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  "type": "comparison",
  "$schema": "https://quickieplay.app/a/schemas/comparison.schema.json",
  "id": "iwantjelly-vs-other-games",
  "category": "game",
  "categoryLabel": "Game specific comparisons",
  "title": "I Want Jelly vs other number path puzzles",
  "heading": "I Want Jelly vs other number path puzzles",
  "description": "Compare I Want Jelly with Sum Blocks and Numberlink. Choose exact sum route planning, number placement or matching number paths.",
  "introduction": "I Want Jelly is a solo puzzle about tracing a route through numbered jelly blocks to a flag with exactly the target total. The starting block counts, the flag adds zero and the route cannot cross itself or enter blocked cells. Sum Blocks emphasizes arranging numbers to satisfy region totals. Numberlink emphasizes connecting equal number pairs. These comparisons follow published rules and current QuickiePlay game facts, without outside playtesting.",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://quickieplay.app/games/iwantjelly-vs-other-games",
  "directAnswer": "Players trace or tap neighbouring jelly blocks.. Reach the flag with exactly the target total. I Want Jelly keeps the challenge inside a short browser match.",
  "decisionFacts": {
    "Setup friction": "QuickiePlay opens from one browser link. Outside options may need an app, host, lobby, room code, or account.",
    "Install need": "QuickiePlay public games do not need an app install before play.",
    "Account need": "Players can start a QuickiePlay browser game before creating an account.",
    "Async support": "Listed QuickiePlay games focus on short browser rounds.",
    "Round length": "One to three minutes",
    "Player count": "1+ player",
    "Device fit": "Phone, tablet, laptop, and desktop browsers.",
    "Best fit": "Pick QuickiePlay for short browser play. Pick Sum Blocks and similar options when the outside game format is the main reason to play."
  },
  "games": [
    {
      "id": "iwantjelly",
      "name": "I Want Jelly",
      "canonicalUrl": "https://quickieplay.app/games/iwantjelly",
      "howToPlayUrl": "https://quickieplay.app/how-to-play/iwantjelly",
      "players": {
        "minimum": 1,
        "maximum": 1
      },
      "supportsAsync": false,
      "media": {
        "previewImage": "https://quickieplay.app/assets/previews/iwantjelly.png?v=3eb763909421"
      }
    }
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "id": "game-iwantjelly",
      "subject": "I Want Jelly",
      "kind": "registry",
      "sourceIds": [],
      "claims": {
        "canonicalUrl": "https://quickieplay.app/games/iwantjelly",
        "players": {
          "minimum": 1,
          "maximum": 1
        },
        "supportsAsync": false,
        "controls": "Trace or tap neighbouring jelly blocks.",
        "requirements": "No account or Room is required for solo puzzles. Optional paid hints require a signed in account. JavaScript is required.",
        "pace": "One to three minutes"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "source-coolmathsumblocks",
      "subject": "Coolmath Games official Sum Blocks instructions",
      "kind": "official-description",
      "claims": {
        "description": "Describes placing number blocks into colored regions so each region matches its target sum, including overlapping regions."
      },
      "sourceIds": [
        "coolmathsumblocks"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "source-nikolinumberlink",
      "subject": "Nikoli official Numberlink rules",
      "kind": "official-description",
      "claims": {
        "description": "Describes joining matching number pairs with orthogonal lines that cannot cross or branch."
      },
      "sourceIds": [
        "nikolinumberlink"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "externalBenchmarks": [
    {
      "name": "Sum Blocks",
      "platform": "Coolmath Games browser listing",
      "setup": "Read the published number placement instructions on Coolmath Games; runtime availability was not tested.",
      "multiplayerFit": "The stated goal is to place number blocks so each region reaches its target sum. Overlapping regions share some numbers.",
      "quickieplayAngle": "I Want Jelly builds one continuous route to a flag, adding numbers along the path instead of placing blocks into regions.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.coolmathgames.com/0-sum-blocks",
      "sourceIds": [
        "coolmathsumblocks"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Numberlink",
      "platform": "Nikoli puzzle rules",
      "setup": "Read Nikoli’s official rules and sample diagrams; this source is a rules page.",
      "multiplayerFit": "Lines connect matching number pairs through horizontal and vertical cells without crossing or branching.",
      "quickieplayAngle": "I Want Jelly uses a single route and an exact arithmetic total rather than connecting every matching pair.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.nikoli.co.jp/en/puzzles/numberlink/",
      "sourceIds": [
        "nikolinumberlink"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "comparisonRows": [
    {
      "name": "I Want Jelly",
      "url": "https://quickieplay.app/games/iwantjelly",
      "genre": "BRAIN",
      "turnStyle": "Solo",
      "controls": "Trace or tap neighbouring jelly blocks.",
      "bestFit": "Solo players. No account required."
    },
    {
      "name": "Sum Blocks",
      "url": "https://www.coolmathgames.com/0-sum-blocks",
      "genre": "Coolmath Games browser listing",
      "turnStyle": "Read the published number placement instructions on Coolmath Games; runtime availability was not tested.",
      "controls": "The stated goal is to place number blocks so each region reaches its target sum. Overlapping regions share some numbers.",
      "bestFit": "I Want Jelly builds one continuous route to a flag, adding numbers along the path instead of placing blocks into regions."
    },
    {
      "name": "Numberlink",
      "url": "https://www.nikoli.co.jp/en/puzzles/numberlink/",
      "genre": "Nikoli puzzle rules",
      "turnStyle": "Read Nikoli’s official rules and sample diagrams; this source is a rules page.",
      "controls": "Lines connect matching number pairs through horizontal and vertical cells without crossing or branching.",
      "bestFit": "I Want Jelly uses a single route and an exact arithmetic total rather than connecting every matching pair."
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "What makes I Want Jelly different from similar games?",
      "answer": "Players trace or tap neighbouring jelly blocks.. Reach the flag with exactly the target total. I Want Jelly keeps the challenge inside a short browser match."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I Want Jelly be played without a game app?",
      "answer": "Yes. I Want Jelly runs through QuickiePlay in the browser, so players can open a normal link."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Coolmath Games official Sum Blocks instructions",
      "url": "https://www.coolmathgames.com/0-sum-blocks",
      "note": "Describes placing number blocks into colored regions so each region matches its target sum, including overlapping regions.",
      "publisher": "Coolmath Games",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-28",
      "id": "coolmathsumblocks"
    },
    {
      "label": "Nikoli official Numberlink rules",
      "url": "https://www.nikoli.co.jp/en/puzzles/numberlink/",
      "note": "Describes joining matching number pairs with orthogonal lines that cannot cross or branch.",
      "publisher": "Nikoli",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-28",
      "id": "nikolinumberlink"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-10-28",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-28"
}