Pounce
Tic-tac-toe meets checkers.
Line up four tiles, or pounce over an opponent's tile and make it yours. Play the AI, a friend on one device, or anyone online.
New to it? Read how to play.
The line-up game you know,
plus one move.
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Place a tile.
On your turn, put a tile on any empty cell.
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Or pounce.
Leap your tile over an opponent's tile to convert it to your own. The line they were building can vanish in a single turn.
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Line up four.
Four in a row wins on the 5×5 board, six on the 7×7: across, down, or diagonally.
Each player has one to three pounces a game, so when to spend one matters.
Across the table or across the world.
Play the AI.
Three difficulties. Turn on hints and lines one move from finished shimmer, with marks where the AI could win next turn.
- Easy
- Intermediate
- Hard
Play anyone online.
Through Game Center, with a friend or someone new. Each turn waits up to seven days.
Pass and play.
Two players, one iPhone or iPad.
5×5 or 7×7.
A quick game or a long one.
Blocked tiles.
Optional: a few random cells close at the start of a game.
Leave and come back.
Games against the AI and in pass and play save on their own.
No account.
No data collected. Online play uses your Game Center sign-in.
For every player.
Works with VoiceOver and larger text sizes.
Four tile sets. Four boards.
Pair any set with any board background. A win ends in a burst of your own tiles, confetti, or nothing at all.
- X and O
- Water and fire
- Cats and dogs
- Moon and sun
Twelve achievements.
From your first win to ten in a row against the AI, through Game Center. Pounce also keeps your wins, losses, and draws, your best winning run, and your fastest win at each difficulty and board size.