learning and working with AI – from the first hand-drawn board to a finished version of Beauty of Symmetry .

Read the full story →