Overview
jelly-merger wears a sweet skin but plays by disciplined merge economy rules: coverage first, tiers second, geometry always. Early over-merging starves lanes; two or three reliable mids spread along bends outperform a rushed high tier on a straight. Build a backbone by composing roles—utility at entry to slow and soften, mid-tier pressure on long bends where arcs overlap, and a finisher only when a corner guarantees extended on-target time. Treat merges as investments that change the map: a pair that becomes a mid placed on a bend might open two firing corridors and cut leaks more than a shiny upgrade dropped in a poor lane. Boss phases stop feeling random when you stage burst into telegraphed windows and keep steady DPS alive across corners. Economy grows when pairs funnel into one stable route before widening; scattered upgrades look impressive but punch thin without geometry. The puzzle is placement, not just tier: intersections share arcs, corners multiply exposure, and entries set tempo. The loop becomes calm—merge, place, time—and the board looks authored because your decisions respect map shape. It’s cozy, readable, and satisfying precisely because smart structure turns jelly chaos into neat, inevitable clears.