This Bubble Tea Troubles Me
Inspired by real-life events.
This Bubble Tea Troubles Me is a one-level puzzle made for the Confounding Calendar. Experience the thrill of slurping tapioca pearls! Experience the crushing frustration of a cup with too much ice! Mobile friendly.
- Arrow keys or swipe to move
- Swipe and hold to keep moving
- Z or U - Undo
- R - Restart
- Space or Return - Start Game
Need a Hint? (Click to Expand)
What is the narrowest possible arrangement of ice cubes? And what does that arrangement imply about how you’ll get to the center-most tapioca pearl?Part of the 2025 Confounding Calendar at https://confoundingcalendar.itch.io/
Palette from https://lospec.com/palette-list/calm-and-chloric
Upheaval TT BRK Font by Ænigma Fonts
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Like all great puzzles it seems impossible.. making solving it SUPER satisfying
Stumped but fun idea
I love the theming! I imagine you had the theme, and then tried to find a puzzle that fit it? Oh yeah I see you wrote “Inspired by real-life events.”
I know I need to make a narrow stack, but I just can’t seem to get it. It’s so hard to separate the ice. Fun though!
It might not need to be as narrow as you might be thinking.. ;)
True, but then I need to separate 1 ice from the others while keeping the two stacked, and I can’t seem to get that.
Yeah its fun but hard :(
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YES, this was the key! Puzzle solved!
Fun one! enjoyed it a lot.
Great game! Compact and challenging, perfect for the calendar!
Fun game! I didn't finish, but I can see the way! Nice that most starting moves can be undone without needing to hit Restart!
And forgot there was an undo button! heh.
Nice one! Thanks!
This is so evocative and cute, I love it! I want to dump this puzzle in the sink (in a good way.)
really lovely! short and sweet, with a really interesting mechanic! the puzzle’s linchpin is very satisfying to figure out
this vexes me