The game guide · Joy
How to play Catch the Sparkles
Gather sparkles for a celebration that belongs to everyone. Collect the marked good symbols while leaving distractors alone. This short collecting challenge uses a clear visual rule and a themed invitation to choose what deserves your attention.
Your starting point
Gather sparkles for a celebration that belongs to everyone.
The rules
Tap or collect the marked good symbols as they fall. Avoid the distractor symbols. Follow the on-screen legend and feedback until the round ends.
A helpful approach
Read the symbol legend before starting, then focus on the marked good objects. Let a difficult catch pass rather than reaching for every moving thing. Notice a modest delight rather than waiting for a perfect day.
After the game
What is worth giving attention to, and what could you comfortably let pass today? Which ordinary moment would you like to celebrate with someone who might have missed it?
There is no need to turn a small moment into a perfect performance. Play again if you want to explore it, or leave it here and take the thought into your day.
The feeling behind it
A burst of colour, a shared laugh, a tiny reason to celebrate. Joy can be loud, quiet, brief or completely unexpected.
A living music and dance tradition inspires this celebration; frevo is not a synonym for joy.
Read our joy story, inspired by Frevo in Recife, Brazil. The UNESCO: Frevo, performing arts of the Carnival of Recife provides the source context.
Share the invitation
A little pocket of joy, just for you. Try Catch the Sparkles with me, if you fancy a little joy today.
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