Bolt Jam
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Bolt Jam is a screw-sorting puzzle. Wooden planks are bolted to a pegboard in overlapping layers, and you tap screws to take them out. Each screw flies to the paint tin of its colour at the top of the screen. When a plank loses all its screws, it swings and falls away.
The challenge is order. A screw can only come out when no plank above covers it, and a screw with no matching tin has to wait in a small holding tray. Fill that tray and the level is lost. It is a relaxing yet thoughtful puzzle for anyone who enjoys sorting, tidying and planning a few moves ahead.
How to play
- Tap a screw to remove it. A screw covered by a plank on a higher layer cannot be taken out yet.
- Each screw flies to the paint tin of its colour. A tin holds three screws and is shipped away when full.
- If no tin wants a screw, it goes to the holding tray.
- If the holding tray fills up, you lose the level.
- A plank held by a single screw swings; a plank with no screws falls off.
- Drop every plank to clear the level. Faster clears earn more stars.
- The SLOT booster adds a holding slot for the current level, and MAGNET fills the first tin from free screws.
Controls
On a phone or tablet
Tap a screw to unscrew it, and tap the booster buttons when you need help.
On a computer
Click a screw to unscrew it, and click the booster buttons to use them.
Game modes
Levels
A solo journey through numbered levels on a level map. Each level is rated with up to three stars for speed, and your progress is saved.
Tips
- Check which tin colours are next before you tap.
- A swinging plank can uncover the screws underneath it.
- Keep the holding tray as empty as you can.
- Clear the top planks first, because they hide the screws below.
- Use MAGNET when the holding tray is almost full.
About the game
Bolt Jam belongs to the newer family of sorting puzzles, where colour matching meets a little physical puzzle. The planks really swing and fall, so each level feels like taking apart a small wooden toy.
On a phone the pegboard fills the portrait screen with large screws that are easy to tap. On a desktop you can see the whole board at once and click precisely.
Questions
- Is Bolt Jam free?
- Yes, it is free to play in your browser with no install.
- How are stars awarded?
- Stars depend on how quickly you clear a level; fast clears earn three stars.
- What if I get stuck?
- Use SLOT for an extra holding space or MAGNET to fill a tin.
- Does it save my progress?
- Yes, your level and stars are saved in this browser.
