Biniax

Biniax

Company type	Free software
Industry	Video games
Founded	2005
Products	Biniax, Biniax 2, BiniaxMobile
Website	biniax.sourceforge.net

Biniax represents a collection of free and open-source puzzle games initially launched in 2005. The series includes Biniax, Biniax 2, and BiniaxMobile, all distributed under the zlib license. Development of the first two installments was done using C, whereas the mobile adaptation was built with Java ME.

Gameplay

The gameplay takes place on a 7 by 24 grid composed of vacant cells or pairs of colored pieces in blue, green, red, and yellow. Players maneuver a single active piece that can be relocated to any empty square.

To accumulate points, players eliminate pairs that correspond to their current piece; each successful removal generates a new piece. Over time, the grid slowly descends, and the game concludes once no valid moves remain.

Reception

In 2005, BiniaxMobile earned a score of 75 out of 100 from AllAboutSymbian. Two years later, Biniax-2 received a 7/10 rating from PlneHry.cz (Czech), a 70% evaluation from Bytten, and was awarded a silver medal by Polish Victory Games.

FreeGameArchive commended Biniax Mobile in 2007 as "one of the best logical-express games" available for mobile devices. In 2008, Biniax-2 secured third place in the "Offline multimedia" category at Bulgaria's Computer Space festival.

Game Tunnel recognized Biniax-2 in 2008 as an entertaining title suitable for short gaming sessions. Additionally, in March 2016, Biniax was honored as a "HotPick" by the publication Linux Format.

External links

• Official website
• Biniax-2 within the Debian software repository
• Biniax available on Google Play for Android devices