Snackrab

Snackrab is a cosy merge game on the beach. Tap your machines to make ice cream, fruit, drinks and cakes, drag two of the same together to merge them into the next treat, and drag the finished snack to the animal guest who is holding up its picture. Guests pay in coins, and coins build your stall: an awning, a bell, string lights, a pier, a boat, a lighthouse. Every purchase appears on the beach and stays there.

Machines hand out a mix of snacks and need a short breather after a few taps, so the tray fills up and every tap is a choice. Guests do not wait forever: the ring around each guest shows its patience, and a guest who runs out walks away. Serve one while it is still smiling and you get a tip on top. Feed leftovers to the crab: when his belly is full he dances, and every guest gets its patience back. Now and then the bell rings for rush hour and pay is doubled for a short while.

Five beaches, each with its own sky, sea and landmarks, and each with up to three stars: finish it, lose only a few guests, and keep most of them happy. Later beaches bring guests in a hurry, guests with a present, groups and the tide. Three special guests visit every day, and a crown waits on every beach for players who master it. Machines refill automatically, and the main gameplay uses pictures and numbers.