Cultural motifs used decoratively usually end up as wallpaper. The pattern had to be the mechanic, not the background — otherwise the heritage is just a skin.
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Falco pelegrinoidesHeritage & Precision
A tile-matching puzzle game built on the geometry of traditional zellige — procedurally generated boards drawn on a Canvas renderer, with difficulty that climbs as the patterns get denser.
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- 2025
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The board generator works from real zellige tiling rules, so every layout that appears is geometrically legitimate rather than randomly decorated. Rendering runs on Canvas for frame stability on mid-range phones.
A game where the cultural reference survives contact with the gameplay — the patterns are the puzzle.