You Only Get 1s

How to play

Tutorial Guided

Your move1 change remaining

Options

Difficulty guide

Easy

Three values with + and −.

Normal

Short puzzles with × and frequent three-value rounds.

Hard

Short puzzles with integer ÷ and some three-value rounds.

Expert

Adds % and ^, with some three-value rounds.

Extreme

Longer puzzles with every operation, including √.

Each mode repeats an eight-round wave of warm-ups, standard rounds, and gentler challenges.

Appearance, accessibility & sound

Language Color scheme Sidebar side Motion Adaptive style Practice focus Sound effects Larger text Higher contrast Reduced clutter Increased text spacing Always underline links

Keys: ←/→ select · Space changes or restores · Ctrl/Command+Enter checks · H opens a hint.

Gamepad (current puzzle): D-pad or left stick selects · bottom face button changes or restores · top face button hints · Start/Menu checks or continues.

Save data

Download a backup of your progress and settings, or restore them from a backup.

Stats & history

Stats by difficulty

Mode	Correct	Accuracy	Streak	Record	Actions

Problem history

Learn

Concept	Practiced	Progress	Independent

Achievements

About

You Only Get 1s

Change one number to 1 to balance an equation.

A refreshed version of bluehexagons’ Ludum Dare 28 game, with generated puzzles, settings, offline play, and local stats.

Version: 1.0.2
Commit date: July 30, 2026

About the author

Loren Crain makes games and interactive experiences as bluehexagons.

Privacy

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Translations

Translations were drafted with help from a large language model and may contain mistakes.

Help improve translations on GitHub.

Corrections from fluent speakers are always welcome.

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