A LITTLE SPARK FOR YOUR MIND

Arrow Solitaire:Crosswise

Match a pair.
Make the board light up.

Tap an arrow to find the first crosswise arrow of its colour. The pair disappears, clearing everything between them. A simple rule. A wonderfully tricky order.

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The real game — tap to play it here

Two arrows meet.
Everything between them leaves.

Tap an arrow It flies along its own axis. Where it stops is not up to you.
Two arrows cross It stops at the first perpendicular arrow of its own colour — both clear, and everything caught between them is swept up too.
Clear what the mode asks Smart asks for every arrow. Classic and Expert use coin thresholds instead: 1 coin is enough to pass, and a cleaner board pays more. Expert doubles its win.
Tools fit the mode Classic and Expert give three lives plus wallet-based Rotate and Recolor. Smart has no lives: Undo is free, the later boards bring their own Rotate charges, and Recolor there draws on the shared wallet — optional, since every board can be cleared without it. On Android, new attempts and restarts use energy after the introductory allowance; resuming a saved attempt is free.

The rule takes a minute; the order is the craft. When you want to go deeper, the arrow solitaire strategy guide covers reading the board, protecting key arrows, and the endgame.

Three modes, one rule

Finish the one-level tutorial, then choose the kind of thinking you want. Smart and Classic are ready immediately; Expert appears beside them and unlocks after Classic level 10. Every mode is included for free.

Smart · 130 compact puzzles Few arrows, plenty of space, and one goal: clear every arrow. Look ahead, undo a shot and try another order. Optional recovery can take you back to an earlier position with a path to a full clear.
Classic · 200-level campaign Start gently, then grow into dense five-colour grids with clay pots, lives, and shared boosters. After level 200, reproducible boards keep being generated on your device.
Expert · 12 snowflakes Large boards cut into a snowflake, on a ladder of their own. Expert opens after Classic level 10, shares your coins and boosters, and every win pays double.
A compact Smart puzzle with the free Undo controlSmart · compact order puzzles
A Classic board of glossy arrows and pots in bright coloursClassic · 200-level campaign
An Expert snowflake board with many crosswise pairsExpert · snowflake boards

Every clear has a little spark

From the first satisfying pair to a busy Classic board: these are real game screens. Watch the path, use your tools and enjoy the moment the last arrows leave.

A pink arrow clears its crosswise pair with a candy-bright shotTap · connect · clear
A far crosswise pair with the route between the two arrows highlightedLook beyond the next arrow
A Classic board of glossy arrows and pots in bright coloursRead the whole board
The Rotate and Recolor tools below a Classic puzzle boardGive a move a new angle
The level-cleared celebration and coin reward after a solved boardA bright little victory

A little energy.
All the time you need.

No clock on the board Nothing counts down while you think, and no streak punishes a pause. A board waits exactly as long as you need it to.
A hint when you want one Ask for a hint when you need another look at the board. In Smart, free Undo also lets you rethink a move. On dense boards, Zoom in brings the arrows closer and Full board shows the whole picture again.
Glossy arrows. Candy-bright clears. Rounded arrows catch the light, shimmer with their own colour and spark when a pair connects. Two colour palettes keep the same bright, smooth feel. Change yours from Home or while you play.
Offline, no account Boards and progress stay on your device, with no game account or gameplay cloud. Android may restore local state through system backup, and Google Play restores a purchased No Ads entitlement.
A playful soundtrack Candy-bright shots, little rewards and a playful original score give each move a voice. Keep the effects and switch off the music, or mute everything: both controls are on Home.
Challenge a friend Cleared a board you liked? On Android, the result screen can send it on. Your friend opens the link and plays that exact board in their browser — no download, no account, just the one puzzle you sent.

Your next bright idea

One rule takes ten seconds to learn. The order takes rather longer.

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Questions before the first tap

Can I play Arrow Solitaire online without downloading?Yes. The full game runs online in your browser at crosswisearrows.com/play — no download, no account, nothing to install. Your progress is kept on your device, and the Android version adds offline play.
Is Arrow Solitaire: Crosswise free?Yes. It is free on Google Play, supported by ads, and you can play it right here in the browser with no download.
Does the game work offline?Yes. The Smart, Classic, and Expert level packs ship inside the app, and generated Classic boards after level 200 are built on your device — no connection needed.
How do you play?Tap an arrow — it flies along its line to the first perpendicular arrow of its colour. The two cross, both leave the board, and everything between them is swept away too. The shared rule is simple; each mode sets its own completion and reward conditions.
Can a board turn out to be unsolvable?No. A full solution always exists. Running out of moves means the order was wrong — not the board.
What are the three game modes?Smart is 130 compact order puzzles that require a complete clear. Classic is a 200-level campaign followed by generated boards. Expert is twelve large snowflake boards, unlocked after Classic level 10, with double coin rewards.
How do boosters work in each mode?Classic and Expert share wallet charges: Rotate changes an arrow's axis and Recolor changes its colour. Smart has no lives; later Smart boards provide their own Rotate charges, and Recolor there draws on the shared wallet — optional, since every board can be cleared without it. Undo is free and takes a Recolor back too: the colour returns, the charge stays spent. On Android, a fresh attempt or restart uses energy after the introductory allowance; resuming a saved attempt is free.
Can I send a level to a friend?Yes. In the Android app, the result screen after a cleared board offers Challenge a friend: it makes a link to that exact board, and whoever opens it plays that single puzzle in the browser — no download and no account. A challenge page holds one board and nothing else, so once it is cleared the way on is the app.