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Quick summary of the game
Gear Grove: Cogwood is a creative, physics-driven puzzle title for Android. Players build gear assemblies so that a single red driver sets every fixed gear in motion. Solving levels demands both imaginative layouts and careful logical planning while using only a handful of spare gears supplied for each stage.
How the puzzles work
The aim in each level is to arrange and connect gears to form a working transmission, making sure every non-moving gear becomes driven by the red driving gear. Levels introduce different layouts and constraints, offering steadily tougher challenges that blend spatial reasoning with basic mechanics.
Core mechanics and constraints
- Power reach rule — Only gears that are connected, either directly or through intermediate gears, to the red driver will rotate; any gear not part of that connected network remains stationary.
- Engagement requirement — Gears must be positioned so their teeth mesh properly (tooth-to-tooth contact) if power is to pass between them and the rotation to continue.
Tips for playing
- Prioritize planning a route from the driver to the most isolated gears before placing intermediate pieces.
- Conserve the limited spare gears by using the environment and existing teeth alignments whenever possible.
- Think several moves ahead: reversing the rotation direction or adding an extra gear can change which gears become driven.
Extra note
Also mentioned alongside Gear Grove: Cogwood is a free dress-up/fashion app listed as an alternative: Dress-Up Fashion Stylist — Dress Up Game (Free).
Technical
- Android
- Free
