Lines 98 and the five-ball chain puzzle
Lines 98 puts colored balls onto a grid and asks you to thread them through empty spaces before the board fills up. It fits neatly into Puzzle play, with every move reshaping the lanes you can use next.
Move in straight lines or diagonals
Each ball travels horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, but only through open cells, so one careless move can block a future path. That makes every turn a small route-planning problem, and you can play free online in your browser while you watch for the next opening.
Build a chain of five or more
Your main goal is to line up five matching colors, then clear that chain before the grid gets crowded. It shares that board-reading pressure with Arcade Lines Online, where setting up space matters just as much as making the match.
Think ahead before new balls arrive
After you move, new balls appear, so the layout keeps changing and the safest-looking route is not always the best one. That forward pressure also links well with lines, matching, and balls, because the real challenge is keeping one lane open for the next color.
If you want a similar color-sorting feel, Bubble Spirit and Mind Your Marbles both reward careful placement, but Lines 98 adds its own twist by making every empty cell part of the puzzle, no signup needed.
Platform
Browser — desktop, mobile and tablet
Release
28 november 2011
Last Update
28 november 2011