243 focuses on providing a short, replayable logic challenge based on arranging and merging tiles. It is catalogued under Brain training & logic on PulseGate.

243 is a consumer product built for casual puzzle and logic game players.

Unverified. 243 has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

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Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Lockflow Rows, Ancient Dragon Quiz, and Unequal Sudoku.

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243

play243.comBrain training & logic

243 is a free browser puzzle game played on a looping 3×3 grid. Players rotate a row or column to align three matching tiles, fuse them into higher-value tiles, and try to reach 243 within 90 moves.

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Overview

10 features

243 is a Brain training & logic project. It focuses on providing a short, replayable logic challenge based on arranging and merging tiles. 243 is a consumer product aimed at casual puzzle and logic game players. It is available for free. It ships for the web.

Among its 10 catalogued features are 3×3 grid, looping edges, and tile merging.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

3×3 grid
Looping edges
Tile merging
Arrow controls
Swipe controls
Move limit
Tutorial
Win statistics
Best-run tracking
Share results

Built with & integrations

Hosting

Cloudflare

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Detected from

Cloudflare: cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed9 Sept · 20:30 UTC
Show HN: 243 – a 3×3 puzzle where the grid loops and three in a line fuses verified via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)
Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open

Frequently asked questions about 243

What does 243 do?: 243 focuses on providing a short, replayable logic challenge based on arranging and merging tiles. It is catalogued under Brain training & logic on PulseGate.
Who should use 243?: 243 is a consumer product built for casual puzzle and logic game players.
Is 243 free?: Yes — 243 is free to use.
What platforms does 243 run on?: 243 runs on the web.
Is 243 still active?: Unverified. 243 has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to 243?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Lockflow Rows, Ancient Dragon Quiz, and Unequal Sudoku.Lockflow Rows Ancient Dragon Quiz Unequal Sudoku

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: 9 Sept 2026
Built for: casual puzzle and logic game players
Model: B2C
Solves: Providing a short, replayable logic challenge based on arranging and merging tiles.

Index record

Indexed: 9 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 9 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: show-hn-243-a-3-3-puzzle-where-the-grid-loops-and-three-in-play243-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 9 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 9 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 9 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://play243.com/

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