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Play Mirror DrawWhat is Mirror Draw?
Create the horizontal reflection of a four-by-four blue pattern. The source appears on the left of a vertical mirror line, and your blank drawing grid appears on the right. Rows remain in the same vertical positions while columns reverse. This makes the task different from simply copying the source into matching square coordinates.
Rules and controls
- Tap squares on the drawing grid to fill them, and tap filled squares again to erase them. Press Check mirror when your reflection is complete. A correct pattern earns one objective and loads a fresh source. A wrong check records a mistake while preserving your drawing for repair. Clear drawing empties only your working grid; it does not change the source pattern.
- Controls respond only during active play. The countdown and the brief change between boards are pauses, not opportunities to submit the next answer early. Touch controls and native Tab/Enter button activation follow the same replay rules.
Use the controls displayed above the playfield. Touch buttons and keyboard shortcuts are shown before the round begins.
Scoring and rewards
The game scoreboard gives 100 for each correct reflected patterns objective and subtracts 25 for a recorded mistake, with a minimum displayed score of zero. Only new, accepted objectives count; waiting or repeating completed work does not create achievements.
Reward points use verified performance against this game’s reference pace rather than its raw scoreboard. The reference is: Inspect the reflection and select each required square at a 650-millisecond pace. Full reference performance corresponds to 40 base reward points and 60 XP per minute; the account’s level bonus is applied separately.
Points and XP scale with objective performance, precision, and round length. At full reward performance, a 45-second round earns up to 30 base points and 45 XP. Each level gained adds a 0.1% point bonus. Guest practice has no reward balance.
For eligible rewarded rounds, points remain pending until the sponsored claim’s 12 seconds of focused time and fresh hCaptcha are complete. No ad click or purchase is required.
How difficulty changes
Later difficulty increases the number of filled source cells. More blue cells create additional opportunities to miss a square or copy one on the wrong side. The grid remains four-by-four for clear mobile controls. No objectives are awarded simply for drawing marks, so repeated filling and erasing cannot generate progress.
Difficulty increases after every three starts of this game during a UTC day, up to level 10, and resets at 00:00 UTC. Your player level and its point bonus are separate from the game’s daily difficulty.
Strategy
Plan the next move
Mirror one row at a time. In a four-column row, the first source column maps to the fourth drawing column, the second to the third, and so on. Keeping row positions fixed avoids accidentally rotating the whole design.
Check before committing
Count the filled squares before checking. A reflection preserves the number of filled cells, so an unequal count proves something is missing or extra even before you compare exact positions.
A worked example
- If the top source row has only its first square filled, fill only the fourth square in the top drawing row.
- If the next source row fills columns two and four, fill columns three and one on that same drawing row.
- Complete all rows and press Check mirror.
Common mistakes
- Do not reverse top and bottom; this mirror changes left and right only.
- A visually similar pattern with one extra filled square is still incorrect.
Questions
Can I repair a failed drawing?
Yes. Wrong checks preserve your marks, allowing you to toggle only the squares that need changing.
Is a symmetrical source copied unchanged?
Yes. If a pattern is already symmetric across the vertical axis, its reflection occupies the same positions.
