Powers of 3 Mode: Pairing Velocity and Pipeline Control
Value Ladder
Tiles progress 1→3→9→27→81→243→729→2187. Identical merges only. Keep lower values away from the anchor edge until paired.
Pairing Velocity
Balance spawning 1s with forming 3s/9s. If 1s accumulate, rotate compression briefly to funnel them into pairs, then resume normal bias.
Pipeline Control
- Edge ordered high→low; interior stages next pairs.
- Maintain two empty cells for alignment slack.
- Compress first; merge only when adjacency is clean.
Drill: Cap yourself to one opportunistic merge per minute. Force deliberate sequencing.
Control pairing velocity and you’ll stabilize Powers of 3. Play now.