Thank you for playing Life & Knife, a strategic grid-based game where you form rectangles to collect hearts (❤️) and avoid knives (🔪) to survive as many rounds as possible. This support page provides guidance on gameplay, troubleshooting, and how to contact us for further assistance.
Objective: Survive as many rounds as possible by managing your life points.
Gameplay:
Tap two grid cells to form a rectangle. Selected cells are highlighted with a yellow border.
Tap the Cancel button to clear a single selection and choose a different cell.
Gain 1 life for each heart (❤️) in the rectangle.
Lose 1 life for each knife (🔪) in the rectangle.
You lose life each round: 2 life for rounds 1–50, 3 life for rounds 51–100, and 4 life for rounds 101+.
Items last 4 rounds, with background colors indicating age: green (age 1), blue (2), purple (3), red (4).
The game ends when life reaches 0.
Controls:
Help Button (orange): Displays game instructions.
Cancel Button (red): Appears when one cell is selected to clear the selection.
Restart Button (blue): Resets the game to round 1 with 10 life.
Top Round: Tracks the highest round reached, saved across sessions.
Ensure you haven't already selected two cells. If two cells are selected (yellow borders), the game processes the rectangle automatically.
If the game is over (life ≤ 0), you cannot select cells until you tap Restart.
If a cell doesn't respond, try restarting the app or checking for touch input issues on your device.
The Cancel button only appears when exactly one cell is selected (one yellow border). After selecting a second cell or clearing the selection, it disappears.
Life deduction increases with rounds:
Rounds 1–50: Lose 2 life per round.
Rounds 51–100: Lose 3 life per round.
Rounds 101+: Lose 4 life per round.
Collect more hearts (❤️) to offset life loss.
The Top Round is the highest round you've reached, saved persistently even after closing the app. It updates when you advance to a new round or when the game ends.
Restarting the game does not reset the top round.
Items (hearts and knives) last 4 rounds. Their background color indicates age:
Green (age 1), Blue (age 2), Purple (age 3), Red (age 4).
After 4 rounds, items disappear to make room for new ones (4 hearts and 4 knives per round).
The game adapts to your device's light or dark mode:
Light Mode: Light green background.
Dark Mode: Darker green background for better contrast.
To switch modes, adjust your device settings (Settings > Display & Brightness).
Ensure your device meets the minimum requirements (see below).
Close other apps to free up memory.
Restart your device and relaunch the game.
If issues persist, contact support with details about your device and iOS version.
Platform: iOS 15.6 or later.
Devices: iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Storage: Approximately 50 MB.
Other: No internet connection required. Supports both light and dark modes.
For further assistance, bug reports, or feedback, please email us at:
Email: jasmine_zeng@yahoo.com
Response Time: We aim to respond within 48 hours.
Thank you for playing Life & Knife! We hope you enjoy the challenge of surviving the rounds and beating your top round!