What is ImGenius Basic?
ImGenius Basic is a slimmed down free version of ImGenius. ImGenius was inspired by watching people trying to solve real jigsaw puzzles. Jigsaw puzzles consist of fragment pieces of a picture which the player must piece togeher to get back the original image. While this concept works well if one has physical pieces, the idea does not translate well to a mobile environment where the player essentially wants to control all actions with a single finger.
With ImGenius we have completely redesigned the concept of a jigsaw puzzle for the mobile environment! An image is divided into a grid of cells and the cells are scrambled. The game objective is to unscramble the cells to get back the original image – simple ๐
A game for all ages and skill levels
You can choose the number of rows and columns to divide the picture into and the level of randomization to suit everyone from toddlers to expert puzzle ninjas!
What is the difference between ImGenius Basic and ImGenius?
ImGenius Basic is a free app which is a slimmed down version of ImGenius. ImGenius Basic has 12 images in 3 categories whereas ImGenius comes packaged with over 100 high resolution and high quality images covering over 10 categories. If this isn’t enough you can import your own images – why not try a picture of a friend or family, or one of your holiday snaps.
No internet required
Yes that’s correct, the game does not require an internet connection and can be played completely offline. Moreover, there are no in-game advertisements or purchases giving you some peace of mind.
Credits
The images used are free from copyright and are overwhelmingly taken from unsplash.com. We have listed the sources and credits for the images here.
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Privacy Policy
Our privacy policy with regards to the use of this app can be found here.
FAQ
Once you have selected an image, in the “Set Grid” view, you can move the image with a finger and zoom in and out using a pinch gesture.
Pressing this symbol cycles to a 50% transparency overlay of the correct image, the correct image, a schematic representation of the correct and incorrect cells and then back to the game board.
The blue fraction of the ring indicates the faction of cells that are correct and the red fraction indicates the fraction of cells that are incorrect. As the game progresses and hopefully you place pieces in their correct locations, the blue fraction of the ring will grow.
Your game is auto saved with every move. If you want to explicitly leave a game, press the home button. It will take you to the main game screen where you can select subsequent actions.
Use the share button as shown below and then select the app you want to share with.
Yes. Press the edit button on the “Continue” or “Hall of Fame” views. You can delete the game, change the name of the game and the rating.
All games are by default given the rating of 5. You can adjust this to keep track of whether you think a game is easy or hard. We do not as yet have an “official” rating for games as this will not only depend on the complexity of the same in terms of number of rows and columns, but also on the image itself.
The minimum cell size has determined from user testing – a cell needs to be big enough to fit the tip of the finger of a small child. As different devices have different resolutions, the max number of rows and columns is device dependent.