How to Play Color Lines 98 Online

Color Lines 98 Online is a classic lines game on a 9×9 board. Your goal is to build lines of balls of the same color, clear the board, and score points without letting the board fill up.

Game Basics

  1. Board. The game is played on a 9×9 grid — 81 cells in total.
  2. Balls. The game uses balls of seven colors. After a move that does not complete a line, three new balls are added to the board.
  3. Move. Select a ball, then choose an empty cell where you want to move it. The ball will move only if there is a clear path of empty cells between it and the target cell.
  4. Building a line. A line counts when five or more balls of the same color are arranged horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. That line disappears, and you earn points. No new balls appear on that move.
  5. New balls. If a move does not complete a line, three new balls appear on the board.
  6. Game over. The game ends when the board is full and there is no way to complete a new line.
Move: select a ball, then an empty cell with a clear path.

Lines and Intersections

In Color Lines 98 Online, lines can be built in any direction: horizontally, vertically, and along both diagonals. One precise move can complete several lines at once if they intersect in the same cell.

These combinations are especially valuable: more balls disappear from the board in a single move, the board opens up faster, and your final score becomes higher.

One ball at the intersection completes two lines at once — all their balls are removed together.

How Points Are Scored

The more balls in a line, the more points you get. A line of five balls gives the base reward, and each additional cell increases the result significantly.

The full scoring table is available in the Scoring and Lines section.

What the Hints Show

In the main Standard mode, the next three balls are shown in advance directly on the board — exactly in the cells where they will appear after your move. This helps you plan combinations, free the right cells, and build a strategy several moves ahead.

Standard: the next three balls are shown in advance.

For more details about the differences between modes, see the Modes section.

Start Playing

Ready to test your tactics? Start with the Daily Board, play on the shared board with players from around the world, and try to climb higher in the Color Lines 98 Online global ranking.

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